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Canada's strong connection to the Crown on full display at this year's Trooping the Colour

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14th June 2025
Canada’s connection to Trooping the Colour was on full display as the three royal riders rode horses presented to the Royal Family by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Duke of Edinburgh all rode horses gifted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, two of whom were gifts to the late Queen Elizabeth II.Prince William, who serves as Colonel of…
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The bond between Queen Elizabeth II and her beloved horse, Burmese

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13th June 2025
For decades, Queen Elizabeth II rode at Trooping the Colour and for many of those years, her choice of horse was simple. Trooping the Colour meant another appearance of Burmese, the striking mare presented to her by the Canadian Mounted Police. And their bond was so strong that one of the most famous statues of Elizabeth II shows her with Burmese.There’s a good reason for that. It was…
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The Prince of Wales does flatcap chic

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13th June 2025
Although the Princess of Wales has long been celebrated for setting fashion trends (known as the “Kate effect”), The Prince of Wales has also had several stylish moments in the last year. For his latest appearance, he chose a stylish accessory for a major announcement in…
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Queen Camilla celebrates "simple but radical step" of creating women's fiction prize at 30th anniversary event

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12th June 2025
Queen Camilla, ever the book-lover, spent an afternoon with some of the United Kingdom’s biggest and up-and-coming female authors as she helped celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction in London.The Women’s Prize for Fiction is centered on the idea of improving access to “and appreciation of women’s writing for all readers,” according to its official website…
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