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The Royal Family celebrates a new beginning

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20th March 2019
It’s the first day of spring today and the Royal Family has taken to social media to celebrate the blooming of a brand new season. This fresh chapter in the year’s story has been told online by the Windsors with photos of Buckingham Palace bursting into life. As the sun tried to peek through the grey clouds, the official Twitter and Instagram accounts of the Royal Family shared images…
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Royal Caribbean Tour Recap: The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in Barbados

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20th March 2019
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall started their Royal Tour of Barbados yesterday, with a jam-packed itinerary that saw them meeting government officials, visiting synagogues, attending women’s empowerment meetings and capping off with a star-studded reception at the Prime Minister’s residence. Embed from Getty Images The day started for Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall…
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The Queen was 'touched and tickled' by request on royal tour

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19th March 2019
According to a biography of Queen Elizabeth II, she was left ‘tickled and touched’ to have been chosen as Papua New Guinea’s monarch in 1975 while she was on a royal tour of the country. In Queen of the World, Robert Hardman writes that “The Queen did not become Queen of Papua New Guinea because its people decided to retain her. She is their sovereign because they actually invited her to…
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Harry and Meghan sign book of condolence for victims of New Zealand terror attack

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19th March 2019
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made an unannounced appearance today, visiting New Zealand House in London to pay their respects in the wake of last week’s Christchurch terror attack. Fifty people were murdered and many others injured in two mosques Friday, making the attack New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting. The Queen requested the couple visit as they were last members of the…
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