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Profile: Sir Stuart Peach - the next head of HM Armed Forces

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22nd January 2016
The Ministry of Defence has announced that a senior RAF officer is to become the next Chief of Defence Staff, the individual charged with leading all three Armed Forces in the UK. Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, 59, will succeed General Sir Nick Houghton in the summer, marking the first time in six years that a member of the RAF has taken the top job. His appointment comes somewhat as a…
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British RoyalsKing Charles III

Prince Charles and Camilla to visit the Western Balkans

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16th January 2016
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will undertake an official visit to the Western Balkans later this year, Clarence House has announced. Their Royal Highnesses are set to tour Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia in March. While the Prince has visited the Western Balkans eight times before, primarily during the 1990s, this will be the Duchess’s first official visit to these…
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British RoyalsKing Charles IIIPrince & Princess of WalesPrincess Anne and FamilyQueen Elizabeth IIThe Sussexes

The strange and the bizarre - what gifts the Royal Family received in 2015

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14th January 2016
From a bag of salt to some Weetabix, every year, gifts which members of The Royal Family received over the past twelve months are released which provides insight into what people gift The Queen and her family. In 2015, The Prince of Wales received hundreds of gifts for events he had attended, including some fairy dust. It is presumed this was meant to be passes on to his grandchildren, Prince…
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British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

'God Save The Queen' could be scrapped from UK sporting fixtures

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10th January 2016
Plans to drop the British national anthem, God Save The Queen, from being sung at sporting events will go before parliament this Wednesday for discussion. The proposals are that the famous anthem would be reserved only for Team GB sporting events, in which England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all take part. This is to reflect the fact that the Scottish, Welsh and Irish sports teams have…
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