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The Earl and Countess of Wessex mark Eid by volunteering at Shah Jahan Mosque

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25th May 2020
The Earl and Countess of Wessex have been volunteering at the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking to celebrate Eid. The couple also recorded a message to show their support for the Muslim community and thank them for their help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today marks the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid celebrations for Muslims across the world. #EidMubarak #eidmubarak2020 The Earl and Countess…
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The Countess of Wessex makes religious broadcast

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25th May 2020
The Countess of Wessex recorded a reading for Westminster Abbey’s worship podcast to mark Christ’s Ascension into Heaven on Thursday. Recorded from her home at Bagshot Park in Surrey, Sophie read from the Gospel of Luke for several minutes as she contributed to this new, socially-distant project from Westminster Abbey. Sophie read from Chapter 24, Verses 44-53, which details Jesus…
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The Duchess of Cornwall admits she's lost all track of time during video call

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22nd May 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall admitted to losing track of time in a video call on Thursday, something a lot of people can relate to as social distancing and self-isolation continue to be the new normal of the coronavirus pandemic. In a chat with author David Walliams about The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, Camilla discusses writing and reading and how theses are great hobbies to take part…
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Princess Diana's step-grandmother Dame Barbara Cartland died on this day in 2000

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21st May 2020
English novelist Dame Barbara Cartland was one of the most prolific and commercially successful writers of the twentieth century, publishing 723 novels before her death on May 21 2000. Known as the ‘Queen of Romance’, Ms Cartland had a little-known royal connection to Her Majesty the Queen – the author was step-grandmother to Diana, Princess of Wales. Ms Cartland’s daughter, Raine…
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