British Royals

New Australian Prime Minister calls time on Knight and Damehoods

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2nd November 2015
The newly-elected Australian Prime Minister has announced that the country will no appoint knights and dames under the reformed honours system. Malcolm Turnbull, who was elected into office in September, described the titles as being “not appropriate” in modern-day Australia. The introduction of knights and dames was short-lived in the Commonwealth country, as they were only reintroduced last…
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Dodgy character tries to gain access to The Queen and Chinese President

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27th October 2015
During the latest state visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping, a heated exchange between his security team and British officials took place after a Beijing-based “spy” acted as Jinping’s translator to gain access to The Queen’s State Coach. Without hesitation, the British diplomatic protection squad confronted the Chinese official, and he was ousted, according to The…
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The Royal Week in Pictures

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24th October 2015
A picture is worth a thousand words and this new feature on Royal Central aims to give you a bit of easy weekend reading as we look back on the royal week in photos. There were plenty of special images from the State Visit this week of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his…
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Princess Eugenie opens Newcastle University's London campus

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23rd October 2015
The Duke of York’s younger daughter, Princess Eugenie, attended the opening of the Newcastle University’s new London campus on Wednesday. The Princess herself is a former Newcastle University student, having studied English and History of Art there before graduating in 2012. Newcastle University London is based in Middlesex Street in central London and offers full and part-time…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

William and Kate visit Dundee

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23rd October 2015
The Earl and Countess of Strathearn, as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are known in Scotland, made their first official visit to Dundee on Friday. As most will recall, William and Catherine first met while students nearby at the University of St Andrews. The majority of…
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Prince Harry to visit USA for event in aid of Invictus Games Orlando 2016

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22nd October 2015
Prince Harry will be in the United States of America on October 28th for an event in support of the Invictus Games Orlando 2016, which will take place between the 8th-12th May 2016 at the ESPN World Wide of Sports Complex in Orlando. Prince Harry will be joined at the event by First Lady of the USA, Michelle Obama, and Dr Jill Biden, wife of Vice-President Joe Biden. Prince Harry, Mrs Obama and Dr…
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