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Prince Charles attends parachute drop by 89 year old veteran

After the jump The Prince met some of those who took part in the jump including an 89-year-old D-Day veteran, Jock Hutton who participated in a tandem jump with one of the Red Devils during the first drop. Mr Hutton is one of the last D-Day veterans from his regiment; The 13th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment. //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The 89-year-old Scottish D-Day veteran was one of…
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100 days until the inaugural Invictus Games

Invictus Games, the international sports event for ‘wounded warriors’ launched by Prince Harry and held in London, have only 100 days of rigorous training on their calendar before the Opening Ceremony on 10 September. L-to-R-Mickaela Richards, Dave Henson. Danni Hampson-Carroll and Susan Cook at Aldershot Military Athletics Stadium on May 30, 2014 in Aldershot, England. During the next 100…
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Prince Charles and Camilla to host Canadian reception ahead of tour

Over 100 Canadians will be in attendance at the reception and will include guests from business, sport, entertainment, charity and the media. The Canadian High Commissioner, His Excellency Gordon Campbell, will also be present. As reported by Royal Central last month, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Canada from 18th – 21st May 2014. The trip will have the Royal couple…
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History Rewind: King George VI opens Festival of Britain

The festival was coordinated to commemorate the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. It exhibited Britain's c past, present, and future contributions to society through the arts, science technology and industrial design. Crowds gathered as the Royal Family made their way from Buckingham Palace to St Paul’s. The Royal procession stopped at Temple Bar for the traditional ceremony where…
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