Princess Anne and Family

A royal tribute to Britain's worst rail disaster is destroyed by vandals

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4th September 2015
It was a sad day for the community of Gretna Green last weekend. Vandals destroyed a tree that was planted by the Princess Royal earlier this year to honour those who perished in the Quintinshill Rail Disaster. On May 22, The Princess Royal planted a tree near the railway tracks adjacent to the Quintinshill Bridge to mark the centenary of Britain’s worst rail disaster. Hundreds of residents…
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Queen Elizabeth II

New portrait of The Queen unveiled honouring her record reign

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4th September 2015
A new portrait of The Queen to mark the occasion of Her Majesty becoming Britain’s longest-reigning monarch has been unveiled. The new portrait was commissioned by Illustrated London News Ltd (ILN), with collaboration from The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) and the Royal Warrant Holders Association. Painted in oils, it portrays The Queen in the robes of the Order of the Garter…
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King Charles III

Duchess of Cornwall to present medals to Navy personnel who helped with the Ebola crisis

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28th August 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall begins the new royal season on 10 September honouring Navy personnel who helped with the Ebola crisis last year. The Duchess of Cornwall is pictured here in 2012 at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth. There she presented operational medals to Royal Navy medics upon their return operations in Afghanistan. Camilla, Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Naval Medical Services will present…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Limited edition book set announced marking The Queen's record reign

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21st August 2015
Illustrated London News have announced the publication of a special limited edition book set in recognition of Her Majesty The Queen becoming Britain’s longest reigning monarch on September 9th. As Royal Central previously reported, The Queen will overtake her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, on Wednesday 9th September at exactly 4:18pm. The Record Reign limited edition book…
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