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The Platinum Jubilee Medal is unveiled

The design of a special medal marking The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has been revealed. The medal will be presented to frontline emergency workers and members of the military who have been in post for five years or longer in 2022 as a token of gratitude from the nation as part of celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign. It will also be given to all living…
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Camilla: "Like everyone, I have seen close family and friends fight cancer"

The Duchess of Cornwall has written a moving tribute to the loved ones she has lost to cancer. Camilla also shared her wish that everyone could be supported by Maggie’s Centres in an exclusive article for the Daily Mail. “We have all, in some form or another, received news of a cancer diagnosis: whether our own or of someone we love. We have all, even if for a short time, lost the joy of…
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Is it time for the Royal Family to rethink State Visits?

Another day, another announcement of an outgoing State Visit for one of Europe’s royal dynasties. It’s a sign that, for now, we are heading back to some kind of normality after almost two years of staying home during the pandemic. But it also raises a major question for the House of Windsor which, for the last six years, has had no outgoing State Visits. So is it time for the Prince of…
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The case for HRH Princess Louise

It was the first time we’d heard her speak. When Lady Louise talked fondly of her late grandfather in the BBC One documentary Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers, she did it with confidence, passion, and a sense of duty. With her 18th birthday approaching in…
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The man behind the image: the Royal Family talk about Prince Philip in special TV show

Energetic, caring and very much his own man, the portrait painted of Prince Philip is a special BBC One documentary marking his life and legacy was familiar in many ways. But what set this programme apart were the people telling the story. As the Royal Family spoke movingly of the father and grandfather they lost in April 2021, the love Prince Philip had for his nearest and dearest, his chosen…
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