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Radio 1 DJ says he had a royal talking to from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

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21st November 2019
Radio 1 DJ Greg James has revealed that he received a royal telling off from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. This came after James mocked Princess Charlotte for shaking hands with her teacher on Charlotte’s first day of school. The DJ says William and Kate were listening to his Breakfast Show after Charlotte, four-years-old, was greeted by Helen Haslem, the head of the lower school at…
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95% of people say Prince Andrew is right to step down from public duties

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20th November 2019
In a poll of Royal Central readers, a huge majority of respondents say that the Duke of York made the right decision to stand down as a working royal as criticism of the 59-year-old prince intensifies. Of the 548 people polled, 95% say Prince Andrew is right to stand down from conducting engagements ‘for the foreseeable future.’ Just 5% of respondents think he should have carried…
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Prince Andrew's statement in full as he announces he is to step back as a working royal

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20th November 2019
The Duke of York has released a statement announcing that he is to step back from all public duties for the foreseeable future. Prince Andrew’s decision comes in a week where he has received heavy criticism surrounding an interview he gave to BBC Newsnight. Prince Andrew’s statement in full: “It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances…
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Prince Andrew steps down from public duties

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20th November 2019
The Duke of York has stepped down from all public duties for the foreseeable future following heavy criticism of an interview he gave to BBC Newsnight. In a statement, Prince Andrew says that he asked The Queen for permission to step back from public duties, action she…
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The day a royal stag night made headlines round the world

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20th November 2019
On this day, 72 years ago, newspaper readers woke up to the story of a young prince and his friends partying ahead of one of the biggest royal weddings of them all. For on the night before he said ‘I do’ to the future queen, Prince Philip enjoyed a stag night and it was caught on camera. OK, there are no drinking games for you to pore over here. But as he prepared to wed a monarch…
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