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Kensington Palace officially announce details of Prince William and Prince Harry's upcoming joint engagement

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25th June 2021
Kensington Palace has formally announced details of the upcoming engagement which will bring the two brothers back together on UK soil. On Thursday, July 1st, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex will attend a small ceremony at Kensington Palace for the unveiling of a statue dedicated to their late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. It has long been reported that Prince Harry would…
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Prince Philip

New exhibition celebrating the life of Prince Philip opens at Windsor Castle

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25th June 2021
A new exhibition honouring Prince Philip’s life has opened at Windsor Castle. Prince Philip: A Celebration is now open at Windsor, including pieces representing different periods in his life and his roles across the Commonwealth. The Royal Collection Trust has selected a number of different pieces to highlight the Duke of Edinburgh’s life and legacy, in particular his associations…
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British Royals

The special link with his mother hidden in Prince Philip’s final portrait

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24th June 2021
The smile is familiar, as is the stance. In what would prove to be his final portrait, Prince Philip is caught for eternity staring at his viewer as he prepares to walk one of the many corridors of Windsor Castle, seat of the royal dynasty which became his life. And at the end of that path he is about to walk is the Tapestry Room where his mother was born. Philip was going home. That poignant…
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British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Swan Upping to return to the River Thames in July

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24th June 2021
Mark your calendars: Swan Upping is returning this summer on the River Thames. The annual census of the swan population will take place over three days in July, starting on 20 July from Eton Bridge, Berkshire, culminating on 22 July at Moulsford on Thames, Oxfordshire. Buckingham Palace announced the news earlier this week, with The Queen’s Swan Marker, David Barber, noting: “Members of…
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