British RoyalsKing Charles III

Prince Charles celebrates 'A Christmas Carol' on a special Dickensian anniversary

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18th December 2018
It first enthralled readers exactly 175 years ago this week, and now the magic of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens has been given a royal touch. As the festive season gets well and truly underway, the Prince of Wales has brought part of the celebrated novel to life by recording an excerpt for a world-famous theatre. Prince Charles read part of the journey of the Ghost of Christmas…
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The Royal Family’s links to Freemasonry

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17th December 2018
It is often dubbed as one of the world’s most secret societies – the world of Freemasonry. From covert handshakes to Masonic rituals, mystery surrounds the organisation which has connections to the British Royal Family. Many members of The Royal Family are rumoured to…
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The Duke of Kent celebrates 55 years of being a Freemason

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16th December 2018
On Sunday, The Duke of Kent, Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge, marked 55 years of being a Freemason. The Queen’s cousin was initiated into Royal Alpha Lodge, No. 16 on 16 December 1963 at a meeting held at the Café Royal. The then Grand Master, the Earl of Scarbrough, was his proposer and his seconder was Lord Cornwallis, Provincial Grand Master of Kent. The Duke of Kent has been the…
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British RoyalsPrince & Princess of WalesThe Sussexes

New photos of the Cambridge & Sussex family are released for Christmas

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14th December 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have officially released their Christmas photos this morning. Kensington Palace/Twitter The Cambridge Family photo, taken by Matt Porteous at Anmer Hall, features William and Kate with their three children, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, taken in the woods. Prince Louis is held by Kate while Princess…
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The Queen and Prince Andrew conduct a rare joint engagement in London

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13th December 2018
The Queen was joined by the Duke of York in London this morning for a rare joint mother-son engagement.The monarch and Prince Andrew visited The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn to officially open the new Ashworth Centre, and re-open the recently renovated Great Hall.Lincoln’s Inn is a Society for lawyers which houses a number of barristers’ chambers and solicitors’ offices.
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