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Princess Royal presents Isle of Wight's Red Funnel Boss with Merchant Navy Medal

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19th November 2019
Last week, the Princess Royal presented the Isle of Wight’s Red Funnel Boss with a Merchant Navy Medal. Captain Fran Collins was awarded the medal for her services to the marine passenger sector. She is the first female captain at the Channel Islands operator, Condor Ferries. Collins started her career as a dual cadet having sailed on deep-sea oil and gas tankers before she joined Condor.
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The real value of The Queen's crown uncovered: How much is it really worth?

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18th November 2019
It’s one of the most recognisable symbols of royalty in the world, and with hundreds of years of royal history and coronations behind it, St Edward’s Crown is a priceless national treasure … but really, what is it actually worth? As The Crown returned to Netflix this past weekend, personal finance blog SavingSpot virtually deconstructed The Queen’s coronation crown to…
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Prince Andrew embroiled in new 'N-word' row

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18th November 2019
The Duke of York has been embroiled in further controversy after a former Downing Street aide alleged that he used a racially insensitive term of phrase. The allegation published by the London Evening Standard is denied by Buckingham Palace, with sources telling the paper…
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Charles and Camilla kick off New Zealand tour

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18th November 2019
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have kicked off their six-day New Zealand tour. The royals arrived on Sunday morning at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Whenuapai, just north of Auckland. Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy and Auckland Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore greeted them at the airport before they headed off to rest before the tour began. The tour will see them meeting Prime…
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Prince Andrew's 'cock-a-hoop' remarks to The Queen about his Newsnight interview cause surprise

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18th November 2019
The Duke of York’s interview with BBC Newsnight on Saturday has been widely condemned as calamitous, with royal commentators universally calling the 50-minute discussion a PR disaster. However, there is at least one person who thought the interview went well – Prince Andrew himself. According to The Sun, the 59-year-old prince told his mother, The Queen, that his interrogation by…
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