Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne takes part in appointing first Geographer Royal since Victorian era

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16th September 2015
The Royal Scottish Geographical Society has appointed the first Geographer Royal for Scotland in 118 years, and The Princess Royal was on hand for the event. Sir Robert Sibbald, was the first Geographer Royal for Scotland, appointed 333 years ago in September 1682. On Tuesday, Professor Charles Withers, Ogilvie Chair of Geography at the University of Edinburgh, was presented the post at a ceremony…
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The Gloucesters

Duchess of Gloucester officially opens new hospice in Peterborough

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16th September 2015
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester officially opened a new hospice at Thorpe Hall last Tuesday. Money for Sue Ryder’s Thorpe Hall Hospice, which cost £6 million to build, was collected through the fund raising efforts of residents from Peterborough and Stamford. The Duchess of Gloucester on a previous engagement. The Duchess of Gloucester was the Patron of the Thorpe Hall Capital…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles 'hammers' out a deal to purchase home improvement store

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14th September 2015
Prince Charles has paid £35million to buy the Milton Keynes B&Q branch. B&Q PLC, formerly known as Block & Quayle, is a British DIY and home improvement company. The shop, located on 117,000 square feet of land will be part of the Duchy of Cornwall’s portfolio. Charles uses a considerable portion of the Duchy income to cover the costs of his charitable and public work. In 2012 over £100…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's Delightful RSVP to a Schoolgirl's Birthday Party Invitation

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12th September 2015
On a recent family trip to London, six-year-old Melissa Poll passed the gardens at Buckingham Palace. Her grandmother pointed out to the little girl from Bestwick that that’s where Her Majesty hosts her garden parties. Melissa, her grandmother and younger sister, wished to take a tour of the Queen’s residence, but because of the tube strike, they weren’t able to queue allowing them inside.
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