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Princess Eugenie opens Newcastle University's London campus

The Duke of York’s younger daughter, Princess Eugenie, attended the opening of the Newcastle University’s new London campus on Wednesday. The Princess herself is a former Newcastle University student, having studied English and History of Art there before graduating in 2012. Newcastle University London is based in Middlesex Street in central London and offers full and part-time…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

William and Kate visit Dundee

The Earl and Countess of Strathearn, as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are known in Scotland, made their first official visit to Dundee on Friday. As most will recall, William and Catherine first met while students nearby at the University of St Andrews. The majority of…
The Sussexes

Prince Harry to visit USA for event in aid of Invictus Games Orlando 2016

Prince Harry will be in the United States of America on October 28th for an event in support of the Invictus Games Orlando 2016, which will take place between the 8th-12th May 2016 at the ESPN World Wide of Sports Complex in Orlando. Prince Harry will be joined at the event by First Lady of the USA, Michelle Obama, and Dr Jill Biden, wife of Vice-President Joe Biden. Prince Harry, Mrs Obama and Dr…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry attends service and meets families of bomb disposal experts killed in action

Prince Harry attended a service at St Paul’s Cathedral on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) across the British Armed Forces. Officially formed in October 1940, the initial Royal Engineers bomb disposal unit performed a significant role over the course of the World War Two, dealing with tens of thousands of unexploded bombs in the UK and abroad. Since…
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British Royals

From Ireland to Australia: How Queen Victoria’s statue travelled the world

Not many statues have travelled such lengths as this statue of Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria herself visited Ireland in the year before her death. Ireland was still 16 years away from their independence and Victoria’s visit received mixed reactions. However, 52,000 people turned up to welcome her when she arrived, and she was warmly received everywhere she went. When she died in January…
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