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The Queen's Week - in pictures

It’s been a week of remembering the past and looking to the future for the Queen. As well as the usual audiences, including her weekly meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May, the Queen has celebrated a special anniversary and shown everyone just how social media should really be done. Here’s the Queen’s week, in pictures. Embed from Getty Images The Queen marked a special moment…
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The Queen appoints Donal McCabe as Communications Secretary

A new public relations adviser will join The Queen’s staff next month. Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday that Donal McCabe, former director of corporate communications at the high street bookmaker Ladbrokes, would take on the new role of Communications Secretary. The Queen’s former top PR aides, Director of Communications Sally Osman and Media Secretary Steve Kingstone, both left…
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The Royal Road from Windsor to Morocco

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to make a three day visit to Morocco, touching down on February 23rd for a series of engagements carried out at the request of the UK government. As Harry and Meghan prepare for this latest high profile trip, Royal Central takes a look back at three other important visits between the two countries. State Visit to Morocco, October 1980 Embed from Getty Images The…
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The Queen once slept on the sofa in servant's quarters while top aides had a row

Most of us have spent a restless night on the sofa for one reason or another, but according to a story only now revealed at a funeral, so has The Queen. Friends of Her Majesty’s assistant dresser of 35 years, Peggy Hoath, gathered at her December funeral at Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park, sharing the surprising tale. At the service, former royal colleagues told how a…
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