Prince & Princess of Wales

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet suicide prevention campaigners

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with two mental health campaigners on Thursday – one of which tried to take his own life – in an effort to raise awareness of suicide prevention. The royal couple continued their ongoing campaign of mental health awareness as they shook hands with Johnny Benjamin and Neil Laybourn at London’s St Thomas’ Hospital. Mr Laybourn intervened…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Ascot Gold Cup to be renamed in honour of Queen's 90th birthday

One of the world’s most famous horse races, the Ascot Gold Cup, will be renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate her 90th birthday. Ascot announced that the meeting, attended by members of the Royal Family, will pay tribute to the Queen upon her turning 90 years old. The two-and-a-half mile race, won by Her Majesty’s Estimate in 2013, will now be renamed the Gold Cup in…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to meet man who was to commit suicide

The FindMike campaign in 2014 captivated the public when Jonny Benjamin reached out to find the stranger who saved his life. Benjamin, who was 20-years-old at the time, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and felt that he had hit “rock bottom” when he was about to commit suicide by leaping to his death from the Waterloo Bridge in central London in 2008. Fate intervened when an unknown…
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British Royals

The Earl of Strathmore, the Queen's cousin, has passed away

After a long battle with cancer, The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, better known Lord Strathmore has passed away. Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon died in hospital in London at the age of 58 on Saturday, he was a first cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth. He was once an army captain and had four sons and two step-daughters. He was the 18th earl of the estate in Angus, a frequent spot the Queen…
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