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New survey spells trouble for monarchy in Canada

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23rd April 2022
A new Angus Reid poll shows that a majority of Canadians would support ending the monarchy after The Queen passes, despite overwhelming personal support from Canadians.The poll was conducted in early April and shows that 51% of those polled are in favour of the monarchy ending in Canada after The Queen passes, a slight majority. Twenty-six per cent of those surveyed were in favour of the…
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The history of Royal Maundy Services

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14th April 2022
With the Easter holiday fast approaching, Royal Central is looking into the history of Royal Maundy Services.Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday, which precedes Good Friday. At the service, the British monarch, or a royal…
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Platinum Jubilee: Jubilee visits to Papua New Guinea

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9th April 2022
In honour of 70 years of the throne, senior members of the Royal Family are touring the United Kingdom and parts of the Commonwealth. With The Princess Royal set to visit Papua New Guinea in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, Royal Central is taking a look at past Jubilee visits to the country.The Queen marked her first visit to the country in February 1974 alongside The Princess Royal and the…
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A royal wedding, decades in the making

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8th April 2022
It was a wedding 35 years in the making for Prince Charles and Camilla. On April 9, 2005 after a royal scandal, a tragic death, forbidden love, two marriages and four children, Charles and Camilla were finally able to tie the knot.But like the years leading up the ceremony, the wedding day was no walk in the park. First of all, the day itself had to be rescheduled. Originally meant to take…
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Milestones of a Monarch: Farewell to Hong Kong

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1st April 2022
It was a colonial conquest that was supposed to be as “good as forever” but after more than 150 years of rule, at midnight on July 1, 1997, Britain handed over Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China.Hong Kong became part of the British Empire after the First Opium War in 1842. After the First Sino-Japanese War, Britain was able to pressure China to expand the area of British Rule to…
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