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Duchess Down Under: Invictus Opening

Prince Harry officially opened the Invictus Games on Saturday, with a beaming Meghan in the audience. The couple had undertaken a few engagements throughout the day, including an embargoed event that saw Prince Harry unveil a new ANZAC Memorial in Hyde Park. The couple attended the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge on Cockatoo Island, and before the Invictus Games…
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The Duke of Kent visits the Channel Islands

The Duke of Kent visited the Channel Islands this week with stops in Guernsey and Alderney. It was his first official trip to the islands for over ten years. The Duke’s visit took place on October 17th. His first port of call was Alderney, the northernmost inhabited island in the group which sits around ten miles off the coast of France. The Duke visited the Royal National Lifeboat Institute…
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The Sussexes

Storm causes Invictus Opening Ceremony to be delayed

A severe storm rocked Sydney only a few hours before the opening ceremony of the 2018 Invictus Games was due to take place. The ceremony was planned for outside the Sydney Opera House, but the storm that quickly moved in with a combination of hail, heavy rainfall, high winds…
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Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit Macarthur Girls' High School

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made an unannounced visit to Macarthur Girls’ High School in Sydney yesterday, visiting students for about 30 minutes. Only the headteacher, the deputy headteacher and the groundsman knew that Harry and Meghan were coming. The students knew they were going to be visited by the Premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, who asked the students, “You knew I…
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Duchess Down Under: Stripes in Sydney

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to Sydney ahead of the Invictus Games opening on Saturday, with a trip to Bondi Beach, a visit to the MacArthur Girls High School, calls on the Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Opposition, and, for Harry, a bridge…
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge host secret reception for teen heroes

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted a reception at Kensington Palace Wednesday for the winners of BBC Radio One’s Teen Hero Awards 2018, which recognised three young people who are heroes in their communities. Speaking to Hello! magazine, Sienna Castellon, one of the winners, said, “It was such an honour and privilege to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Kensington Palace. “They…
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