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The Duke of Cambridge: We need to be 'careful who we believe and where we get our information from' about COVID-19 vaccine

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28th February 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spoken to people living with long-term health conditions who have been shielding since last March in a video call released by the British Royal Family. Last week, William and Kate spoke with Shivali Modha, who has been supported by Diabetes UK, and Fiona Doyle, who Asthma UK has supported, to hear about their experiences shielding for nearly a year and…
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Saving lives - The Countess of Wessex becomes a vaccine centre volunteer

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25th February 2021
The Countess of Wessex has begun volunteering with St John Ambulance and the NHS at a vaccination centre in Greater London as part of the Royal Family’s wider support for the coronavirus vaccine rollout. Sophie’s first shift was Thursday, where she helped record medical details and provide information about the vaccine to those who had come to receive their shot. Sophie, who is Grand…
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The Queen calls out the selfishness of those refusing to have a Covid vaccine

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25th February 2021
The Queen has made a stark intervention in the Covid-19 rollout, with a message for those who are refusing to have a vaccine. In a video call with health leaders, the 94-year-old monarch said that those refusing to have the vaccine “ought to think about other people rather than themselves”. The Queen’s remarks are aimed to encourage those who do not want to have the vaccine, or…
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Prince William makes a private donation in memory of six park rangers killed during an ambush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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24th February 2021
The Duke of Cambridge has made a private donation to the Thin Green Line Foundation’s Fallen Ranger Fund in honour of six Rangers killed during an ambush in the Virunga National Park last month. Announcing the news on Twitter, the Foundation wrote: “We are very grateful to The Duke of Cambridge for his recent support…for the families impacted by the devastating loss of six Rangers at…
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