British RoyalsPrince & Princess of WalesThe Sussexes

The Royal Foundation Heads Together initiative named 100 Women in Finance’s 2018 UK philanthropic beneficiary

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28th June 2018
Non-profit organisation 100 Women in Finance (100WF) has announced that the beneficiary of their UK philanthropic initiatives in 2018 will benefit The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The grant given to The Royal Foundation will primarily support the charity’s mental health initiatives, especially those related to young children. One of…
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The Kents

Before they were royal: the life of the Duchess of Kent

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28th June 2018
Born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley on 22 February 1933, she would one day become a much-loved member of the Royal Family, as the Duchess of Kent, but now we take a look at her life before her marriage to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. Katharine is the youngest child and only daughter of Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet, of whom she is said to have been very close to, and Joyce Morgan Brunner. She…
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Princess Anne and Family

Zara and Mike Tindall name their daughter

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27th June 2018
Zara and Mike Tindall have named their newborn daughter. The couple chose the name ‘Lena Elizabeth’, a lovely nod to Zara’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. Lena is pronounced ‘Lay-na’. Lena was born on 18 June at the Stroud Maternity Unit in Gloucestershire. She weighed 9lb 3oz. The new baby is the heaviest royal baby to be born in over 100 years. The previous record holder was Prince…
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British RoyalsFeaturesHistory

History's Royal Kates: Catherine of Braganza

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26th June 2018
Catherine of Braganza has gone down in history as a rather nice lady who liked drinking tea.  The Portuguese princess who arrived in Portsmouth in 1662 to marry Charles II has been portrayed as a gentle soul whose heart was broken by her inability to have children and who instead contented herself by making a nice cuppa the fashion of the day while trying to be friends with her husband’s many…
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