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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor under further police scrutiny following fresh Epstein allegations

British police are reviewing new allegations that Jeffrey Epstein arranged for a woman to have a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at Royal Lodge in Windsor in 2010, amid renewed scrutiny of the former duke’s long-disputed association with the disgraced financier. Thames Valley Police confirmed that it is assessing information relating to claims that a woman in her twenties…
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King Charles gets go-ahead for controversial Sandringham manure lagoon

King Charles III has been granted permission to construct a manure lagoon on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, just a few hundred yards from Prince William’s residence at Anmer Hall. The reservoir, roughly the size of four Olympic swimming pools, will store nearly 10,000 cubic metres of farm digestate – a mixture of animal and crop waste – for use as organic fertiliser across the…
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King faces renewed pressure to confront monarchy’s uncomfortable past

King Charles is facing renewed pressure to issue a formal apology for the monarchy’s historic involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, after new research detailed the extent to which the British crown and Royal Navy profited from and protected the trade for centuries. According to the Guardian, MPs, historians and human rights campaigners say expressions of “personal sorrow” &#8211…
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Crown Estate steps in to take back control of Windsor park

The Crown Estate is preparing to resume management of a historic park and two car parks lying in adjacent to Windsor Castle, ending more than eight decades of local authority control. Home Park in Windsor, together with the King Edward VII and Romney Lock car parks, has been managed by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) since 1939. However, the council has said it can no longer…
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