Prince Philip

Prince Philip visits designers of world's first 1,000 mph car

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19th July 2014
<![CDATA[The Duke of Edinburgh had a chance to meet the people set to break the land speed record, when he visited the Bloodhound Technical Centre in Bristol on Thursday. The Bloodhound SSC is the fastest, most powerful land vehicle in the world, with a maximum speed of 1,000 mph, which it can reach in less than 60 seconds. Engineers are currently in the process of building this supersonic…
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The Edinburghs

The Earl of Wessex presents award to "Sword Fighters from the Streets"

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11th July 2014
<![CDATA[The Earl of Wessex has awarded North-East England Regional Fencing with the Innovative Project Award for its unique Street Swords programme. As president of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, Prince Edward presented the award at a Community Sport and Recreation Awards ceremony at St. James Palace, London. The Street Swords program teaches young people from disadvantaged backgrounds…
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Prince & Princess of WalesQueen Elizabeth IIThe Sussexes

William and Harry to launch The Queen's Young Leaders Programme

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8th July 2014
<![CDATA[The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry will announce that the search is on to find The Queen's Young Leaders of the Commonwealth, by holding a reception in Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. The Programme will run from 2015 to 2018. During this time a total of 240 exceptional younger leaders from the Commonwealth will be bestowed honours at Buckingham Palace. The Queen Elizabeth…
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Queen Elizabeth II

History Rewind: Her Majesty presides over Manx Millennium

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5th July 2014
<![CDATA[ On 5 July 1979 The Queen presided over the Isle of Man’s 1000th open-air sitting of Parliament. She was only the second British Monarch to satisfy this duty in person. The last monarch to do so was Her Majesty’s father, King George VI in 1945. Her Majesty is the Lord of Mann as the official usage is applied for traditional and cultural reasons. The title Lord of Mann, though, was…
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