British Royals

The royals are back in town - The Queen is absent, but members of her family flock to a sunny Royal Ascot

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15th June 2021
A sense of normality returned to the royal calendar on Tuesday as members of The Royal Family attended the first day of the Royal Meeting at Ascot racecourse. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were the most senior royals in attendance, arriving as Ascot just before 2pm. There are no carriages at Royal Ascot this year, with State Limousines being deployed to transport the royals…
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Queen Elizabeth II

President Biden enjoys afternoon tea with The Queen

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13th June 2021
On Sunday, US President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden joined The Queen at Windsor Castle to inspect a Guard of Honour and enjoy afternoon tea. Biden is the fifth president The Queen has received at Windsor Castle, and the 13th serving president she has met. [getty src=”1233434706″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”] Upon arrival…
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Royals who live at St James's Palace

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12th June 2021
Built largely between 1531 and 1536 by Henry VIII, behind the original red-brick building of St James’s Palace live senior members of the Royal Family. Currently, the home is the London residence of The Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra. The Prince of Wales lives in nearby Clarence House. Up until the autumn of 2017, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie shared an apartment within…
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King Charles III

The Prince of Wales urges governments and businesses to work together on climate change

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12th June 2021
The Prince of Wales has called on politicians and business leaders to tackle climate change in the same way they have tackled the global pandemic. Speaking at a special meeting at the G7 summit in Cornwall, Prince Charles said ”The global health emergency has shown us what a truly borderless crisis looks like.  Of course, we did not fully see Covid coming.  Yet climate change and…
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