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New book on Prince Charles sheds light on his personality and relationship with Diana

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4th April 2017
Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith is set to reveal new facets of the heir to the throne in Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, publishing this Thursday, 6 April. After four years interviewing 300 of the prince’s family members, friends, acquaintances and officials Bedell Smith’s tome focuses on the man behind the public persona, with special attention on his…
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Prince Philip's love of tattoos and swearing

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31st March 2017
The Duke of Edinburgh is a fan of tattoos and swearing, something not often associated with The Royal Family. Last year whilst visiting the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards at Lille Barracks in Aldershot, His Royal Highness appeared intrigued by the body art on display. The…
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Prince Charles joins Romania's Royal Family during #ROYALVISITROMANIA

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31st March 2017
On Thursday 30th March, The Prince of Wales met with members of Romania’s Royal Family at the Elisabeta Palace. His Royal Highness has previously visited the Elisabeta Palace in 2011 and 2016. Romania is now governed as a republic after the forced abdication of HM King Michael I of Romania in 1947. His Majesty told the New York Times about how the Communist Party forced him to sign his…
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Prince William is now holding private audiences with cabinet ministers

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30th March 2017
Prince William has held his first private audience with a cabinet minister,  Andrea Leadsom, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to be exact. On Tuesday, the second-in-line to the throne summoned the Mrs Leadsom to Kensington Palace to discuss his thoughts on the ivory trade. Both the Duke of Cambridge and Mrs Leadsom were in Vietnam last November for the Illegal Wildlife…
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Prince Philip donates his Metrocab taxi to Sandringham Museum

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29th March 2017
Prince Philip will hand over his private London taxi to the Sandringham Museum after it served him faithfully for 18 years. Since 1999, Prince Philip has driven an eco-friendly London taxi in an effort to blend in with ordinary traffic. This has not entirely worked out, and he has frequently been sighted by the public over the years. The Sandringham Museum announced that the eco-taxi would feature…
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