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Tag Archives: Buckingham Palace
Ugandan Girl, 8, with face tumour the size of a football to have pioneering surgery
An eight-year-old girl with a football-sized facial tumour is to have pioneering surgery before it strangles her. The rare growth first appeared when Trinny Amuhirwe was four-and-a-half, and she twice underwent surgery in her home country of Uganda to remove … read more
Posted in East Africa, Nigeria, Uganda
Tagged Buckingham Palace, Cromwell Hospital, Facing the World, Fibrous dysplasia of bone, London, Martin Kelly, Sarah, Uganda
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Prince Philip in hospital with infection
Prince Philip has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace says. Philip, 90, was taken to the King Edward VII Hospital in London from Windsor Castle on Monday as a precautionary measure. He will remain in hospital … read more
King Mswati III of Swaziland leaving a lavish lifestyle while his people starve
Photos are beginning to come through from the picket in London to protest that King Mswati III of Swaziland has been invited to take part in the Jubilee celebrations of the UK’s Queen Elizabeth. The King, sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute … read more
Posted in Featured 1, Southern Africa, Spotlight, Swaziland
Tagged Buckingham Palace, elizabeth ii, King Mswati, king mswati iii biography, king mswati iii cars, king mswati iii children, king mswati iii daughter, king mswati iii palace, king mswati iii photos, king mswati iii wealth, king mswati reed dance, king swaziland news, London, minister caught swaziland, Mswati III, Savoy Hotel, ssn forum king mswati iii, Swaziland, top secret king mswati iii of swaziland, Windsor
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A tale of two dresses: Kate and Diana’s wedding gown
What a difference a generation makes. This week, it was revealed that the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress helped attract a record number of visitors to Buckingham Palace in July and August. By summer’s end, the inspired Sarah Burton/Alexander McQueen … read more
Posted in Europe, Global Issues, World Entertainment
Tagged Buckingham Palace, diana princess of wales, Elizabeth Emanuel, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kate Middleton, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, Princess Diana, Sarah Jessica Parker, Southern Africa, Wedding dress, West Africa
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Pride in Seychelles over reported royal honeymoon
VICTORIA, Seychelles – With its sandy beaches, clear waters and secluded hideaways, the Seychelles is a honeymoon destination fit for a future king — and residents say they’re proud Prince William and Kate are reportedly honeymooning here. British media said … read more
No Honeymoon for Royal Couple
Prince William and Kate Middleton have decided to embark on their honeymoon at a later date and will spend the weekend at a private location in the U.K., royal officials say. The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left Buckingham … read more
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
Tagged Africa news, African news, Alexander McQueen, breaking news, Buckingham Palace, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Clarence House, Goring Hotel, GRACE KELLY, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, Kate Middleton, map of africa, News local news, newspapers, Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, World news
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Royal family rocked by fresh scandal
LONDON – Less than two months before a fairytale wedding anticipated by much of the world, Britain’s royal family finds itself fighting an inconvenient distraction: revelations that Prince Andrew, the queen’s second son, is friends with a convicted sex offender, … read more
Beckhams get royal invite
David and Victoria Beckham have been invited to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding. The soccer star and the fashion designer reportedly received their invite to the April 29 nuptials — which will take place at London’s Westminster Abbey — … read more
Posted in Europe, Global Issues, Lifestyle
Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Buckingham Palace, David Cameron, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Kate Middleton, News local news, Pippa Middleton, Prince William of Wales, Royal Air Force, Victoria Beckham, Westminster Abbey, World news
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Prince Charles’s wedding day bungler quits but he may have made him our richest ever king
Prince Charles’s right-hand man is quitting his post to move to the private sector. Sir Michael Peat made the surprise announcement yesterday just three months before Kate and William’s wedding. The 61-year-old former KPMG accountant is thought to earn about … read more
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Buckingham Palace, Charles Prince of Wales, Clarence House, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kate Middleton, Michael Fawcett, Michael Peat, News local news, newspapers, Prince William of Wales, Royal Highness, World news
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Archbishop of Canterbury to conduct royal wedding
The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual head of the Anglican Church, will marry Britain’s Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton later this year, the prince’s office said on Wednesday. Other details about the wedding revealed that Middleton will … read more
Posted in Europe, Gambia, Global Issues, News, Politics, Senegal, West Africa
Tagged Africa news, African news, Archbishop of Canterbury, breaking news, Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, diana princess of wales, IndepthAfrica, Kate Middleton, News local news, Prince William of Wales, Rowan Williams, Westminster Abbey, World news
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Queen Elizabeth Welcomes First Great-Granddaughter, Autumn Phillips’ Daughter
Queen Elizabeth II will ring in 2011 with an extra-special addition to the royal family: her first great-granddaughter. As the BBC is reporting, the Canadian-born Autumn Phillips, wife of the Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips, gave birth to a baby daughter … read more
South Africa’s youngest monarch set to wed
WEDDING bells are ringing for Western Pondoland as its monarch, the youngest king in South Africa, prepares to take his first wife. Already plans are under way for the wedding of AmaMpondo King Ndamase Ndamase, 27, and his fiancée, Thina … read more
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged Africa news, Buckingham Palace, Eastern Cape, Facebook, IndepthAfrica, Libode, Mthatha, Port Elizabeth, Royal Family, South Africa
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The British Queen joins Facebook social networking site
The Queen is to embrace the world of “social networking” by joining Facebook. The Queen on facebook Photo: PA The Queen has joined Facebook in the latest attempt to drag the Royal Family into the computer age Photo: AP In … read more
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Tagged Birmingham, British Queen joins Facebook, Buckingham Palace, Christmas, Court Circular, Criticism of Facebook, Facebook, Human Interest, IndepthAfrica, joins facebook, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Online social networking, political-news, Royal Family, royal household, Social information processing, social media, Social network service, Technology Internet, United Kingdom, Web 2.0, World Wide Web
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