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Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall in Dorset for funeral of Mark Shand

funeral of her brother Mark Shand, who died last month. The funeral will be at Holy Trinity Church in Stourpaine, near Blandford, close to where the Camilla’s sister Annabelle Elliot resides. It is the same place where Prince Charles, Camilla and Princes William and Harry, attended the service for The Duchess of Cornwall’s father, Major Bruce Shand who died in 2006. Mr Shand was in New York…
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History Rewind: The Duchess of Windsor laid to rest

On 29 April 1986 The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson was buried alongside her husband, The Duke of Windsor at Frogmore in Windsor. The Duchess was buried in an English oak coffin that contained a silver inscribed plate stating, “Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, 1896-1986”. St George’s Chapel held the rather simple funeral mass. Flags were flown at half-staff but there was none of the…
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William and Catherine honoured by Governor General Thursday evening after a busy day in Canberra

William and Catherine meet a wide range of guests from the charity, conservation, arts, sporting and business fields on Friday evening in the drawing room at the Government House. Chatting with the like’s former pro-surfer Layne Beachley, INXS rocker Kirk Pengilly and sailor Jessica Watson; they also met Daniel Keighran, Benjamin Roberts-Smith and SAS Trooper Mark Donaldson, Australia’s three…
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Prince Charles launches tourism initiative to aid rural areas

Sponsored by major tourism businesses throughout the UK, the scheme will encourage tourists across the country to contribute towards projects supported by The Prince’s Countryside Fund. The fund provides numerous opportunities for residents in rural areas in Britain. The fund is able to “provide grants of up to £50,000 to projects that are tackling one of five key issues. Our grants will aim…
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