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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pay tribute to Prince Philip with Air Cadet engagement

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22nd April 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge returned to royal duties with a visit to the 282 (East Ham) Squadron Air Cadets to pay tribute to Prince Philip who’d been Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Cadets for 63 years. The 282 Squadron consists of more than 60 members who are learning skills and gaining qualifications in aviation, cyber and radio communications, adventure training, music, First Aid…
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The Queen at 95: A look at her childhood

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21st April 2021
On 21 April 1926, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born in Mayfair, London at 02:40am. The first child of the then Duke and Duchess of York, Elizabeth’s father was the second son of the King, and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghome. [getty src=”78961145″ width=”594″ height=”468&#8243…
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A monarch and her puppies - how The Queen's dogs are helping her grieve

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21st April 2021
The Queen’s new corgi puppies are playing an important role in consoling Her Majesty The Queen as she mourns the loss of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. The dogs were gifted to The Queen earlier this year shortly before Prince Philip underwent a heart operation at St Bartholomew’s hospital in London. The two new companions, a corgi called Muick and a dorgi (a Corgi-Dachshund…
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The Queen turns 95-years-old - her first birthday without Prince Philip by her side in nearly eight decades

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21st April 2021
The Queen turned 95-years-old on Wednesday – the first time she has marked a birthday without the Duke of Edinburgh at her side for almost eight decades. Prince Philip and The Queen were married for 73-and-a-half years a the time of his death on April 9 2021. Taking into account the years they spent together as a couple before marriage, this is the first time in almost eight decades…
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