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Prince Andrew becomes the first royal to publicly speak about Brexit

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16th June 2017
The Duke of York has become the first member of The Royal Family to conduct an interview on the subject of Brexit since the referendum last year. Prince Andrew, who drew controversy last year after implying the UK would be better off remaining in the European Union, said on Friday that he is “as much in the dark as anyone else”. Speaking on Newsday on BBC World News, the 57-year-old…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles releases statement upon the death of his godmother

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14th June 2017
The Prince of Wales has released a statement following the death of his godmother, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, who has died at the age of 93. On Wednesday evening, Prince Charles said: “I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of my very special godmother, Lady Mountbatten whom I have known and loved ever since I can first remember. “She played an extremely important part in my…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty recreates first royal train ride that took place 175 years ago

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14th June 2017
Technology may have advanced and the journey a complete six minutes faster, but yesterday, Her Majesty recreated the first royal train journey that took place 175 years ago by Queen Victoria. The “delightful and so quick” trip taken by Queen Victoria on 13 June 1842 was driven by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Sir Daniel Gooch, keeping in tradition, their descendants accompanied The Queen…
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Will Her Majesty be absent from The Queen's Speech?

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12th June 2017
It has been confirmed that this year’s Queen’s Speech has been delayed by a few days due to the Conservative Party failing to reach an agreement with Northern Ireland’s DUP. If an agreement cannot be made, then it is likely that The Queen’s Speech will not be passed resulting in another General Election. But by delaying the speech, Her Majesty will inevitably have to miss…
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