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Prince William speaks out on English teams withdrawal from European Super League

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22nd April 2021
The Duke of Cambridge has spoken of the ”united voice of football fans” after English teams withdrew from the proposed European Super League. After days-long controversy, the six Premier League teams from England pulled out en masse. William’s tweet on Wednesday evening reads: “I’m glad the united voice of football fans has been heard and listened to. It is now really important…
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The Queen's birth: what the papers said

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21st April 2021
If you think royal baby fever is a new thing, think again. Back on April 21st 1926, when the Queen was born, there was plenty of excitement over the arrival of a new princess who – at the time – was several steps removed from the Crown and never expected to rule. No matter, as the papers of the time reported, this royal birth was a major event and those things we think peculiar to our own time…
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The Queen's London Birthplace: 17 Bruton Street

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21st April 2021
On 21 April 1926, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born in London, at the Mayfair home of her maternal grandparents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. The former house in which she was born was at No. 17 Bruton Street and although the house no longer exists, the site is of great historical interest and a focus on this building is all the more timely, as we remember the birth…
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A walk with her dogs and a quiet lunch - how The Queen will mark her 95th birthday

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20th April 2021
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II turns 95-year-old on Wednesday – a milestone birthday for the sovereign who been on the throne for almost seven decades. However, the monarch’s birthday will be a very muted occasion with no celebrations. This comes after the death of her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, with The Royal Family still being in mourning. Despite Her Majesty reaching a…
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