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The Duke of Edinburgh releases rare statement praising Britain's bin men and postal workers

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20th April 2020
The Duke of Edinburgh has released a rare statement praising Britain’s key workers who are keeping the country running in the midst of the ongoing public health emergency. In his message, 98-year-old Prince Philip thanked staff and volunteers, from those working in the medical profession to those collecting rubbish from the streets. In full, the Duke said: “As we approach World…
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The Queen's birthday salute has been cancelled

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18th April 2020
Her Majesty The Queen has requested that there be no gun salute for her birthday next Tuesday. This is the first time the traditional gun salute has been cancelled in her 68-year reign. A palace source stated, “Her Majesty was keen that no special measures were put in place to allow gun salutes as she did not feel it appropriate in the current circumstances.” There are no plans in…
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#MonarchsAt20 - how our queens and kings used to look

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17th April 2020
It’s all the rage at this stage of lockdown. People are posting photos of themselves at the age of twenty across social media and reflecting on how things used to be. Many of the throwbacks appear to involve bad perms and rather lurid clothes while some show that we all seemed to look older in the 70s no matter what age we actually were. In the spirit of fun, and with a royal version of the…
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The Duke of Cambridge celebrates fundraiser Captain Tom Moore

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17th April 2020
The Duke of Cambridge has praised the achievements of Captain Tom Moore, the military veteran whose campaign to raise funds for the NHS has broken records. Prince William told the former soldier that he was ”amazing,’ and a ”one man fund raising machine”. The Duke, with the Duchess of Cambridge, had a special message for Captain Moore whose fundraising efforts have so…
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