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Prison, sheep and a pub: just a regular day for Prince Charles

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10th September 2015
As the new royal season kicks off this month, The Prince of Wales hit the ground running on Thursday with a busy day throughout Yorkshire. Today focussed on the many initiatives and groups that are near and dear to the royal’s heart. The first stop on Prince Charles’s busy schedule was behind bars. The Prince paid a visit HMP Leeds in West Yorkshire. HMP Leeds is a Victorian prison…
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Royal Mint release two new infographics celebrating The Queen's remarkable reign

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9th September 2015
As Her Majesty The Queen entered the record books on Wednesday 9th September, becoming the longest-reigning Monarch in British history, The Royal Mint released two brand new infographics commemorating their relationship with Her Majesty over the past 63 years. The Royal Mint has had a long and lasting relationship with the Kings and Queens of this country, having been striking the effigy of the…
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Business as usual: The Queen celebrates day of longest reign during Scottish Borders visit

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9th September 2015
The Queen has signalled that it is business as usual on the day she becomes Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, visiting and opening Scotland’s new Borders Railway at a ceremony in Tweedbank Station this afternoon. The Queen speaks to Alyson Weir, Headteacher at Tweedbank Primary School after receiving flowers from the school’s youngest pupil, Molly Inglis, 4. The 89-year old…
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The discreet beginnings of a legendary reign: Elizabeth II, our historic monarch

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8th September 2015
Not all kings and queens are born in castles. And the monarch about to become the longest reigning of them all began her life in a house in a rather ordinary street in a very genteel part of London. The story of Victoria started in Kensington Palace. The tale of the woman about to take her record began at No 17, Bruton Street, Mayfair for that is where Elizabeth II was born. And from September…
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