The Edinburghs

Earl of Wessex attends Patriot Day Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon

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12th September 2018
The Earl of Wessex attended the Patriot Day Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, yesterday on the 17th anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Prince Edward laid a wreath to honour the fallen from that fateful day. The Prince attended alongside US Secretary of Defense, James Mattis; Vice President Mike Pence; and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…
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BOFA's new corporate HQ and Centre of Excellence officially opened by the Duke of Kent

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18th May 2018
BOFA International, a world leader in industrial fume and dust extraction technology, has welcomed royalty to its doors this week with The Duke of Kent officially opening a new state-of-the-art corporate office in Poole, Dorset. The new 12,000 square ft premises highlights the remarkable success that BOFA has witnessed since it went through a management buy-out back in 2015. It has now received a…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Letter from the Queen to her midwife found

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9th September 2017
The affectionate thoughts of the Queen as a mother have been revealed in a rare letter she wrote to her midwife Helen Rowe. The letter, handwritten in Eastbourne, Sussex and dated 5 August 1964, provides a late update on the well-being of the Queen’s fourth and youngest…
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Royal Dukedoms - Duke of Edinburgh

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7th October 2016
The title Duke of Edinburgh is linked to the capital of Scotland, and was first appointed in 1726, and but it is not a Scottish peerage as such, but a Peerage of Great Britain, and it is an appointment given to members of the British Royal Family. The title does not carry any land or properties with it and it will return to the crown if there are no descendants. It was first granted to Prince…
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The Edinburghs

Prince Edward to appear on BBC's Countryfile

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14th August 2016
Prince Edward is set to make a special TV appearance today to mark the 60th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The Earl of Wessex will be hosted by the BBC’s Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton as he hikes along the Pennine Way in the Peak District, where…
Opinion

Will Prince Harry fade from the headlines?

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25th November 2015
Growing up in the shadow of a future monarch must be hard. Firstly, while raised as a prince/princess, it is a job that you may never fully fulfil. The chances of one day being sovereign are very slim and society expects you to find a career path to match their expectations…
The Kents

The Duke and Duchess of Kent: a brief history

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16th October 2015
In this piece, we take a brief look at The Duke and The Duchess of Kent. Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick was born in 1935, the first born of Prince George, and Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece; this makes The Duke first cousin to both The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke of Kent pictured here in 2009. His siblings are Prince Michael of Kent, and Princess…
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