British RoyalsThe Kents

The Duke of Kent to retire as Wimbledon's President

The Duke of Kent, a perennial presence at the Wimbledon tournament each year, has announced that after 50 years at the helm, he will be stepping down as the Club’s President. The news came as the final weekend of this year’s event got under way. Prince Edward, who has been President of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 1969 following the death of his mother, will…
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Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne receives a special lifetime achievement award for her "no nonsense leadership"

On Wednesday, the Princess Royal received a special lifetime achievement award. Her Royal Highness was presented with the City Livery Club’s delayed 2020 Root & Branch Lifetime Achievement Award which recognises the Princess for her long involvement with the City Livery Club. The Club was founded in 1914 and offers a private daytime Club for Liverymen and members of related City…
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British RoyalsPrincess Anne and Family

Princess Anne heads into a sewer on latest day out in London

On Thursday, Princess Anne took a trip where not many royals have gone before – into the sewers of London. The Princess Royal looked to be enjoying herself, smiling and laughing while chatting with employees under the streets of London in the Thames Tideway Tunnel. She asked them how it had been working on the tunnel throughout the last year and how the project is…
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The Edinburghs

On a bicycle built for two – The Countess of Wessex rides tandem bike alongside visually impaired cyclists

The Countess of Wessex hopped on a tandem bicycle in London yesterday for a ride in support of the Vision Foundation’s latest initiative promoting the independence of visually impaired people. Sophie, who is patron of the Vision Foundation, joined visually impaired cyclists for a charity ride in Bushy Park, West London, to raise awareness for the Foundation’s See My Skills report, which…
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