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The Cambridges grant £1.8 million to mental health and frontline workers with Royal Foundation

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23rd July 2020
The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced grants totalling nearly £1.8 million from a COVID-19 fund established at the beginning of the pandemic. William and Kate announced the news on social media, writing that they have granted the money to “10 leading charities at the heart of mental health and frontline support through a bespoke fund” and “build on the…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson

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23rd July 2020
The marriage of the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York took place on July 23rd 1986. Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward and Sarah Margaret Ferguson had known each other since childhood but romance blossomed in the summer of 1985 after they sat next to one another at a meal during that season’s Royal Ascot. He’d tried to get her to eat profiteroles, she had protested as she was on a…
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The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall's South West Visit: Day Two

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22nd July 2020
The second part of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall’s visit to the South West for 2020 was all about celebrating those who have worked so hard for their local communities during the coronavirus pandemic. On two stops in Cornwall, the royal couple heard about the challenges faced and the solutions found over the past months and passed on their personal thanks to who helped others. Day two…
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Killed in battle: Prince Maurice of Battenberg

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21st July 2020
Prince Maurice of Battenberg was Queen Victoria’s grandson, as he was the son of Victoria’s daughter, Princess Beatrice and her husband, Prince Henry of Battenberg. Prince Maurice of Battenberg was born at Balmoral Castle in 1891 and grew up in Great Britain. His elder sister, Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg married Alfonso XIII of Spain and was Queen Consort of Spain between 1906 and…
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