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Prince William shows The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh around his work at the East Anglian Air Ambulance

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14th July 2016
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, were at Cambridge Airport yesterday to open a new centre for East Anglian Air Ambulance. However, thoughts that they may be shown around one of the helicopters by their grandson, Prince William, were nearly dashed as he and his crew were called out on a mission, and returned only twenty minutes before his grandparents arrived. The Royal party were met by the Lord…
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Queen makes alternative entrance at State Opening of Parliament for first time in 63 years

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18th May 2016
In the most public concession yet of her age, The Queen took a lift to the Robing Room in the Palace of Westminster for this morning’s State Opening of Parliament, the first time in her 63 years of attending. The 90-year-old monarch, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, 94, avoided the 26 steps of the Sovereign’s staircase, in a move described by aides as a “modest…
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By Royal Appointment: Supplying the Royal Family

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26th January 2016
In this new blog series, Royal Central will be looking at some of the famous names that supply their goods and services to the Royal Family and their Households. Which brand of tea does The Queen prefer? Who produces the Duke of Edinburgh’s glasses? What’s the story behind Prince Charles’s favourite brand of whisky? Every Sunday for the next few weeks, we’ll be profiling…
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Prince Philip passes 63-year old patronage to Duchess of Cambridge

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17th December 2015
The Duchess of Cambridge has taken over as patron of the RAF Air Cadets, relinquishing The Duke of Edinburgh of a role he has held for 63 years. Prince Philip, 94, who became the Air Cadets’s Patron after the death of King George VI, passed over the title of Honorary Air Commodore-in-Chief to the Duchess in an audience at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. It is the first time Kate has…
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