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The Princess Royal opens new microscopy centre at UCL

A state-of-the-art centre for advanced biomedical research imaging was opened Tuesday by the Princess Royal. That new facility found its home at University College London. The new centre allows researchers access to cutting-edge new microscopes from ZEISS (to be known as UZMIC), a German manufacturing company, making it the first ZEISS laboratory in Europe outside of Germany. But, much more…
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A timeline of the romance between Peter and Autumn Phillips

Following reports that the Queen’s eldest grandson Peter Phillips is to separate from his Canadian wife, Autumn, after 12 years of marriage, Royal Central is taking a look back at their love story. In June 2003, a 25-year-old Autumn Kelly was working as a promoter at the Canadian Grand Prix. Peter Phillips attended the event as he was working for Williams F1 at the time. [getty…
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Who is Autumn Phillips?

Wondering who Autumn Phillips is? Let’s learn more about the Canadian-born wife of Peter Phillips, son of Anne, Princess Royal. Autumn Patricia Kelly was born on 3 May 1978 in Montreal, Quebec. She has a twin brother named Christopher and an older brother named Kevin.
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The Queen paid off man's mortgage after he saved Princess Anne's life

The Queen paid off a man’s mortgage after he helped save Princess Anne’s life in a kidnapping attempt 46 years ago. Speaking for the first time, Ronnie Russell, now 72-years-old, tackled gunman Ian Ball after he shot four people and held the Princess Royal at gunpoint. In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Mr Russell revealed that Her Majesty paid off the former heavyweight boxer’s…
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Princess Anne receives honorary degree in Aberdeen from Duchess of Rothesay

Princess Anne received an honorary degree from her sister-in-law, the Duchess of Cornwall, yesterday in Aberdeen. The Duchess of Rothesay, as Camilla is known in Scotland, presented the Princess Royal with her honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Aberdeen. The Duchess is the university’s chancellor after taking up the role in 2013. The university nominated Anne for the…
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