British Royals

What Is The True Cost Of The Monarchy?

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17th February 2013
As the revered powerful Westminster Committee prepare to take a thorough and unforgiving look at the value for money Monarchy in Britain, we take a look at just how much the Monarchy costs and where all this money comes from and, importantly, where it goes.  Where Does It Come From? Like it or not, any political institution is not cheap. The Monarchy is no different, although the argument is more…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty The Queen Returns To Buckingham Palace After Extended Sandringham Break

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13th February 2013
Her Majesty The Queen has yesterday returned to Buckingham Palace after an extended break at her Christmas retreat, Sandringham House this year. Prince Philip usually stays on at the estate until later than the Queen as he likes to continue hunting game on the estate. Yesterday at Buckingham Palace, the Queen received an ambassador for the Netherlands. The official extract from the court circular…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles 'Interested' By Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands' Abdication

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30th January 2013
Royal sources have reported today that the Prince Of Wales has been following the abdication story after Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced on Monday that she would abdicate on 30th April (The Netherlands’ Queen’s Day) to make way for her son, who’ll be King. The Prince has expressed on multiple occasions how he feels he is running out of time and will have no chance to…
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British Royals

Queen Mother Warned Against Sending Prince Charles To Gordonstoun School

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27th January 2013
Recent letters that have been published, written by the late Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother have detailed how she pleaded for Prince Charles not to be sent to Gordonstoun School as Prince Philip had detailed and arranged. Prince Philip himself had gone to Gordonstoun School in Scotland and decided that his son should also go there. However, Prince Charles’s personality did not fit with…
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