The Edinburghs

The Earl of Wessex presents award to "Sword Fighters from the Streets"

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11th July 2014
<![CDATA[The Earl of Wessex has awarded North-East England Regional Fencing with the Innovative Project Award for its unique Street Swords programme. As president of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, Prince Edward presented the award at a Community Sport and Recreation Awards ceremony at St. James Palace, London. The Street Swords program teaches young people from disadvantaged backgrounds…
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Prince & Princess of WalesQueen Elizabeth IIThe Sussexes

William and Harry to launch The Queen's Young Leaders Programme

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8th July 2014
<![CDATA[The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry will announce that the search is on to find The Queen's Young Leaders of the Commonwealth, by holding a reception in Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. The Programme will run from 2015 to 2018. During this time a total of 240 exceptional younger leaders from the Commonwealth will be bestowed honours at Buckingham Palace. The Queen Elizabeth…
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Queen Elizabeth II

History Rewind: Her Majesty presides over Manx Millennium

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5th July 2014
<![CDATA[ On 5 July 1979 The Queen presided over the Isle of Man’s 1000th open-air sitting of Parliament. She was only the second British Monarch to satisfy this duty in person. The last monarch to do so was Her Majesty’s father, King George VI in 1945. Her Majesty is the Lord of Mann as the official usage is applied for traditional and cultural reasons. The title Lord of Mann, though, was…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

New portrait of Prince William to be unveiled

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2nd July 2014
<![CDATA[A new portrait will be unveiled today of The Duke of Cambridge, painted by Welsh artist Dan Llywelyn Hall. The inspiration behind the painting is William's new role as a father to Prince George. The oil-on-canvas piece, entitled Fatherhood, was painted by the same artist, whose portrait of the Queen last year was criticised for its resemblance to a Spitting Image puppet. The…
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