King Charles III

Duchess of Cornwall 'knights' grumpy farmer with a leek

Thousands of people are honoured every year by senior members of The Royal Family in order to recognise the contributions ordinary people make to British society. Today, the Duchess of Cornwall presided over her first investiture, knighting a farmer with a leek. During an official visit to the South of England show, Camilla, who turns 70 next month, was forced to play along as Giles, an…
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The Queen congratulates couple on 75th anniversary

The Queen has congratulated a couple on their 75th wedding anniversary. Reg and Joan Elliot received a letter from Her Majesty who will celebrate her 70th anniversary with Prince Philip in November. Reg and Joan, both 94, married in 1942 after Reg completed his training in the Royal Artillery as a skilled mechanic. Reg told the Express about how their marriage came to be: “I was soon going to be…
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Post-divorce letters by Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales to go on sale

They were undoubtedly difficult times for the newly-divorced couple. A turbulent marriage had just come to an end and, understandably, emotions were running high. The immediate thoughts and feelings of Prince Charles following his separation from Diana, Princess of Wales in 1996 are captured in a letter he sent to close friend and interior designer Dudley Poplak, set to be auctioned off at Dominic…
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Andrew Murray forced to apologise after joke about handing Prince Harry to the Taliban

The past always comes back to haunt us, and no one is finding that out better than the Labour’s General Election campaign chief Andrew Murray. Murray had previously succeeded Jeremy Corbyn as the chair of the Stop the War coalition and made remarks in 2013 about leaving Prince Harry for the Taliban so troops may return home. Despite apologising, Tories have recommended that Corbyn relieves…
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