Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

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3rd April 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen met Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican during the Queen's one day visit to Rome. Historic meeting between the Queen & Pope Francis from Sun snapper @arthurJedwards via @SunNewsdesk pic.twitter.com/a57k0hSJi7 — British Royals (@britishroyals) April 3, 2014 The Queen and the Pope spoke together in private for 17 minutes, and…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles donates harp to the Wales International Harp Festival

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30th March 2014
<![CDATA[ The Prince of Wales, a long-time devotee of the Welsh harp tradition, has given a harp to the Wales International Harp Festival. The international event takes place next month in Caernarvon. The harp is the national instrument of Wales. The Telynau Teifi harp made by Llandysul based harp makers and crafted by chief harp maker Allan Shiers, will be awarded to the harpist who places…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Irish State Visit Itinerary announced

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27th March 2014
<![CDATA[Buckingham Palace has today released the programme for the forthcoming Irish State Visit. The programme confirms what the Irish President will be doing on his four day visit of the UK. The Queen will host the President of Ireland, Mr Michael D Higgins and his wife at Windsor castle during from April 8 to April 11. This will be the first State Visit to the UK by any President of Ireland…
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Prince & Princess of WalesQueen Elizabeth II

Prince William to join Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Greys statue unveiling

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21st March 2014
<![CDATA[A statue of a pair of The Queen’s Windsor Greys horses installed on the roundabout, at the Albert & Kings road junction adjoining the Long Walk at Windsor Castle will be unveiled by Her Majesty, The Duke of Edinburgh and The Duke of Cambridge on 31st March. Led by Rosemary Ussher, a group of Windsor residents raised £200,000 to fund the construction and installation a statue of…
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