The Edinburghs

Looking back at the birth of Lady Louise: a medical emergency with a happy ending

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8th November 2021
Though today Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor celebrates her 18th birthday, on the day of her birth in 2003, there was a medical emergency surrounding the event. The Countess of Wessex was not expecting to give birth until early December when she began to experience cramps at Bagshot Park, her residence in Surrey. She called for help and was transferred by ambulance to Frimley Park Hospital…
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British Royals

Another big moment in the Platinum Jubilee countdown

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6th November 2021
It is now exactly three months until the Queen reaches her Platinum Jubilee. On February 6th 2022, Her Majesty will have ruled for exactly seventy years, the first British Monarch to reach that milestone. She is expected to spend the day itself at Sandringham and that’s where she is as the four month countdown takes place. The Queen is understood to be staying at Wood Farm on the Norfolk…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles will visit Barbados as it becomes a republic

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5th November 2021
The Prince of Wales will be in Barbados as it removes the British Monarch as Head of State. Prince Charles has been invited to the country for the historic event by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley. The Queen’s rule in Barbados ends on November 30th 2021 when the country officially becomes a republic. The island’s Governor General Dame Sandra Mason will be sworn in…
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The Edinburghs

Monument dedicated to Prince Edward unveiled

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5th November 2021
The U.K. Hgh Commission in Samoa has unveiled a new monument in Savai’i in honour of a visit to the big island by Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, nearly 30 years ago. The monument was officially dedicated at the end of October at Prince Edward Park in Iva…
Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne visits Northern Ireland

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4th November 2021
For the second time this year, The Princess Royal travelled to Province in Northern Ireland for a series of engagements. During her first engagement of the day, The Princess visited the Siege Museum in Derry-Londonderry. Since the summer of 2005, the museum has served as a permanent display of the history of the Siege of Derry and the Apprentice Boys of Derry. While at the museum, Her Royal…
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