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Princess Charlotte makes history as younger brother will not jump ahead of her in line of succession

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23rd April 2018
Two-year-old Princess Charlotte (who celebrates her third birthday on 2 May) has made history today. For the first time in the British Royal Family, a younger brother will not jump ahead of an older sister in the line of succession to the British throne. Charlotte will remain fourth-in-line ahead of her newborn baby brother who was born this morning in the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in…
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The Queen and members of The Royal Family "delighted at the news" of royal birth

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23rd April 2018
The Queen and members of The Royal Family are “delighted” at the news that the Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a son. The Duchess, who was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital at 6am on Monday, safely gave birth to the fifth-in-line to the throne at 11:01. In a statement, Kensington Palace said: “The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of…
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Royal Baby Name Focus: Victoria and Albert

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22nd April 2018
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to find a royal who isn’t called Albert or Victoria. OK, slightly OTT, but the fact is that two of the hot favourite names for Royal Baby Cambridge number three are as close as you can get to ubiquitous in royal circles. Ever since the time of the second longest reigning monarch in British history and her beloved consort, their names have done…
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Who was in the Royal Box for The Queen's birthday concert?

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21st April 2018
Thousands of people attended The Queen’s birthday concert at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday, with millions more tuning in from around the world. But the best seats in the house were reserved for members of one particular family. Here we take a look at who was sat in…
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Royal Baby Name Focus: Arthur

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18th April 2018
On trend, Arthur is suddenly the front runner again for a baby prince as the final countdown to the arrival of the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge gets well and truly under way. In the past few days this ancient name has streaked ahead with the bookies and is now a firm favourite. But while it might conjure up ideas of knights and kings, the name hasn’t got quite as many royal…
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