British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

Prince William gives special damehood to Dame Deborah James

The Duke of Cambridge paid a special visit to Surrey to present a damehood to Dame Deborah James after the podcaster revealed last week that she was receiving end-of-life care for bowel cancer and raised millions for cancer research. Dame Deborah has been chronicling her journey with bowel cancer since 2016 and revealed on 9 May: “We have tried everything, but my body simply isn’t playing…
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Milestones of a Monarch: The birth of Prince William

The Queen takes great pride in her family, with eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. We’ve already looked back at the milestones of her becoming a grandmother and great-grandmother for the first time, but now let’s take a look back at the birth of her grandson and direct heir, Prince William. Prince William was born on 21 June 1982, the first son of Prince Charles and Diana…
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge remember the victims of the Manchester bombing

The Duke of Cambridge gave a poignant speech on grief and remembering at the opening of the Glade of Light Memorial in Manchester, sharing that he lives “with his own grief” and knows that what matters most “is that those we have lost are not forgotten.” The Glade of Light stands in memory of the victims and survivors of the Manchester Arena Terrorist Attack, which took place on 22 May…
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Jamaican campaigners criticise cost of Platinum Jubilee visit

Jamaican campaigners are criticising the £42,000 (JMD $8 million) cost of the visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge earlier this year. The visit was made as part of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebration. The campaigning group, Advocates Network submitted a freedom of information request to the Jamaica Prime Minister’s office. In details seen by The Independent…
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