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The Queen's year in review: A year of heartbreak and difficult circumstances

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26th December 2021
2021 has brought a year of joy, personal heartbreak, and difficult circumstances for many people worldwide, and The Queen is no exception. As the year comes to a close, Royal Central is looking back on Her Majesty’s year and all the highs, lows, and little moments in between. January January started the year with business as usual as the United Kingdom endured a third national lockdown due…
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Royal Rewind: The Queen opens Welsh Parliament for the first time

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1st October 2021
The Queen is set to visit Wales for the first time in five years in October. On the 14th, The Queen will attend the opening ceremony of the sixth session of Senedd. According to the Welsh Parliament website, Her Majesty will make a speech in the Senedd’s chamber. In honour of her upcoming visit, Royal Central is taking a look back at the first time The Queen opened Welsh Parliament back in…
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Peter Phillips reveals sadness at not being able to hug The Queen after Prince Philip's death

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3rd August 2021
Nearly four months after the Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest, Peter Phillips has revealed how he coped with the funeral. The eldest grandchild of The Queen said images of Her Majesty sitting alone at Prince Philip’s funeral became a very relatable moment for many during the pandemic. Peter, the son of Anne, Princess Royal said many families who lost someone during the global health…
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Prince Philip Medal presented to 'hidden figure' of engineering

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11th June 2021
The Princess Royal honoured a ‘hidden figure’ of engineering with the Prince Philip Medal this week, ahead of what would have been her late father’s 100th birthday. Dr Gladys West, an American mathematician whose pioneering work in modelling led the way to the creation of GPS, was honoured by Princess Anne in a virtual ceremony earlier this week. Speaking to Princess Anne via video…
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