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The royal tradition of Afternoon Tea: From Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II

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16th May 2014
<![CDATA[At the British Royal Court, Afternoon Tea is a quintessential daily ritual. This delectable celebration of tea originated in the Victorian era, when young Queen Victoria reigned in the United Kingdom. Tea drinking in England dates back to 1662, when it was introduced at court by Portuguese Infanta Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II. Anna Maria Stanhope, Duchess of…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry sends first tweet

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15th May 2014
<![CDATA[Prince Harry has become the latest member of the royal family to connect with the public via Twitter. The prince sent a message on the micro-blogging website from London's BT Tower on Thursday to coincide with tickets going on sale for the Invictus Games…
Princess Anne and FamilyThe Edinburghs

Countess of Wessex and Princess Royal to attend Great Yorkshire Show

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14th May 2014
<![CDATA[Two Royal visitors will attend the 2014 Great Yorkshire show in Harrogate this July. The Countess of Wessex will make a visit to the show on Tuesday 8th July, while The Princess Royal will attend on Wednesday 9th July. This year, the show will begin on July 8th, just two days after the Grand Depart of the 2014 Tour de France passes Harrogate and Knaresborough en route to Sheffield from…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Cambridges' spaniel Lupo set to star in children's book

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12th May 2014
<![CDATA[A new children’s book series will be released in September, with the first called ‘The Adventures of Lupo the Royal Dog: The Secret of Windsor Castle‘. The protagonist of the book is a cocker spaniel named Lupo, based on the real-life pet belonging to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Abigail King, author of the new series, has her own cocker spaniel called Lily…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen set for dash across the Channel for the Derby

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12th May 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen will be kept busy in June as she carries out some morning engagements in France to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D Day landings before dashing back to the UK making sure that she does not miss the Derby. The Queen’s favourite pastime is horse racing It was feared that Her Majesty would miss the world famous horse race after the days clashed. However…
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