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Royal wedding sparks Labour photographer joke
If the Royal couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton, need a photographer, Labour Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson has a suggestion, as Gary Gibbon blogs.
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Ark Royal could be turned to scrap metal
As the MOD reveals that it is putting the HMS Ark Royal up for auction, Channel 4 News learns that one the likeliest destinations is a scrap metal yard.
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HMS Ark Royal returns to port for last time
As the HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier returns to port for the final time after being decommissioned in the Defence Review, it marks the UK’s exit from an exclusive global club, writes Carl Dinnen.
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HMS Ark Royal scrapped in Defence cuts
The Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is to be scrapped along with its fleet of Harrier jets as the coalition prepares to announce cuts in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
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Royal Mail stock market flotation unveiled
Business Secretary Vince Cable announces the privatisation of the Royal Mail, with employees handed millions of pounds in free shares.
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Triple New York wedding marks Royal day
Three New York couples tied the knot in a public ceremony in Times Square this morning, in a grand gesture marking the Royal nuptials.
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Public tone shifts from speculation to sympathy after Royal health announcement
The announcement from Catherine, the Princess of Wales yesterday about undergoing treatment for cancer has sparked support from around the world. And with that a row-back on the intense speculation on her absence from public life. We visit Windsor, where curiosity has been replaced by sympathy.
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Denmark crowns new King as Queen Margrethe abdicates
When Denmark’s much-loved Queen announced the end of her reign two weeks ago, her country was shocked. Today, her abdication was completed with the handover to her rock music fan son who is now King Frederik X. His coming to the throne was typical of the way the Scandinavian royals go about things.
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Royal Mail: Thousands of parcels stuck in limbo after ransomware cyber attack
More than half a million letters and parcels destined for overseas destinations are stuck in limbo – after a ransomware cyber attack on the Royal Mail.
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EXCLUSIVE: Meghan Markle faced credible threats to her life, says former head of counter terrorism
Neil Basu was in charge of some of Britain’s biggest policing operations of the last decade.
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Queen consort: Who is Camilla Parker Bowles?
It’s been a punishing week for the new King as he carries out his many ceremonial obligations while also grieving his mother. But the schedule for the new Queen Consort has been equally hectic. Camilla may have had a controversial introduction into the Royal Family, but the last week has given some glimpses into why…
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Camilla’s Queen consort title is ‘future proofing the monarchy’, says royal commentator
The Queen has expressed her “sincere wish” for the Duchess of Cornwall to become the Queen consort when Prince Charles becomes king – calling on the public to support them both.
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Multi-billion-pound Royal Navy vessel launched by the Queen
The Queen was in Portsmouth today for an official ceremony marking the hand over to the Royal Navy of the most expensive vessel in its history.
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Do the young see Meghan Markle as role model?
Britain’s newest royal couple had their first official joint engagement today. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were cheered by excited crowds on a visit to Nottingham, very much focused around the city’s diversity. So now that Ms Markle is to become the first mixed-race royal, do young people see her as an inspirational role model?
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry engagement
The American actress, human rights campaigner and gender equality activist Meghan Markle is to marry Prince Harry – with a Royal Wedding planned for next spring. The prince, who is fifth in line to the throne, said he was “thrilled” declaring he had known Ms Markle was “the one” from the very first time they’d…
