The Yorks

A look back at the life of the Duke of York

Birth and Childhood Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward was born on 19 February 1960, the second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was the first child born to a reigning monarch since Princess Beatrice, the youngest child of Queen Victoria, was born over a century earlier. Prince Andrew was born in the Belgian Suite at Buckingham Palace and…
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The Sussexes

Free wedding at Sheraton Grand London Park Lane if your names happen to be Harry and Meghan

Are you engaged? Do you feel like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been stealing all your wedding thunder? Well, if you also happen to share names with the famous bride and groom, it may finally pay off. The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane is giving one wedding package away to a couple that named Harry and Meghan, no matter how you spell it. Same-sex couples, Harry and Harry or Meghan and…
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British RoyalsThe Sussexes

Meghan Markle heard ditching American pronunciation of 'scone'

During her first visit to Scotland yesterday Meghan Markle surprised eager onlookers by pronouncing ‘scone’ in the British style, the first indication that she might be moving towards British pronunciations now that she’s set to become a permanent resident in the UK. Scottish baker Carolyn Chisholm gifted the bride-to-be heart-shaped potato scones during a walkabout outside…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Court hears about plot to kill “old woman Elizabeth”

The Old Bailey has heard of how a delivery driver apparently discussed killing the then Prime Minister David Cameron and The Queen. Somalian Aweys Shikhey, 38, allegedly also spoke of an AK47 attack at White Hart Lane, shooting Jewish people, killing David Cameron and “old woman Elizabeth” before his attempt to join Islamic State. Shikhey denies preparing terrorist acts on or before…
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