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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester lead Remembrance tributes at the National Arboretum

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12th November 2021
To mark this year’s Remembrance tributes, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester led the annual Armistice Day Service at the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.Armistice Day is known as the day the Allied powers signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany in France at 11 a.m. on 11 November 1918. This agreement would officially bring World War I to an end. Hundreds of…
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History in the making for the Duke of Gloucester

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16th September 2021
The Duke of Gloucester has been visiting Ipswich this week to open a new archive and heritage centre, connect with students at the University of Suffolk, and visit Sutton Hoo.The Duke visited The Hold, which was created in partnership with the University of Suffolk, and is a new archival service funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and several different Suffolk heritage organisations.
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Duke of Gloucester becomes first royal patron of Trimontium Trust

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2nd September 2020
The Duke of Gloucester has become patron of the Trimontium Trust as the museum it oversees begins a renovation project to be completed next year.“It is a great honour for the Trust to have a patron of such high standing,” said John Reid, the chairman of Trimontium Trust.“Trimontium is one of the most important Roman sites in the UK and His Royal Highness will help us raise awareness…
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Royals and witchcraft: Eleanor Cobham

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31st October 2019
Eleanor Cobham is perhaps one of the lesser known royal wives of medieval times. As with most women of her time, not much is known of her youth. She was born around 1400, probably at Sterborough Castle in Kent, which didn’t survive the reign of Oliver Cromwell. Her…
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Who is the Duke of Gloucester?

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26th August 2019
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester was born on the 26 August 1944; the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary, and the younger of two brothers born to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and his wife, Princess Alice. Shortly after his birth, he went to Australia for three years whilst his father was Governor-General there before returning to Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire where he…
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