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The Goring Hotel remains a longstanding favourite of The Queen and the Royal Family

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11th December 2016
Marked by a mix of eccentricity, humour, ‘Britishness’, tradition and a love of the monarchy, the Goring Hotel in Belgravia has remained a favourite of The Queen and the Royal Family since its opening in 1910. The only hotel to hold a Royal Warrant for hospitality services (which it was awarded in 2013) the Goring has been the hotel of choice of illustrious royal guests from around the world…
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Gold and cyber-security for Prince Charles

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8th December 2016
Prince Charles visited the Bank of England this week, following a visit in February to Clarence House by the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney. It was his first visit since 2002, and his first tour of the Bank since 1979. However, when he sat at the Governor’s desk accompanied by Deputy Governors, Minouche Shafik and Ben Broadbent, the four of them were sitting at a table that was…
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Prince Charles was once struck by a bus while cycling

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2nd December 2016
Wednesday wasn’t the first time The Prince of Wales found himself in the vicinity of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Though this visit was to mark its bicentenary, one other moment in the Prince’s history wasn’t such a lovely visit. The Prince revealed he was struck by a bus while cycling in the Cambridge City Centre as a student of the prestigious university in the 1960s. The Prince of…
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Prince Charles finds a new way to open up a bra - by cutting it!

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27th November 2016
As the future King, the Prince of Wales is constantly expected to steer well clear of scandal. So it came as a surprise – and raised many giggles from onlookers – to see the Prince cutting into a bra at a charity event held at St James’s Palace on Wednesday. The event was held in honour of the breast cancer charity Walk The Walk, which marks its 20th anniversary this year. In the course…
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