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Prince William sees impact of local volunteering on visit to North Wales

The Duke of Cambridge travelled to North Wales on Thursday to visit Brighter Futures, a consortium of eight groups in Rhyl that encourage people of all ages to engage in community activities and issues. Brighter Futures’ website notes that the eight local groups “shares equipment, skills and facilities to reduce overall costs, reduce duplication, reduce waste and provide better quality…
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The Duchess of Cambridge interviews pioneering midwife

The Duchess of Cambridge has praised the work of midwives around the world in a special interview with a pioneering health leader. The Duchess spoke to community midwife, Harriet Nayiga, whose work in Uganda is credited with saving many lives and improving health support for mothers and babies. The interview has been published in Nursing Times and has been released on the International Day of…
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New Royal Yacht costing £200m to be 'commissioned within weeks'

A new £200m Royal Yacht is to be commissioned within weeks according to reports in the Sunday newspapers. The new yacht will be named after Prince Philip and will be successor to HMY Britannia, which was decommissioned in 1997. According to The Daily Telegraph, the new Royal Yacht will be formally announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a matter of weeks. A Downing Street…
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The Queen sends a message of condolence to the President of Israel after dozens are killed in stampede

The Queen has sent a message of condolence to the President of Israel following a stampede on Thursday which has resulted in the deaths of at least 45 people. In a message to President  Reuven Rivlin, the 95-year-old passed on her sympathies to the family and friends of those killed. In full, The Queen wrote: “I was deeply saddened by news of the disaster at the Lag B’Omer festival…
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