Palaces & BuildingsQueen Elizabeth II

Young man arrested for climbing wall of Buckingham Palace

On Monday, a 24-year-old man was arrested when he tried to climb over the wall at Buckingham Palace. The Metropolitan Police arrested the man three minutes after he made it over the low outer perimeter fence on suspicion of trespassing. The incident was not related to terrorism. A statement from the police read: “The man was not found in possession of any offensive weapons and the incident is…
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British RoyalsThe Sussexes

Meghan Markle's comments in praise of Ivanka Trump ruffle a few feathers

An often underappreciated bit of modern-day wisdom is that nothing you do is ever really secret, and this goes a hundredfold for celebrities and the internet. Meghan Markle, whose engagement to Prince Harry was announced just last month, has apparently just been bitten by this truth. Back in 2014, when Trump’s movement to become president was still just a wild suggestion, Markle had been…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

On 5th anniversary of royal nurse's death, family choose to honour her memory

It’s been five years since Jacintha Saldanha, a senior royal nurse charged with the care of a pregnant Duchess of Cambridge took her life. Two Australian radio DJs pranked her into revealing details about Kate’s pregnancy with Prince George. Saldanha’s family is still healing. they are establishing a hospital in Saldanha’s hometown in Mangalore, India to honour her…
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British RoyalsHistoryQueen Elizabeth II

Only eight women have been named TIME Magazine's 'Person of the Year'; Queen Elizabeth and Wallis Simpson are two of them

Yesterday, TIME Magazine named their ‘Person of the Year’. The 2017 honour went to the Silence Breakers. The issue covers the storeys of 33 women and two men who came forward to accuse their sexual abusers. The two men are Terry Crews and Blaise Godbe Lipman. The front cover of the magazine features Ashley Judd, one of Harvey Weinstein’s first accusers, Taylor Swift who took a…
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