The Sussexes

Prince Harry completes first two weeks with the Australian Army

Captain Harry Wales has spent his first two weeks the Australian Army with the North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) and the 1st Brigade. Captain Wales prepares for flight on an Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) Tiger with the Australian Army’s 1st Aviation Regiment, Darwin, Northern Territory.© Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence Formed in 1981, NORFORCE is one of three Regional…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen presents Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey with Victoria Cross

“I don’t get to give this one out very often. Well done.” And with those touching words The Queen pinned the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valour, onto the tunic of Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey. He is the first living serviceman to receive the medal for service in Afghanistan. View image | gettyimages.com Paratrooper Joshua Leakey was presented with his Victoria Cross during an…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Duchess of Cambridge's ancestors linked to Leeds area and Samantha Cameron

They may not be studying in this country but a group of students from Australia have been researching the family history of one of our most recognisable members of royalty. Art historian, Michael Reed and his students from Hallam College in Melbourne have uncovered evidence that shows The Duchess of Cambridge’s family once had links to a forgotten stately home in Leeds. Potternewton Hall Estate…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry makes unannounced visit to remote Aboriginal township in Australia

Prince Harry ‘just rocked up’ in Wuggubun this week and charmed the residents who want him to go back again The last time we saw him he was charming crowds in Canberra, and now Prince Harry has been winning fans in a place, so remote most maps miss it out. The prince popped into Wuggubun, an Aboriginal township around 500 miles from Darwin, as he began his four week attachment with the…
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