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Painting owned by Prince Charles will be highlight of Portrait of the Artist

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8th October 2016
Conservators working on one of Prince Charles’ pictures at Highgrove have come across a truly remarkable self-portrait. One of the still-life pictures, which has been at Highgrove for around a quarter of a century is called “A Vanitas” by the seventeenth century Dutch painter Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten. Part of the picture is a suspended glass ball. When this was cleaned recently it was…
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Royals fly to Israel to honour late President Shimon Peres at funeral service

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2nd October 2016
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres died on 28 September at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, after suffering a stroke two weeks ago. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was 93-years-old. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 alongside Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and President of the Palestinian National Authority, Yasser Arafat for their work which…
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Holiday village for Armed Forces to be opened by the Duchess of Cornwall

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24th July 2016
It has been announced that the Duchess of Cornwall will visit the New Forest next week. She will be in Brockenhurst to officially open the new Poppy Pods Holiday village, by unveiling a poppy-shaped plaque. She will be welcomed by local dignitaries, including the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Nigel Atkinson, Chairman of Hampshire County Council, Cllr Keith Chapman and the leader of the authority…
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Duchess of Cornwall Joined At Wimbledon By Denmark’s Crown Prince

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3rd July 2016
The Duchess of Cornwall was joined by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at Wimbledon on 30 June. They are both regular attendees of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and they greeted each other warmly as they arrived to the Royal Box on centre court. The Duke of Kent, who is the President of the All England Club where the Championships take place, was also present. They watched the men’s…
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