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The Countess of Wessex highlights eye health on visit to Botswana and Malawi

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17th October 2022
The Countess of Wessex continued her visit to Africa last week, focusing on a cause very close to her heart: vision care and the prevention of blindness. Sophie began the week in Botswana on behalf of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, of which she is a Global Ambassador. Over the week, she carried out engagements in Botswana and Malawi, culminating in World Sight Day…
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The last Coronation of a King in Great Britain

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13th October 2022
It has been sixty-nine years since the last British coronation; however, it has been eighty-five years since the last British King’s coronation. Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III’s coronation will be held on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. The last King- Charles’s grandfather, King George VI- held his coronation on 12 May 1937. King George VI was never expected…
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King Charles and Queen Camilla thank Scottish community for tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

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13th October 2022
King Charles and Queen Camilla visited a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to thank the community for their support following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.  On Tuesday, 11 October, the King and Queen arrived in Ballater, where they held a series of engagements, including a reception with the riders and horses that lined the route along which Her Late Majesty’s coffin was…
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The Earl of Wessex heads to Romania for key Duke of Edinburgh Awards Forum

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12th October 2022
The Earl of Wessex is set to chair the 14th Forum for the Duke of Edinburgh International Award, which will take place in Romania.  The forum was formally opened on Tuesday, 11 October, and will last for the next four days. His Royal Highness arrived in Easter Europe on Monday and was scheduled to deliver a speech for the opening ceremony.  The forum takes place every three years, meaning…
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