Prince & Princess of Wales

On 5th anniversary of royal nurse's death, family choose to honour her memory

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10th December 2017
It’s been five years since Jacintha Saldanha, a senior royal nurse charged with the care of a pregnant Duchess of Cambridge took her life. Two Australian radio DJs pranked her into revealing details about Kate’s pregnancy with Prince George. Saldanha’s family is still healing. they are establishing a hospital in Saldanha’s hometown in Mangalore, India to honour her…
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Only eight women have been named TIME Magazine's 'Person of the Year'; Queen Elizabeth and Wallis Simpson are two of them

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7th December 2017
Yesterday, TIME Magazine named their ‘Person of the Year’. The 2017 honour went to the Silence Breakers. The issue covers the storeys of 33 women and two men who came forward to accuse their sexual abusers. The two men are Terry Crews and Blaise Godbe Lipman. The front cover of the magazine features Ashley Judd, one of Harvey Weinstein’s first accusers, Taylor Swift who took a…
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How other royal engagements have been announced over the years

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6th December 2017
Now that the dust has settled a bit with the news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are to marry in May 2018, we take a look back at how some other royal engagements have been announced over the years. Belgium: In September 1999, the Belgian Royal Palace announced that then-Prince Philippe was engaged to fellow Belgian speech therapist Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz. It came as a surprise…
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