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How many people wrote to the Royal Family last year?

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19th September 2024
The Royal Family has shared that in the second year of King Charles’ reign, they have received over 100,000 letters from across the globe.On Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter), the Royal Family shared a video on Wednesday highlighting just how much mail they receive in a year. In the last year, members of the Royal Family received over 100,000 pieces of mail from all over the…
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Who is the current longest reigning monarch in Europe?

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16th September 2024
There have been big changes in Europe’s monarchies this year and perhaps the biggest of all was the abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark who brought her reign to an end in January, exactly 52 years to the day since she took the throne. Her departure shuffled the…
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The time The Queen Mother went missing and was found in a bar

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15th September 2024
A long-serving Derbyshire police officer’s family have revealed some fascinating anecdotes about his service in the force, including the day that Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visited the county and ended up going missing.Ian Parker served in the police force for more than three decades and shortly after the 88-year-old recently passed away, details of his encounter with The Queen Mother…
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11-year-old Prince George takes to the skies in his first flying lesson

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13th September 2024
Prince George has taken to the sky in his first flying lesson at the age of 11.Following in his father’s footsteps, the young prince had an hour long lesson at an airfield in Berkshire during the last week of the school holidays.His parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, watched on from the ground.Speaking to The Sun, an onlooker said: “George is only 11 years old but…
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Prince William oversees RAF Sovereign's Review

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13th September 2024
The Prince of Wales has taken the Sovereign’s Review at RAF Cranwell as new officers graduated from intensive training.Prince William was Reviewing Officer for the parade and took the Royal Salute at the ceremony which saw 52 officers cadets graduate.Andrew…
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Charles III or Charles I: what is The King's regnal number in Australia?

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11th September 2024
There has never been a King Charles I or King Charles II of Australia, so why is The King known as King Charles III of Australia?The question of regnal numbers in different territories has been asked before.In 1953, the Rector of the University of Glasgow, John MacCormick, and Iain Hamilton (representing the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association) questioned…
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