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The Queen could spend Christmas away from Sandringham for the first time in over 30 years

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7th November 2020
The Queen is facing the prospect of spending the Christmas festivities away from her Sandringham Estate for the first time in over three decades.A Sandringham source told the Daily Mail: “‘We have been told not to expect them back for Christmas.”The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are currently isolating together at Windsor Castle.The 94-year-old and 99-year-old are…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: the duchess who refused to wear white for her wedding

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6th November 2020
It was a low key royal wedding, set against a backdrop of family illness and impending drama. But the marriage of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, on November 6th 1935, began a royal partnership that would become a bedrock for the House of Windsor as it faced some of its most challenging times.Prince Henry, third son of King George V and Queen Mary, had…
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The Queen visits the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier hours before lockdown

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5th November 2020
The Queen has paid her own personal tributes at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty made an unannounced visit to the grave, just hours before lockdown began in England.This year marks the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Soldier at the Abbey. The Queen’s beloved grandfather, King George V, oversaw that solemn event, leading the nation in mourning for…
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Sophie leads tribute to COVID-19 victims at special church service

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3rd November 2020
The Countess of Wessex attended a special service at Westminster Abbey in honour of those who have died of the coronavirus on November 2nd, marking All Souls’ Day in a more poignant way this year.This year’s service was arranged in partnership with Hope and LOSS, a coalition of churches from various religious denominations that support the bereaved.“The ceremony has extra poignancy…
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