Princess Anne and Family

''Not bloody likely'' - the attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne

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14th October 2023
A terrifying experience unfolded just yards from Buckingham Palace. On the 20th March 1974, Princess Anne was returning to Buckingham Palace from a charity event when their car was forced to stop on The Mall. Once the car came to a standstill, an armed assailant, Ian Ball, began firing a pistol. Anne’s personal protection officer, Inspector James Beaton, jumped out of the car in an…
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British Royals

The tiara plucked from obscurity to take a starring role at a royal wedding

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12th October 2023
The jewels of the Royal Family are some of the best known in the world but every now and again, even the Windsors can pull off a sparkling surprise. When Princess Eugenie got married, in October 2018, no one saw her tiara pick coming. This royal bride walked down the aisle in a diadem that few had ever heard of and which had been, until this appearance, an obscure part of this celebrated gem…
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King Charles III

King Charles condemns ''barbaric acts of terrorism in Israel''

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12th October 2023
King Charles III has spoken to President Herzog of Israel and King Abdullah of Jordan regarding the Hamas-Israel conflict and expressed his thoughts and prayers for those who died. Buckingham Palace said His Majesty “is appalled by and condemns the barbaric acts of terrorism in Israel.” In the early morning of 7 October, Palestinian terrorists from the group Hamas infiltrated Israel by…
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British Royals

King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Kenya: what to expect from historic State Visit

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11th October 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla will undertake their first Commonwealth visit when they visit Kenya later this month. Buckingham Palace has announced that the King and Queen have been invited to Kenya for a State Visit between 31 October and 3 November, and that they will “celebrate the warm relationship between the two countries and the strong and dynamic partnership they continue to forge”…
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