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Prince William admits his fears as a father in emotional interview

The Duke of Cambridge recently admitted to his fears as a father to TV presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly on an ITV documentary focusing on Prince Charles’ charity, the Prince’s Trust. Prince William told the duo that fatherhood makes him cry far more often and he said he worries about “not being around to see your children grow up”. Having lost his mother Diana…
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Prince William give passionate speech to Chinese television on illegal wildlife trade

The Duke of Cambridge delivered his speech on the illegal ivory trade, broadcast on state television in China, ahead of the arrival in the UK of the Chinese president on Monday evening. William raised the issue with the President of China when they met in Beijing earlier this year. The speech was filmed in front of a studio style audience of students and guests at the Maughan Library at…
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‘Fat Mary’ - The last Princess of Cambridge

by Alexander Bassano, half-plate glass negative, circa 1888 It has been quite some time since the last Princess of Cambridge – 132 years to be exact. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge was born in 1833. She had earned the nickname of Fat Mary and is recorded as a “jolly old maid” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Luckily for her, that was not her only nickname.
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