King Charles III

Prince Charles walks in the footsteps of the past to preserve history for future generations

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15th December 2021
ast week the Prince of Wales visited the ruins of Abbey Cwmhir in the valley of the Clywedog brook in Wales to highlight the area’s history and the preservation work happening. Prince Charles visited the Abbey ruins to meet with local historians and community members. Since the mid-1980s, the Abbey Cwmhir Heritage Trust has worked hard to preserve the ruins and to promote local history…
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Christmas with the Windsors: how British royals celebrate

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13th December 2021
Each family has its own Christmas tradition and royal families are no exception. In this installment of our Christmas series on how ruling houses across Europe mark the holidays, we’re headed to Sandringham for a look at how the House of Windsor celebrates the season. A Very Big Family Lunch A week before Christmas, the Queen invites the extended Royal Family to Buckingham Palace for a…
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The Queen's Medal for Poetry recognises popular artist

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11th December 2021
Her Majesty’s Gold Medal for Poetry has been awarded for 2021 to Grace Nichols, a Guyanese poet who moved to Britain in 1977. Nichols’ first poetry collection, I Is a Long-Memoried Woman, was published in 1983 and won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Her work celebrates her Guyanese and South American heritage while touching on issues of racism and immigration in Britain.  The Poetry…
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A beaming Queen welcomes award winner to Windsor as she carries out another engagement

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9th December 2021
The Queen continues to hold in-person audiences at Windsor Castle. She met with Thomas Trotter to present him with the 2020 Queen’s Medal for Music on 8 December. Trotter, a world-renowned concert organist, was announced as the winner last November. In a statement on the Royal Family’s website, The Master of The Queen’s Music, Judith Weir, said: “This year’s medal salutes a world…
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