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    What are you listening to right now?

    Judas Priest - "Trial By Fire" (2023) The British heavy metal giants are back with a new album of metal that is exceedingly heavy...
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    Princess of Wales delivers a speech on childhood

    Remember that unlike her father-in-law (the King), her husband (Prince William) and her three children the future Queen hasn't spent her entire life under the world's gaze and being used to media attention and public speaking. She will one day become Queen but by that time she will be as...
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    Princess of Wales delivers a speech on childhood

    The Princess of Wales has delivered a speech on early childhood at the ‘Shaping Us’ national symposium in London on Wednesday. Catherine has given birth to three children who are very important nationally: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, who are second, third and fourth in...
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    Gun salutes mark King's 75th birthday

    As part of his 75th birthday celebrations, the King met NHS nurses and midwives in the year that the NHS also celebrated its 75th birthday. Britain's cherished free health service was born in a country suffering from World War II. With a workforce of 1.6 million the NHS is today the world's...
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    Gun salutes mark King's 75th birthday

    They were firing blanks. British soldiers don't tend to attack British civilians. They protect British citizens.
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    Gun salutes mark King's 75th birthday

    Gun salutes from British soldiers rang out in London and other cities around Britain earlier today to mark the King's 75th birthday. King Charles III was born in Buckingam Palace at 21:14 GMT on 14th November 1948 during the reign of his grandfather King George VI.
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    Prince of Wales pays respect to Sir Bobby Charlton at funeral

    The Prince of Wales, who is the President of the English FA, today paid his respects to England's 1966 World Cup winner and Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton at his funeral in Manchester. The heir to the throne joined current and former United players and former United manager Sir...
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    King attends Highgrove House birthday tea party

    The King has attended a celebratory tea party at Highgrove House to mark his birthday, along with individuals and organisations who have recently turned 75 as well. During the event the King was sung to by the Rock Choir and cut an impressive three-tier cake before joking “You’ve probably eaten...
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    Ex-PM David Cameron becomes Foreign Secretary

    The King has made ex-Prime Minister David Cameron a life peer to allow Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to appoint Cameron as the new Foreign Secretary in Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle, with Cameron clearly delighted at his unexpected promotion. Cameron was Prime Minister from 2010 until 2016, when he...
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    King Charles III leads Remembrance Sunday commemorations

    King Charles III, of course, today led Britain's national commemorations on Remembrance Sunday as Britain remembered and thanked her war dead. The King, just three days before his 75th birthday, along with other royals and politicians, laid a wreath at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in central...
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    Princess Anne leads moving Armistice Day ceremony

    Anne, Princess Royal, accompanied by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, led the Armistice Day ceremony at the Armed Forces Memorial within the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, for Remembrance Day. As is tradition since 1919 following World War One, two minutes...
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    King unveils statues of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

    The King and Queen have unveiled statues of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip ahead of the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance. The King and Queen, accompanied by other Members of the Royal Family, attended the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal...
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    King's 75th birthday plans are revealed

    Plans for His Majesty King Charles III's 75th birthday have been revealed. Celebratory events will be hosted at Highgrove Gardens and Dumfries House for organisations and individuals also turning 75 in 2023. The King was born on 14th November 1948 at Buckingham Palace to Princess Elizabeth...
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    Does Canada Have Any Indigenous Poisonous Critters?

    Many spiders are too small for their fangs to penetrate human skin. The largest spider in Britain is the cardinal spider, with a leg span of five inches (12 cm). That's twice as large as Canada's largest spider, the wharf spider. The cardinal spider is so-called because King Henry VIII's...
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    Does Canada Have Any Indigenous Poisonous Critters?

    Almost all spiders are venomous.
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    Prince of Wales enjoys warm welcome to Singapore

    Britain's next monarch, Prince William, Prince of Wales, 41, apologises to Singapore over the absence of his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, during his visit to the tiny Asian nation. The Princess of Wales is busy helping their son Prince George, 10 - second in line - through his "first major...
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    Prince of Wales enjoys warm welcome to Singapore

    The Prince of Wales has received a warm welcome by the leaders of Singapore at the Istana, the palace and official residence of Singapore's president. The Heir to the Throne shook hands with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, before holding a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien...
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    King Charles III opens Parliament for the first time

    In scenes reminiscent of their Coronation on 6th May, the King and Queen travel to the Houses of Parliament in typical British pomp and ceremony in order to open the United Kingdom's 58th Parliament... King Charles III and Queen Camilla depart Parliament and head back to Buckingham Palace...
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    King Charles III opens Parliament for the first time

    King Charles III today opened Parliament for the first time in his reign by making the King's Speech from his Throne in the House of Lords alongside Queen Camilla. It is the first time that a King's Speech has been made since November 1951 although the King delivered the Queen's Speech last...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Rolling Stones ft Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder - "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" (2023)