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UK corgi sales soar after Queen Elizabeth II's death

Unsurprisingly, corgi sales in the UK have continued to trend upward since the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September.  As reported by Insider, Pets4Home has shared that the search volume for corgis has increased nearly 100% since the late Queen’s funeral, with selling prices over double what they were.  Queen Elizabeth’s love of corgis was well-known throughout her life. She…
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Palaces & Buildings

Will King Charles turn Balmoral into a museum to honour The Queen?

King Charles is reportedly considering turning Balmoral Castle into a museum to honour his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The Scottish Castle is said to have been her Late Majesty’s favourite residence. The monarch considered it to be her holiday home, and died at the castle on 8 September 2022. The property spreads across 50,000 acres and is estimated to be worth around £120m. The…
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The King holds audiences with five Prime Ministers and 12 governors-general at Buckingham Palace

The King hosted a gathering of Governors-General from the Commonwealth Realms at Buckingham Palace on Saturday as world leaders begin to arrive in London for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor Generals of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand were in attendance; as were their counterparts in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahama, Belize, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Saint…
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Features

The other kings called Charles

With the death of his mother on Thursday 8 September 2022, King Charles III is now the sovereign of the United Kingdom, as well as fifteen other nations. While it was thought previously that he may take the regnal name of George VII, The King has chosen to keep his given…
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The King holds a series of phone calls with foreign leaders including President Biden

King Charles III is carrying on with business as head of state following the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II, taking phone calls from world leaders on Wednesday as his mother’s coffin was taken to lie in state at Westminster Hall. Buckingham Palace revealed that King Charles spoke with the Governor Generals of Canada, Australia, and Jamaica, as well as the presidents of France, the…
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