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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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Will Prince Charles of Wales become the next King of England or Prince William of Wales?

The below link has a video interview between Matt LauerMatt Lauer of the “Today” show and Christopher Andersen, author of the book WILLIAM and KATE. It was interesting to hear explanations from reputable sources, according to Mr. Andersen, that the … read more »

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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 »

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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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