British Royals

Rishi Sunak joins King Charles and Queen Camilla at Balmoral just days before anniversary of accession

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4th September 2023
As the first anniversary of his accession to the throne nears, King Charles has been keeping up with traditions, and has spent these last few days of summer holidays at Balmoral.  On Sunday, 3rd September, His Majesty and Queen Camilla attended Sunday service at Crathie Kirk, near the Balmoral Royal Estate, where they were joined by the Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence, Lady Susan Hussey (a…
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British Royals

The controversial planning of the funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales

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2nd September 2023
When a member of the Royal Family dies, a funeral plan is usually ready. In the case of Diana, Princess of Wales, things were much different, especially since she had just finalised her divorce from Prince Charles. The Royal Family had just a week to organise Diana’s funeral. A planning committee was set up, including people from St James’s, Kensington, and Buckingham Palaces…
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British Royals

Tributes for Diana past and present

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2nd September 2023
Following Diana, Princess of Wales’s untimely death in August 1997, thousands of flowers famously were placed in front of Kensington and Buckingham Palace. At Kensington, 60 million flowers were placed, spanning 30 feet from the gates. While those flowers are no longer there and it’s an idea of how much she meant to people, the tributes to Diana are everlasting. [getty…
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Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla shows her support for literacy at a special poetry event

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30th August 2023
Queen Camilla has joined events bringing people of all ages together through poetry. Her Majesty returned briefly to London from Balmoral to support Poetry Together, the annual event that encourages old and young to join together to read poems. Established by author and broadcaster, Gyles Brandreth, in 2019, Poetry Together sees people learn a poem by heart together before enjoying it along…
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