British Royals

Post Office campaigner becomes Sir Alan Bates at first autumn investiture

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26th September 2024
The Princess Royal has hosted the first autumn Investiture at Windsor Castle and the Post Office campaigner Alan Bates received a knighthood.  Sir Alan is best known for his hard-fought campaign for post office staff who were wrongly convicted of fraud, a decades-long battle to have injustices righted.  The 70 year old from Wales was listed in The King’s Birthday Honours list that was…
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British Royals

William and Catherine join King and Queen for church service at Balmoral

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22nd September 2024
The King and Queen have been joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales at church at Balmoral. William and Catherine were seen driving from Crathie Kirk after morning service. Their appearance was a surprise – the Wales family stayed at Balmoral in August but Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are now back at school in Berkshire which usually means the family stay close…
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Queen Camilla

The engagement ring of a queen: Camilla's diamond dazzler

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18th September 2024
When it was announced in February 2005 that the then-Prince of Wales had proposed to Camilla Parker-Bowles, ITN proclaimed that he had used “a ring worth waiting for”. Charles proposed with a ring that has a long family history. Historians believe that the ring dates back to the 1920s. His grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, wore the ring to several events. It is suspected…
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The Yorks

Hospital staff 'disciplined' over Prince Andrew mystery

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13th September 2024
Staff working at at a Belfast hospital have been ‘disciplined’ after a plaque unveiled by the Duke of York went missing. According to the BBC, a plaque, which was unveiled by the Duke in 1986, went missing back on 2022. Prince Andrew visited Belfast City Hospital and unveiled the plaque to commemorate the official opening of the new hospital building. However, at around the…
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