Prince William receives Scotland’s highest honour
July 5th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) Prince William was Thursday bestowed with the title of "Knight of the Thistle", the highest honour in Scotland.Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and Duchess of Cambridge ... Read more...
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Drogba to run in Olympic torch relay
May 23rd, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 23 (IANS) Outgoing Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba will run the Olympic torch relay here Wednesday.The 34-year-old Drogba will carry the torch in Swindon, at half-way point between ... Read more...
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Olympic flame arrives in Britain
May 19th, 2012 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) The Olympic flame arrived in Britain Friday after being flown from Athens, Greece, for the London 2012 torch relay.A gold-coloured plane named The Firefly landed ... Read more...
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Strauss, Flower receive OBEs
October 5th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Test skipper Andrew Strauss and head coach Andy Flower received OBEs at Windsor Castle for guiding England to an Ashes victory in Australia last winter.Strauss and ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton pips Diana to become ‘3rd most beautiful royal’
April 19th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 19 (ANI): A poll has indicated that Kate Middleton's marriage to Prince William will make her the third most beautiful royal in history, beating the late Diana, into fourth ... Read more...
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The Duchess of Cornwall is ‘8th lowest royal’
April 19th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 19 (ANI): Princess Eugenie has topped the list of lowest ranking royals, a survey found.While King Henry VIII has been voted fourth and The Duchess of Cornwall has been ranked ... Read more...
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Unseen portraits of Queen, Princess Margaret to go on public display for first time
December 30th, 2010 - 10:17 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 30 (ANI): Unseen and cherished childhood portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Princess Margaret to go on public display for the first time in an exhibition celebrating the ... Read more...
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Unseen childhood portraits of the Queen to go on display next year
December 29th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): Previously unseen childhood portraits of the Queen and the late Princess Margaret from the late Queen Elizabeth's personal collection are to go on public display for the first ... Read more...
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Queen’s granddaughter to marry soon
December 21st, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 21 (IANS) Just weeks after the announcement of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton, Britain's royal family is preparing for another wedding as Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Phillips ... Read more...
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Queen’s jigsaw puzzles on display at Sandringham
April 3rd, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 3 (ANI): An exhibition offering an insight into the private life of the Royal family is on display at the Sandringham estate in West Norfolk, and it also features a ... Read more...
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Babies born to methadone mums develop eye defects: Study
February 28th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28 (ANI): In a new study, medical experts found that babies born to mothers who had taken methadone during pregnancy developed a range of visual problems.The research, carried out by ... Read more...
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Queen, Tracey Emin, Barbara Windsor among ‘ladies of today’
February 15th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): Tracey Emin, EastEnders star Barbara Windsor and the Queen are some of the women who have made it to a list honouring the 'ladies of today'.Celebrating its 125th ... Read more...
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Babies born with drug, alcohol addiction problems on the rise in Scotland
August 17th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 17 (ANI): There has been a drastic increase in the number of babies born with drug and alcohol addiction problems in Scotland.According to the Scottish Sun, one in every 264 ... Read more...
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‘Busy bee’ Jordan turns down lunch invite at Buckingham Palace
April 8th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 8 (ANI): Katie Price a.ka. Jordan has claimed that she was invited to lunch at Buckingham Palace but declined the offer because she was in America.The 30-year-old said that she ... Read more...
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Princess Anne to Be 4th in Line For Throne?
March 30th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has begun talks with the Buckingham Palace about changing the 308 year old rules of succession to the throne, doing away with the bar on marrying Roman ... Read more...
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Sir Richard Branson polled Britain’’s Most Generous Celeb
March 4th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 4 (ANI): Sir Richard Branson has been named Britain''s most generous public figure in a new poll.According to the first Volunteering Index, the Virgin boss contributed most time to ... Read more...
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Queen told to open Buckingham Palace to the public more often
January 27th, 2009 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
LOndon, Jan.27 (ANI): A powerful committee of MPs has urged Queen Elizabeth to open Buckingham Palace more often to the public in return for an increase in taxpayers'' money for the ... Read more...
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Prince Charles pips younger sis to become hardest working Royal
December 31st, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 31 (ANI): Prince Charles has trounced his younger sister Princess Anne Valentine Low to become the hardest working member of the Royal Family.The Prince of Wales, for the first ... Read more...
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Lazy Camilla dubbed ”Duchess Of Dolittle” by royal staff
December 22nd, 2008 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): Owing to her laziness to make public appearances, the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, has been dubbed as the Duchess of Dolittle by Palace staff.The ladys appointment chart ... Read more...
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Queen greets British Olympic champs at Buckingham Palace
October 17th, 2008 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 17 (ANI): Britain''s Olympic heroes met the Queen during a reception at Buckingham Palace.
Some of the medallists felt all jittery about meeting the monarch.
While double Olympic swimming champion ... Read more...
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Prince William to join the SAS
August 1st, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 1 (ANI): British royal Prince William, will become the first member of the Royal Family to be join the SAS.In preparation for his role as the head of the ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton attends second royal wedding of the year
July 20th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): It seems Prince Williams girlfriend Kate Middleton has confirmed that she is an integral part of the royal circles, after she attended a second royal wedding of ... Read more...
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Prince Harry to get medal today for Afghanistan campaign
May 5th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by admin
London, May 5 (ANI): Prince Harry and his 159 comrades from Afghanistan will march through the streets of Windsor today before they receive their campaign medals from the Princess Royal.
After ... Read more...
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Prince Harry to get campaign medal
April 28th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr 28 (ANI): British royal Prince Harrys turn in Afghanistan will see him receiving a campaign medal next week.And, it will be Harrys aunt, Princess Anne the Princess Royal, who ... Read more...
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Olympic flame arrives in 2012 host city London
April 6th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by admin
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London, April 6 (Xinhua) The Olympic flame for the Beijing Games has landed in London, the host of the 2012 Olympics, where it is expected to witness the largest city ... Read more...
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Queen hosts memorial for Sir Edmund Hillary
April 3rd, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr 3 (ANI): The Queen paid her respects to Sir Edmund Hillary at a service of thanksgiving hosted at St George's Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.The Princess ... Read more...
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Princess Anne in helicopter fire scare
November 14th, 2007 - 1:52 am ICT by admin
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