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Prince Charles succeeds Queen Elizabeth as patron of Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

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8th January 2016
The Prince of Wales has succeeded his mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, as the new patron of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. Queen Elizabeth has been patron of the organisation since its inception ten years ago. She has visited the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 2015 and frequently hosts Holocaust survivors at Buckingham Palace. When the Queen took on the organisation it was understood…
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Prince Charles’s Scottish home “devastated” by floods

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5th January 2016
After 14 years of work on the garden of The Prince of Wales’ Scottish home, flooding has washed away all the restoration work. Last week during an impromptu visit to Ballater, Prince Charles told a butcher in the flood-hit Aberdeenshire town that the gardens at Birkhall were “devastated” when a river broke its banks. While he put on a brave face saying that is was the…
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Prince William admits his fears as a father in emotional interview

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3rd January 2016
The Duke of Cambridge recently admitted to his fears as a father to TV presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly on an ITV documentary focusing on Prince Charles’ charity, the Prince’s Trust. Prince William told the duo that fatherhood makes him cry far more often and he said he worries about “not being around to see your children grow up”. Having lost his mother Diana…
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Princess Anne was 2015's hardest working royal

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1st January 2016
The Princess Royal was the hardest working royal last year, having conducted 544 engagements, more than any other member of the royal family. Princess Anne, who undertook 456 UK engagements and a further 88 overseas engagements, overtakes Prince Charles as the hardest…
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2015 - A look back at the royal year

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30th December 2015
As 2015 comes to an end, we take a look back at a milestone year for the Queen with her becoming Britain’s longest reigning monarch. 2015 also welcomed new arrivals to the family, and the Queen went back to Malta, a place she holds close to her heart. In September, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became Britain’s longest reigning monarch, overtaking Queen Victoria’s record of 64…
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