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The Queen invests Prince Philip with the Insignia of a Knight of the Order of Australia

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22nd April 2015
The Queen officially invested Prince Philip with the Insignia of a Knight of the Order of Australia on Wednesday at Windsor Castle. The short investiture took place in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, where Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh are currently residing during Easter Court. It was announced back in January by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott that The Queen had accepted…
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Dame Maggie Smith to dine with The Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle

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13th April 2015
She may be used to dining at Downton as the “Dowager Countess of Grantham” but Dame Maggie Smith will be in the company of Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip on Monday evening as she dines with them at Windsor Castle. Maggie Smith is among 20 other guests who have been invited by The Queen and Prince Philip to Windsor Castle during Easter Court. Dame Maggie Smith has been invited…
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Rule Britannia: The Queen names new P&O cruise liner in Southampton

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10th March 2015
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, attended the Naming Ceremony of a new P&O Cruises ship, Britannia, at the Ocean Cruise Terminal, Southampton this morning. The Queen, dressed in a Stewart Parvin peach-and-white tweed ensemble, officially named P&O Cruises new flagship Britannia in a glittering ceremony. © P&O Cruises Britannia, with its maximum capacity of 4,997…
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Prince Philip writes opinion piece for New Scientist

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28th January 2015
The Duke of Edinburgh has written an opinion piece, supporting engineering, for theNew Scientist magazine. The article, entitled ‘Make Things Better’, is approximately 500 words long and details The Duke’s passion for the engineering industry. The piece comes ahead of the announcement of the winner(s) of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering on the 3 February at the Royal Academy…
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