Prince & Princess of Wales

Duke of Cambridge takes to Twitter to celebrate England’s Quarter-Final win

The Duke of Cambridge has sent a message to the England squad following England’s 2-0 win against Sweden in the World Cup quarter-finals. Within minutes of the match finishing, the Duke of Cambridge took to Kensington Palace’s official Twitter account to celebrate. The Duke said: “You wanted to make history @England and you are doing just that. This has been an incredible #WorldCup run and…
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Details confirm the meeting of Trump and Queen Elizabeth

Not the original State Visit that Theresa May had first suggested, but President Trump will be in the United Kingdom next week for a working visit. No State Banquet will be awarded to the controversial politician, but instead, the president and First Lady will travel to Windsor to meet The Queen. Trump will first arrive in the UK next Thursday in the early afternoon.  A dinner that night will…
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The Queen is joined by two of her sons for Garden Party

The Queen has been joined by two of her sons, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, at a Holyrood garden party. The garden party welcomed 8,000 people from all sorts of Scottish life to the beautiful grounds of Holyrood Palace. The Queen meets a selection of random guests. The music for the garden party was performed by the Royal Marine Band of Scotland, The Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society, and The…
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Prince Albert's plaster hand and other contents of Queen Victoria's coffin

Queen Victoria, who ruled from 1837 to 1901, laid out some very specific instructions for her funeral. Her personal physician was with her in her final hours when she died on the Isle of Wight. She was surrounded by her family, including her son and successor King Edward VII and her oldest grandson, Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. She requested that her favourite pet, a Pomeranian called Turi to…
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