British Royals

Sketches by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to go on show at London Original Print Fair

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11th February 2015
Throughout her life, Queen Victoria was an active patron of the arts. Her journals reveal that, even in her childhood, she dabbled in sketching, often painting paper dolls and even an occasional self-portrait. Now, etchings by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert from The Royal Collection are set to go on show at the London Original Print Fair in April. Like his wife, Prince Albert was a keen amateur…
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King Charles III

Camilla opens Poundbury Fertility Clinic at London hospital

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6th February 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall visited London’s King Edward VII Hospital to officially open the Poundbury Fertility Clinic yesterday. The clinic is designed to provide treatment for a variety of fertility problems and will use conventional medicines alongside complementary therapies. During her time at the hospital, Camilla met with the clinic’s staff and supporters. The team, led by one of…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles and David Cameron thank school pupils for their fight for red squirrels

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3rd February 2015
Pupils at a Northumberland primary school have received recognition from The Prince of Wales and the Prime Minister after they began a campaign calling for action to protect the shrinking population of red squirrels from deadly disease carrying grey squirrels. The children are pupils at The Duke’s Middle School in Alnwick. The pupil’s letters to Prince Charles and Mr Cameron were…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen is 'most admired woman' in UK

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3rd February 2015
A recent YouGov poll has shown that The Queen is the ‘most admired woman’ in the UK, and the 4th most admired woman in the world. The poll, which was carried out across 23 countries and asked over 23,000 people, saw a scattering of Royals make the cut. The Duke…
Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen rules against introducing new dogs to the Royal household

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1st February 2015
It’s a familiar sight to see The Queen with a Corgi or two at her side, though that could soon become a thing of the past as Her Majesty has ruled out introducing any new dogs to her household. The Queen no longer replaces her beloved pets when they die because she fears, as she gets older, she could trip over them causing herself a serious injury. The Corgis were first introduced to the…
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