British Royals

Letters from Diana sell for over £67,900 at auction

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21st March 2021
A collection of letters written by Diana, Princess of Wales, to her friend Roger Bramble have sold at auction for over £67,900.The collection, which numbers nearly 40 letters written between 7 August 1990 and 16 May 1997, was sold through David Lay Auctioneers by a young relative of Bramble’s.Bramble, who’d known Diana since her childhood and had been a confidant of hers throughout…
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Trooping the Colour is cancelled for second year in a row

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19th March 2021
For the second time amid the coronavirus pandemic, Trooping the Colour will not take place. The event, marking The Queen’s official birthday, usually takes place in June. However, owing to the pandemic, it has been cancelled for 2021.Thousands usually line the streets for the event which sees a battalion troop its colour in the Queen’s Birthday Parade. The Royal Family travel to…
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The Royal Week, in Pictures

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19th March 2021
One week, seven days and plenty to talk about. In another week dominated by speculation about what might be happening behind closed Palace doors, royalty across Europe has continued with changed agendas that reflect the times in which we all now live. As the pandemic…
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The time Princess Anne fell victim to an escaped parrot during an official engagement

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18th March 2021
The Princess Royal once fell victim to a wolf-whistle while conducting an official engagement, but all was not as it seemed.Taking to Twitter over the weekend, thousands of users have been sharing stories which sound like a lie, but are absolutely true.Rig Saunders recounted his unlikely story on the micro-blogging site involving The Queen’s daughter and an escaped parrot.Mr Saunders…
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The Duke of Edinburgh discharged from hospital after a month long stay

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16th March 2021
The Duke of Edinburgh has been discharged from King Edward VII’s Hospital in London and has returned to Windsor Castle to be alongside The Queen.The Duke was spotted leaving hospital on Tuesday morning after a month long stay.In what was his longest ever hospital admission, 99-year-old Prince Philip spent over three weeks in two Central London hospitals as a patient where he was…
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