Queen Elizabeth II

Buckingham Palace denies any political implications in Queen’s State Banquet speech

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26th June 2015
During The Queen’s current Germany visit, she gave a speech asking for European unity. Queen Elizabeth spoke at a state banquet in Berlin of how her and German President, Joachim Gauck, had seen the rise and fall of Europe during their life time. Remaining politically neutral The Queen added “We know that division in Europe is dangerous and that we must guard against it,” Yet some have…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles's annual review shows over £5m tax paid in last year

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24th June 2015
Prince Charles saw the income from the Duchy of Cornwall increase by 1.7% for the year ending 31 March 2015, bringing in £19.845m, which the Prince used mostly to fund his official engagements. The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited 10 countries in 2014-15 including five joint visits. The Prince of Wales’s private income comes from the Duchy of Cornwall, an estate covering…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry ends his Army career

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19th June 2015
Today marks the end of Prince Harry’s career in the British Armed Forces after a decade of military service. During his time in the army, Prince Harry has served twice in Afghanistan and promoted the welfare of injured servicemen and women through his charities and the…
King Charles III

Charles and Camilla visit Belgium battlefield to mark #Waterloo200

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17th June 2015
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were in Belgium on Wednesday to attend the Opening Ceremony of the restored Hougoumont Farm. Her Royal Highness, Princess Astrid of Belgium, joined Charles and Camilla on their tour of Hougoumont Farm. The present Duke of Wellington, Prince Nikolaus von Blücher of Prussia and Prince Charles Bonaparte were also in attendance at Wednesday’s…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Queen leads royals at Garter day ceremony in Windsor Castle

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15th June 2015
The Queen led members of the Royal Family at the traditional annual Garter day ceremony at Windsor Castle today, joined also by the knights and ladies of the Order for the service which took place at St George’s chapel. The Order of the Garter was established by Edward III in 1348 and is the oldest British Order of Chivalry. The Queen during the Garter Service at Windsor Castle. The Bands of…
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