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    King visits Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

    King Charles III has visited Royal Military Training Academy in Sandhurst, Berkshire, for the first time since becoming the British military's Commander-in-Chief. The King inspected the 200th Royal Military Academy Sandhurst’s Sovereign’s Parade, presenting the new Colours and Sovereign’s...
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    Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Take That to perform at Coronation concert

    Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Take That are among the stars to perform at the Coronation concert. The Coronation concert will take place in the grounds of Windsor Castle with 20,000 in attendance on Sunday 7th May, the day after the Coronation, during the Coronation Bank Holiday weekend in...
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    Britain: "Macron visiting China is a sign of French weakness"

    In a long speech in Washington DC, former British PM Liz Truss says that French President Macron visiting China is a sign of French weakness...
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    Mary Quant, who popularised the miniskirt, dies aged 93

    Model Twiggy Lawson has led the tributes to designer Dame Mary Quant, who has died aged 93. The fashion legend passed away "peacefully at home in Surrey", her family announced on Thursday. Dame Mary was credited with popularising the miniskirts that helped define the Swinging '60s. Twiggy...
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    "Go on, my son!": Planes struggle to land at Heathrow as Storm Noa hits

    Huge respect to anybody on these aircraft who didn't soil their pants as they struggled to land at London's Heathrow Airport while Storm Noa struck...
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    Mountain rescuers aid men who had taken magic mushrooms

    Keswick mountain rescuers aid men who had taken 'magic mushrooms' BBC News Tuesday 11th April 2023 Rescuers said they had to walk the men to safety after two of the party became unwell after taking magic mushrooms A group of men who had taken magic mushrooms during a valley visit had to be...
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    Prince Charles foraged for mushrooms as his mother lay dying

    As his mother lay dying at Balmoral, the then Prince Charles sought solace by foraging for mushrooms on his estate at Royal Deeside.
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    Coronation route revealed

    The route the King and Queen Consort will take to the Coronation has been revealed - involving two gilded coaches, one of which has air conditioning and shock absorbers.
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    "Extreme danger" warning issued in Hamburg

    Hamburg's fire brigade has issued an "extreme danger" alert as a cloud possibly containing "chemical components" drifts towards the city centre. The German city's authorities are advising people to avoid the area and told residents to close doors, windows and ventilation. It comes after a...
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    Karen gets her comeuppance after confronting King's guard

    A Karen received her matching orders after confronting a King's guard at Buckingham Palace
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    Coronation Pages of Honour are revealed

    The Pages of Honour for the dual Coronation of the King and Queen on Saturday 6th May have been announced. King Charles III will have his own set of pages and Queen Camilla will have her own set of pages. Among the King's pages will be his grandson Prince George. The second in line will be the...
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    The King hands out his first Maundy money

    It's Easter and so it's the time of year when the British monarch hands out Maundy money to elderly recipients in a tradition which dates back to 1210. One man and one woman are chosen for each year the monarch has lived (including the year the monarch is currently living), and they receive...
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    Coronation invites issued by King Charles and 'Queen Camilla'

    Coronation invites issued by King Charles and 'Queen Camilla' BBC News Tuesday 4th April 2023 With a month to go until the coronation, a new photo of the King and Queen Consort has been released By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent The first glimpse of the coronation invitation shows the...
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    Former British Chancellor Nigel Lawson dies aged 91

    Nigel Lawson, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) in the Thatcher Administration from 1983 to 1989, has died at the age of 91. Lawson was the father of celebrity TV chef Nigella Lawson and the journalist Dominic Lawson. Our current Tory PM Rishi Sunak has paid tribute to...
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    Child killer sentenced to minimum of 42 years

    The man who murdered nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 42 years in prison. Thomas Cashman, 34, refused to go into the dock for the sentencing and none of his family were present in court. He fatally shot Olivia and injured her mother...
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    The Queen's last project has come to an end

    King Charles III and the Prince of Wales have planted one of the last trees of the 'Queen's Green Canopy Initiative' - a scheme set up in her honour back in 2021. The project encouraged local communities to plant trees - and by the end, three million were planted.