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Historic race at famous festival named in honour of Princess Anne

The oldest race at one of the most famous horse riding festivals in the world is being renamed in honour of the Princess Royal. The National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival will now be known as The Princess Royal Hunt Chase. It will be run on day one of this year’s event, March 11, also known as Champion Day. The chase, which is the oldest staged contest at the world famous…
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The royal patriarch whose tomb stands in St. David's Cathedral

In one of their first visits to Wales as the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at a special ceremony in St. David’s Cathedral. And they walked past the tomb of another important figure in royal history as they did so. The Princess laid a small bouquet of flowers on the altar during the service, having passed the last resting place of a…
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Catherine's sweet talk on her latest trip to Wales

The Princess of Wales was in sweet talking mode on her latest engagement. Catherine got to grips with traditional baking and a bit of foraging before chatting about preserve making. And just to wrap up a super sweet day, she left holding hands with her husband. The loved up walk through a train station came as William and Catherine finished a day out in Wales. They headed to Pontypridd for…
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A close encounter of the robot kind for Princess Anne

Another day, another engagement for one of the busiest members of the Royal Family, Princess Anne. The Princess Royal visited the new UCL East Campus on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford for a celebration of scientific innovation in London. During her visit, the Princess met Autonomous Systems researchers who are using artificial intelligence (AI) to train robots for search and…
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