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King George VI's top hat to be auctioned

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24th April 2014
<![CDATA[A top hat that was once worn and owned by King George VI will be auctioned at the end of April in an online auction. The auction will take place on April 29 and Nate D. Sanders will be the auctioneer. The plush silk top hat was designed by Henry Heath Ltd. It has a silk print lining reading “by special appointment / to His Majesty the King / Established in the reign of King George…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

New companions for Order of the Garter announced

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23rd April 2014
<![CDATA[The Order of the Garter is the oldest and most important British order of chivalry. It was founded by Edward III in 1348. Each knight has on display a banner of their arms in St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Buckingham Palace has announced that the former heads of the Bank of England and MI5 have been appointed to the Order of the Garter by The Queen. Mervyn King was made Knight…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

60% say The Queen is the 'hardest working royal'

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20th April 2014
<![CDATA[Sixty percent of people believe that The Queen is the hardest working member of the Royal Family according to a recent poll conducted by Royal Central. The poll saw 1,002 people take part and 602 (60%) of those said Her Majesty was the hardest working Royal. Prince Charles came in second place with 12% of the votes and Prince William placed third with 9%. Prince Andrew received just…
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Prince Philip

Prince Philip set to attend medals parade in Germany

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16th April 2014
<![CDATA[The Duke of Edinburgh is to travel to Fallingbostel in Germany on 12th June to present medals to the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, it was announced today. Prince Philip, who will have celebrated his 93rd birthday just two days before the trip, has been royal colonel of the battalion since 2006 when the regiment known as the Highlanders was amalgamated into the Royal…
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