Queen Elizabeth II

Royal Canadian Mint releases new $250 coin featuring The Queen

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18th October 2015
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new limited-mintage, two-ounce gold coin suitable named Maple Canopy: Kaleidoscope of Colour for the beautiful fall foliage gracing the reverse of the coin. With a face value of $250 Canadian, the .999 pure gold helps bring the dazzle to the knotted tree with sprawling branches. The colourful coin is highlighted with textured and colourized leaves, the coin…
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The Kents

The Duke and Duchess of Kent: a brief history

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16th October 2015
In this piece, we take a brief look at The Duke and The Duchess of Kent. Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick was born in 1935, the first born of Prince George, and Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece; this makes The Duke first cousin to both The Queen and…
British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen meets 'Mary Tudor' at University of Surrey

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16th October 2015
The Queen visited Guildford to open the new 45 million pound veterinary school that is part of the University of Surrey. Queen Elizabeth all smiles in 2006 Her Majesty and Prince Philip toured the Large Animals Clinical Skills Building and the Veterinary Medicine Main Building Thursday morning where The Queen unveiled a plaque. Her Majesty spent time meeting with academics and students from the…
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British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

Prince William opens a new archive centre in Cambridge

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15th October 2015
It was back to school for the Duke of Cambridge on Thursday as he returned to St John’s College, Cambridge. Prince William was affiliated to the college while he studied land management in Cambridge in 2014. And his return today was to see a  project that combines innovation with a very special part of the city’s history. The Duke of Cambridge opening the Archive Centre at the School of…
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King Charles III

Camilla's campaign for victims of sexual violence

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14th October 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall has visited several centres offering support to women and men who have been the victims of sexual violence today, just hours after saying that she will strive to ‘shine a light on the violence hiding in the dark corners of our society’. Camilla’s pledge came in a piece she wrote as in the Daily Mail about her work with victims of rape and sexual violence.  And…
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