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The Goring Hotel remains a longstanding favourite of The Queen and the Royal Family

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11th December 2016
Marked by a mix of eccentricity, humour, ‘Britishness’, tradition and a love of the monarchy, the Goring Hotel in Belgravia has remained a favourite of The Queen and the Royal Family since its opening in 1910. The only hotel to hold a Royal Warrant for hospitality services (which it was awarded in 2013) the Goring has been the hotel of choice of illustrious royal guests from around the world…
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British royals send messages of remembrance on the 50th anniversary of the of Aberfan disaster

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21st October 2016
Today, Friday, 21 October 2016, marks the 50th anniversary since the tragedy in Aberfan where 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives. Four days after the landslide, the Queen and Prince Philip visited the community. Likewise, today, on this sad occasion, the Prince of Wales visited the community to pay tribute to those who lost their lives and those left still grieving. His Royal Highness…
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Queen Elizabeth makes the best dressed list

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12th September 2016
Add “fashionista” to the already crowded list of accolades Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has received in her 90th year. She has been placed on Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List in a category of her own. In a “Special Citation,” the Queen is honoured…
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Everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth's Yacht Britannia

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29th August 2016
HMY Britannia by Tower Bridge. Credit: Lynda Poulter via Wikimedia Commons. In service from 1954 until 1997, HMY Britannia is the former royal yacht of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the British throne in 1660 and had HMY Mary built for him by the Dutch East India Company, and the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being a…
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The Royal Tours of Canada

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21st August 2016
Anticipation of the Cambridge’s upcoming tour to Canada is building up as we wait for Kensington Palace to officially announce the dates. This certainly is not the first Royal Tour to Canada and won’t even be the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first…
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The Queen to Celebrate 300 years of The Royal Artillery

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24th May 2016
On Thursday, 26 May, Her Majesty The Queen, Captain-General of The Royal Regiment of Artillery, will visit Knighton Down, Larkhill, to attend a Review of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. The Royal Artillery will be celebrating their Tercentenary as they mark a historic three centuries since their inception in 1716. Background of the Royal Artillery Commonly known as the ‘Gunners’, the Royal…
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