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Royal Baby Name Focus: Frederick

We’ve just weeks, possibly days, to go until Royal Baby Cambridge Number Three makes their debut. The hospital is ready, the overnight bag is no doubt by the door at Kensington Palace and as if we needed another indication that the new fifth in line to the throne is about to arrive, the bookies have their favourites for baby names. The top pick with them should the Duke and Duchess of…
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British RoyalsKing Charles III

Protestors oppose Second Severn Crossing being renamed after Prince of Wales

Following an announcement last week that the Second Severn Crossing would be renamed “The Prince of Wales Bridge” to mark Prince Charles’ 70th birthday this year, a group gathered in Cardiff to protest. Waving home-made placards with slogans such as “No to the Prince of Wales bridge! Let the people decide” and “Rhowch Ddewi i Gymru” (“Give Wales the choice” in Welsh) the…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Royal Baby Countdown: St Mary’s Hospital prepares for pregnant Kate’s arrival

It is now confirmed that the Duchess of Cambridge will give birth to her third child at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, as was the case with her previous two children. As was reported by Royal Central’s Deputy Editor in London, signed have appeared outside of the world famous Lindo Wing making people aware that parking restrictions are in place for the media to be in position. The…
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Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne opens two multi-million pound sport centres

Gymnasts from the North-East have been showing the Princess Royal their impressive moves after she dropped in to officially open sports centres in Banff and Macduff. And it wasn’t just the gymnasts who wanted to show Princess Anne what they were made of; other local sports stars and musicians popped in to entertain the attendees. The two council-run facilities cost a combined total…
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