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End of an era - The Duke of Kent presents the Wimbledon trophy for the final time after 52 years of service

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11th July 2021
The Duke of Kent has presented the Wimbledon trophy for the final time after 52 years of service as president of the All English Lawn Tennis Club. His Royal Highness presented the trophy to Novak Djokovic – the Serbian’s third successive Wimbledon win in the men’s singles final. Djokovic overcame his opponent, Matteo Berrettini of Italy, by three sets to one. The Duke of Kent made…
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The Duke of Kent says he hopes "football is coming home" ahead of England's match against Italy

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11th July 2021
The Duke of Kent has sent his best wishes to England’s football team ahead of their European Championships final match against Italy on Sunday evening. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the 85-year-old Duke said his thoughts are “with the England squad at Wembley and hoping against hope that it is indeed ‘coming home.’” The Duke of Kent was previously president of the Football…
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Queen Elizabeth II

BREAKING: The Queen sends a message of support to Gareth Southgate ahead of England vs Italy in Euro 2020 final

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10th July 2021
The Queen has sent a message of support to England manager Gareth Southgate ahead of the country’s attempt at making history on Sunday in the Euro 2020 final. In a message addressed to the 50-year-old football coach, Her Majesty reflected back to 1966 when she presented the World Cup trophy to England captain Bobby Moore, also at Wembley. Although Her Majesty won’t be at the venue…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge joins in the Barty Party as she presents the Wimbledon trophy to Australian Ashleigh Barty

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10th July 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge presented the Wimbledon trophy to Australian Ashleigh Barty on Saturday afternoon. Taking the Ladies Singles championship in three sets, Barty defeated Karolína Plíšková to win her first Wimbledon title and becoming the first Australian woman to win the championship since her mentor, Evonne Goolagong, won in 1980. In an interview ahead of the match, Barty said…
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