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Why was France forced to postpone the State Visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla?

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24th March 2023
The French Presidential Palace has just announced that the State Visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla has been postponed indefinitely, following the call for yet another day of strikes and demonstrations for March 28th 2023, which would have been the second day of the State Visit.  For the past two weeks, France has been experiencing increasingly violent protests from people opposing…
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Prince William pays tribute at Warsaw's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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23rd March 2023
The Prince of Wales has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw and left a card with a poignant message. Prince William’s handwritten message read ”In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice”. The Prince was accompanied by a guard of honour in a slow march to the memorial which is dedicated to all those who have lost their lives in conflict.
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The Duke who was ordered to miss the Coronation

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22nd March 2023
70 years ago, preparations were being made for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, an event that promised to be one of the great events of the 20th century. However, in the months leading up to the ceremony, courtiers and politicians were working behind the scenes, trying to manage how to deal with one particular guest who was expected to be in attendance. The Duke of…
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The mistake at Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation

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21st March 2023
When the whole world is watching, the pressure to pull off an event perfectly like a coronation is immense. It’s been 70 years since the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and during the three-hour service, it’s reported the then 25-year-old made only one mistake. It was a first-of-its-kind event as modern technology meant that this was the first British coronation to be televised…
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