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In Pictures: Emperor Akihito's reign

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21st December 2023
Emperor Akihito is marking his 90th birthday on December 23rd 2023. He took the throne upon the death of his father, Emperor Shōwa, on 7 January 1989 and abdicated in 2018.Let’s take a look at Emperor Akihito’s life in photos:[getty src=”1041868616″ width=”594″ height=”393″]The Emperor pictured in traditional dress for his enthronement…
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EXCLUSIVE: With Princess Tessy in Thailand: Part Two

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17th July 2019
At the beginning of July, our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, travelled to Thailand alongside Princess Tessy of Luxembourg and Tessy’s NGO, Professors Without Borders (PROWIBO). You can read part one here. Just like day one, day two had a packed schedule. Princess Tessy, Honourable Lorna Johnson, Dr Sipim Pansiri Phansuwan and I ate breakfast together before heading to the conference where…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The 93-year-old Queen conducted an impressive 40 engagements in June alone

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3rd July 2019
Despite being 93-years of age, Queen Elizabeth II shows no signs of slowing down as she carried out an impressive 40 engagements in June alone. According to research gathered by Royal Correspondent Patricia Treble, The Queen is the 4th busiest member of The Royal Family so far this year, having carried out over 150 engagements in total.Only the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Duke…
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Royal Finances for 2018/19 revealed

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25th June 2019
The latest accounts show that the cost of the Royals went up in the last financial year The Royal Family’s finances for the last year have been published and show that costs went up by over 40% for 2018/19, compared to the previous twelve months. Much of the rise is down to the ongoing work being carried out at Buckingham Palace which is undergoing an extensive ten year…
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