King Charles III

Queen Diana or Queen Camilla: People have their say

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15th July 2017
The Duchess of Cornwall’s popularity is on the up, but when it comes to choosing a Queen, more people would still want to see Princess Diana take the title. A new poll by the Mirror newspaper has shown that 61% would have preferred the late Princess of Wales to be Queen when Prince Charles eventually takes the throne, while 14% said they would choose Camilla. But up to 39% of 2,000 people…
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The Yorks

The Duke of York has Twitter meltdown

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15th July 2017
[commentary] Analysis by Charlie Proctor, Royal Central’s Editor-in-Chief Social media accounts often make mistakes when scheduling tweets. Anybody who follows @RoyalCentral on Twitter will know we sometimes accidentally send tweets out at 10pm instead of 10am on…
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Prince Charles sits in the cockpit of a jet trainer

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14th July 2017
Prince Charles had a taste of how state-of-the-art aircraft operate as he took the cockpit seat of a Hawk T2 jet trainer, although he didn’t actually fly. The Prince of Wales looked excited as he was shown the controls by a squadron leader from IV(R) Squadron and Ascent Flight Training at the RAF Valley in North Wales, where His Royal Highness met some of the servicemen and women who work…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William reveals that Prince George isn't a fan of football just yet

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14th July 2017
The Duke of Cambridge revealed that toddler Prince George is not a footballer just yet when chatting with members of the England women’s football team at Kensington Palace. “I said do his kids play,” said Casey Stoney, an England player, in an interview with The Mirror. “He said at the moment he’s trying to teach George that football is actually a contact sport, but George doesn’t…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

The Queen appoints a former astronaut as Canada's new Governor General

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13th July 2017
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has announced that The Queen has appointed former astronaut, Julie Payette, as the country’s new Governor General. Ms Payette will be officially installed into office in a ceremony scheduled to take place in the Autumn. Speaking after the appointment was confirmed, the 53-year-old said: “This is a very great honour for me and my family…
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