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Prince Harry and The Royal Family to participate in #RugbyWorldCup

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11th September 2015
News regarding the Royal Families involvement with The Rugby World Cup was announced today. Prince Harry pictured here in 2012 taking in some rugby in Rio. It seems almost everyone will be involved in some capacity as #RugbyWorldCup kicks off in seven days. The event runs from 18 September through 31 October. Prince Harry, who has returned from his time in Africa, will play a vital role in…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria - then and now

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8th September 2015
Many of us have been watching the myriad of posts regarding Queen Elizabeth being set to exceed Queen Victoria as Britain’s longest reigning monarch on Wednesday, 9th September. The Queen pictured here in 2012 when she visited The Bank of England. By the Numbers To start at the beginning of their respective reigns, Queen Victoria acceded to the throne at the tender age of 18. She had been born…
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By Royal Appointment: The Queen and her handbag

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18th August 2015
Sam Launer came to England from Czechoslovakia as a Jewish immigrant and founded the company of Launer around 1941. He brought with him an idea that is as important to the company today as it was then: leather goods should be elegant, be formed out of the best materials available and made by highly skilled craftspeople. Launer championed British, handmade goods at a time when others in the…
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The Yorks

Pages from royal history: Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson

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23rd July 2015
On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. Thousands of people lined London’s streets, and an international audience of approximately 500 million gathered around their television sets to catch a view The Queen’s second son marry. Sarah Ferguson arrived at Westminster Abbey 1130 BST arriving from Clarence House in the Glass Coach with her father…
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