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The Princess of Wales reveals cancer diagnosis: Catherine's full statement on her health

The Princess of Wales has revealed that she is being treated for cancer.Her Royal Highness released a personal video message in which she confirmed she is receiving preventative treatment for the illness.It was discovered in tests following her major abdominal surgery in January.The full statement of the Princess of Wales is below:I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you…
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Queen Camilla attends military parade in Lisburn

The pride was visible on the Queen’s face as she watched a military parade in Lisburn celebrating soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles completing junior leadership selection yesterday.Queen Camilla is Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles and was on hand, during a whirlwind day of engagements in Northern Ireland, to take the salute and watch a pass-off parade of junior non-commissioned…
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Prince William on visit to Welsh Guards

The Welsh Guards got a special visit from their Colonel as Prince William headed to barracks to hear plans for the regiment.The Prince of Wales made a private visit to the Guards at their Combermere Barracks.MoD/ Kensington PalaceDuring the visit, which was…
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Queen Camilla confers city status during visit to Isle of Man

Queen Camilla was all smiles Wednesday as she arrived on the Isle of Man to, among other engagements, grant city status upon Douglas, the capital of the crown dependency.The Queen was greeted upon arrival at Ronaldsway Airport and departed for Douglas City Hall to grant the borough official city status. There, she read a speech on behalf of her husband, telling those gathered that the King…
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''Not bloody likely'': the attempted kidnapping of a princess

On the 20th March 1974, Princess Anne was returning to Buckingham Palace from a charity event when their car was forced to stop on The Mall.Once the car came to a standstill, an armed assailant, Ian Ball, began firing a pistol.Anne’s personal protection officer, Inspector James Beaton, jumped out of the car in an attempt to shield Her Royal Highness from any injury.Unfortunately…
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