Queen Elizabeth II

BREAKING: The Queen stays up late to grant Royal Assent to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal

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31st December 2020
The Queen has granted Royal Assent to Boris Johnson’s Brexit Deal. The Brexit legislation, which was finally agreed on Christmas Eve after many years of negotiating with the EU, was rushed through Parliament on Wednesday. A transition period between the UK and EU ends at 11pm on 31st December 2020, meaning if the legislation wasn’t passed, the country would have left the Union…
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Royal Residences: A brief history of Osborne House

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30th December 2020
Royal Central has taken a look at the history behind one of Queen Victoria’s favourite homes, Osborne House. Where is it located? The former royal residence where Queen Victoria died is located in East Cowes, Isle of Wight and was built in an Italian Renaissance style by Thomas Cubitt. Prince Albert heavily contributed to the home’s design and enjoyed looking out across the…
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The Duke & Duchess of Sussex hire former Buckingham Palace aides to work on their charity projects

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28th December 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have hired two former Buckingham Palace aides on a freelance basis to assist with their charity projects in the United Kingdom. According to the Daily Mail, Clara Loughran and Beth Herlihy are to be employed by the Sussexes on a freelance basis. Both Loughran and Herlihy previously worked for Harry and Meghan when they lived in the UK as working royals but lost…
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The Sussex 2020 year in review

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28th December 2020
What a 2020 it was for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who – even taking Covid out of the equation – have gone through one of the most tumultuous and life-changing years one can imagine. With the announcement they were leaving their roles as senior members of the Royal Family and moving to North America, the Sussexes were among the family’s most headline-making members this…
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