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The Queen's Christmas Broadcast 2017

In her annual Christmas Broadcast to citizens of the UK and the Commonwealth, The Queen has paid tribute to the cities of London and Manchester following recent terrorist attacks. She said that victims, their families and the emergency services “are examples to us all” and recollects on her recent visit to Manchester where she met the injured in hospital. The 90-year-old monarch also…
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Meghan Markle joins The Royal Family at Church for Christmas Day Service

The Royal Family have attended the traditional Christmas Day Church Service at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham Estate. This Christmas, they are joined by a new face as Prince Harry’s fiancee, Meghan Markle, attended the service alongside her soon to be…
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The Queen's Christmas message to focus on 2017 terror attacks and Prince Philip

The Queen’s annual Christmas Day message will this year pay tribute to the cities of London and Manchester for their response to the numerous terror attacks which have occurred in the past 365 days. In her speech, Her Majesty praises how London and Manchester’s “powerful identities” have “shone through” adversity. The Queen will say: “This Christmas, I…
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78% of people say Princess Michael was wrong to wear blackamoor brooch

A poll conducted by Royal Central reveals that 78% of people think Princess Michael of Kent was wrong to wear a blackamoor brooch to The Queen’s Christmas dinner at Buckingham Palace. In total, 1,305 people responded to the poll which asked whether Princess Michael was in the wrong to wear the brooch, especially considering it was the first time she would meet Meghan Markle. Embed from Getty…
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Princess Michael of Kent embroiled in racism storm

On Wednesday, The Queen hosted around 50 members of her family at Buckingham Palace for her annual pre-Christmas lunch before she and Prince Philip set off to Sandringham until mid-February. This year, an extra buzz was in the air as the bride-to-be, Meghan Markle joined Prince Harry at the dinner table. It was the first time she was to meet many of who will soon be her family, and as such, she…
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