Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge hands out shamrocks on St Patrick's Day

The Duchess of Cambridge, alongside Prince William, kicked off the St Patrick’s Day celebrations with Irish Guards at the annual parade in London. The event took place at the base of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards. The Duchess, who is expecting her third child next month, wore a dark green Catherine Walker coat and a Gina Foster headpiece, which she first wore in 2014. Her Catherine Walker…
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Prince Harry's near death experience in Afghanistan

A new book recalls what Prince Harry’s life was like while deployed in Afghanistan. First examined in Robert Jobson’s ‘Harry’s War: The True Story of the Soldier Prince’. Katie Nicholl’s new book heads back to Prince Harry’s near-death experience in Afghanistan. Prince Harry toured with the Household Cavalry in 2007 in the Helmand province near the…
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The Queen officially gives her consent for the marriage of her "most dearly beloved grandson"

In a privy council meeting held at Buckingham Palace on 14 March, Her Majesty The Queen officially gave her consent for the marriage of her grandson Prince Harry to Meghan Markle. The declaration reads, “MY LORDS, I declare My Consent to a Contract of Matrimony between My Most Dearly Beloved Grandson Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales and Rachel Meghan Markle, which Consent I am…
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The royal wedding: no immediate boost for the economy

Given past experiences, it’s not hard to come to the conclusion that many people love a royal wedding. And you may expect the number of tourists landing in England to have a huge positive impact on the economy. However, this is not always the case. Much like Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge’s big day in 2011, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s nuptials on May 19 is not…
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