tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29253579958601342862024-03-13T00:20:52.242+00:00The Royal Wedding 2011 - Prince William & Kate MiddletonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-1458329890265529102011-08-19T16:52:00.001+01:002011-08-19T16:52:33.260+01:00Prince William and Kate visit Birmingham today after UK Riots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Royal Family have been out in force this week to show there support for communities ravaged by recent rioting in the UK. Today, Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Birmingham.</div>
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The Royal couple arrived at Winson Green in Birmingham this morning and met with local residents and small business owners affected by the recent criminal behaviour. William and Kate also had a private meeting with the families of three men, Haroon Jahan, Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir who were tragically killed by thugs who drove a vehicle at them in one incident. The three young men were simply protecting the property of their friends, family and neighbours from looting rioters, their funeral service took place yesterday and more than 20,000 people gathered to pay their respects.</div>
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Earlier in the week Prince Charles and Camilla spent a day touring riot spots in London and Prince Harry visited Salford near Manchester. The Royal Family like the majority of people in the United Kingdom were shocked and deeply concerned to witness the riots unfold on television and through their charities they are trying to do what they can to help but they also felt the need to get out and about to meet the actual victims. This sincere gesture seemed to be genuinely appreciated by those they met.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-32032359949755021432011-07-13T14:02:00.001+01:002011-07-13T14:03:00.258+01:00Duke and Duchess of Cambridge return to the UK after successful tour of Canada and visit to California<div style="text-align: justify;">
Prince William and Kate arrived back in the UK on Monday morning after an immensely successful royal tour of Canada and royal visit to California USA.</div>
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had an extremely busy schedule for the majority of their 11 day trip only taking a couple for days out for themselves to enjoy privately.</div>
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The Royal couple have been superb ambassadors for the United Kingdom promoting British businesses, arts and charities. It has been incredible how the Canadians and Americans have welcomed William and Kate into their hearts and minds.</div>
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Now the William and Kate will return to quiet and much more private life the couple lead in Anglesey where Prince William will resume his role as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot. It has been an exceptionally busy year for them, ever since the Royal Wedding was announced towards the end of last year.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-25166498869656249432011-07-10T00:57:00.003+01:002011-07-13T13:57:34.204+01:00The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in California<div style="text-align: center;">
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Prince William and Kate arrived in California yesterday for the start of their 3 day visit following the extremely successful 9 day tour of Canada. The Royal Couple's main purpose will be to promote British businesses, arts and charities.<br />
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge began by attending a conference which was predominantly focused on promoting foreign trade and investment into Britain and in particular for Tech City in East London which is Europe's fastest growing technology hub.</div>
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Afterwards, William and Kate attended a reception at the British Consul General's residence (where the couple are staying). They were greeted by celebrity friends including David Beckham who with his wife Victoria had attended the Royal Wedding on April 29th 2011. David was on his own though last night as Victoria is expecting to give birth any day now.</div>
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Today, Prince William and Kate attended a Polo match at the Santa Barbara Polo and Raquet club. Prince William also played in a match which raised a considerable amount of money for charity. Celebrities spotted at the event included Rob Lowe, Billy Zane and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The cheapest tickets for the event cost $400 with Polo Players reportedly paying up to £100,000 for the chance to play with the future King of England.<br />
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Tonight William and Kate are attending a black tie star-studded event dinner by BAFTA to honour 42 young British film-makers.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-30685471156919566272011-07-09T23:32:00.002+01:002011-07-09T23:36:33.116+01:00William and Kate's last couple of days in Canada<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QhepHpn3s-M6HgmBqbz451oNWN4OWoG57cfKDYt1GHEPTpaMEdubDg8E3zMX3YAy-_wJS7fFmaCiC_f0-77a3gYQQiKLOQiiV2da9PyHcnOTHu_YO-OTcSUbqVuLVQJE-XuJo0c2X3Jt/s1600/Kate+Arriving+At+Calgary.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QhepHpn3s-M6HgmBqbz451oNWN4OWoG57cfKDYt1GHEPTpaMEdubDg8E3zMX3YAy-_wJS7fFmaCiC_f0-77a3gYQQiKLOQiiV2da9PyHcnOTHu_YO-OTcSUbqVuLVQJE-XuJo0c2X3Jt/s200/Kate+Arriving+At+Calgary.JPG" width="165" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Royal Wedding seems a long way off now and for the last leg of the 9 day Royal Tour of Canada, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Calgary in the Province of Alberta.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On arrival Prince William and Kate were greeted by local dignitaries but the most touching moment was when Diamond Marshall, a six year old girl who has advanced cancer ran up to Kate and wrapped her arms around the Duchess.<br />
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It was a magical moment for both of them and no doubt for countless other people watching.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Royal couple were presented with cowboy boots and 10 gallon hats which they wore and for most of their visit to Calgary were dressed much more casually in jeans and chequered shirts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Canada has far surpassed all that we were promised. Our promise to Canada is that we shall return." Prince William also once again paid tribute to Canada's military and its role in Afghanistan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">William and Kate's trip to Calgary coincided with the Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo, parade, exhibition and festival which is known as 'The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth' and which attracts over one million visitors per year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After launching the Calgary Stampede, the couple visited Calgary Zoo for a reception hosted by Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach who highlighed some of the research, particularly aimed at protecting the environment, taking place in the province.<br />
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Then on Friday afternoon the royal couple flew to California in the USA for a their three day visit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">William and Kate's schedule is not as packed today and after their official duties they will be taking a break for themselves before travelling to Calgary for a rodeo before then heading to LA in California.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The trip to Prince Edward Island yesterday saw Prince William whose day job is working as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot, land an adapted helicopter on water in an operation referred to as 'waterbirding'. For once Kate was on the other side of the camera whilst she filmed William successfully land the helicopter several times.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Another highlight of the day on Prince Edward Island saw Prince William and Kate go head to head in a Dragon Boat race on the lake in an area called Peake's Quay. It had been originally thought that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would not actually be rowing but steering the boats.<br />
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They impressed everybody and true to form got right into the thick of it and took part as rowers. William's boat won, but not by a lot. Very exciting to watch!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Yesterday The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Maison Dauphine a centre for street children and teenagers. Whilst there they enjoyed watching and joining in with some impressive magic tricks performed by some of the kids and William also enjoyed a game of table football.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Afterwards William and Kate attended the Freedom Of The City ceremony where William gave a speech entirely in French which was out of respect to the fact that Quebec is firmly in Canada's French heartland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Security was increased as there were still some protests from Royal Separatists but they were minor in comparison to the crowd numbers who turned out in support of the Royals. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-7754304380349775242011-07-04T00:35:00.000+01:002011-07-04T00:35:39.051+01:00Prince William and Kate visit Quebec City<div style="text-align: justify;">The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Quebec City yesterday for the fourth day of their Royal tour of Canada.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Royal couple sailed from Montreal to Quebec City along the St. Lawrence river on HMCS Montreal. William and Kate joined the sailors from the ship for a church service today where their visit was praised by the Anglican Bishop of Quebec.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next on the tour for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are Charlottetown and Summerside, Prince Edward Island.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's was a busy first day in Ottawa for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the start of their Royal Tour of Canada. The Royal couple were well received and made a great impression.<br />
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This video of William and Kate's first day covers some of the highlights.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-55421149791890562262011-06-30T14:38:00.000+01:002011-06-30T14:38:25.625+01:00Prince William and Kate are on their way to Canada!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEika9BrcGglQsNQ2j1T7Bmq5pI6cgD0YKrhpBJZTFBWH_Puth9YBPcyNJdTGUOI4JpYqaTlIdOA_SkKTUDT7ihdw5ml57u6wKm01TwyqdxRIM1_f7QtO7FRzZUpkuXSIXovA5rB-P6KMGwX/s1600/Prince+William+and+Catherine+at+Heathrow+Airport.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEika9BrcGglQsNQ2j1T7Bmq5pI6cgD0YKrhpBJZTFBWH_Puth9YBPcyNJdTGUOI4JpYqaTlIdOA_SkKTUDT7ihdw5ml57u6wKm01TwyqdxRIM1_f7QtO7FRzZUpkuXSIXovA5rB-P6KMGwX/s400/Prince+William+and+Catherine+at+Heathrow+Airport.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prince William and Kate boarded a Canadian Forces plane earlier today at Heathrow Airport and are now on their way to Ottawa for the start of their 9 day Canadian tour. After which they will visit California in the USA.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are 'touring' Canada as oppose to 'visiting' the USA because Canada is part of the Commonwealth, in other words it is because Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state for Canada.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">William and Kate will travel to Quebec, Prince Edward Island, The Northwest Territories and Alberta before leaving for the US on the 8th July.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When this Royal tour was first agreed last year, Prince William was not married and since the Royal Wedding on 29th April 2011 much has changed. The main change of course is the raised level of international interest in the Royal couple. To put it into perspective, when The Queen visited Canada in the Summer of 2010 there were just 20 international journalists accredited to cover the tour. More than 1,300 journalists have been accredited to cover this Royal tour of Canada by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">More to follow once the Royal couple have arrived in Canada. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">With just three days before Prince William and Kate embark on their first international Royal Tour together to Canada and California USA, they arrived today at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is the seventh day of the world famous tennis championship and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watched Andy Murray play Gasquet from the Royal box. Today was the hottest day at Wimbledon so far.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite the heatwave Andy Murray put on a sterling performance beating Gasquet in three straight sets. No doubt William and Kate thoroughly enjoyed the performance whilst partaking in a Wimbledon tradition of eating strawberries and cream.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-7671672308349495872011-06-24T01:04:00.001+01:002011-06-24T01:05:14.364+01:00The Royal Wedding Charity Gift Fund Raises over £1m<div style="text-align: justify;">Great news, it was announced yesterday that the Royal Wedding charity gift fund set up by Prince William and Kate raised <b>£1,058,367</b> to be divided amongst the 26 charities personally chosen by the now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prior to the Royal Wedding on 29th April 2011 the couple had requested that where people wished to send them gifts that they donate to the charity fund instead. The fund is managed by the Foundation of Prince William and Harry.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-33337752668496131882011-06-21T00:34:00.001+01:002011-06-24T00:59:07.943+01:00Happy Birthday Prince William!<div style="text-align: justify;">Prince William celebrated his 29th birthday on Tuesday this week (21st June 2011). It was a low-key affair with the Prince celebrating it privately with Kate in Anglesey in Wales. Prince William worked the day as normal in his role as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot. As a mark of respect Westminster Abbey rang out its bells to celebrate the day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's only a few days now until the 30th June when Prince William and Kate begin their Royal tour to Canada followed by a short visit to California. I'm sure everybody will join us in wishing William a very Happy Birthday.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-52076359543862229602011-06-12T23:18:00.000+01:002011-06-12T23:18:51.968+01:00The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a busy weekend<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="250" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MCc2iJhDeSs" width="450"></iframe><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">It has been a busy weekend for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with the Trooping of the Colour and the Duke of Edinburgh's 90th Birthday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday (11th June) saw the Royal couple Prince William and Kate attend the Trooping of the Colour which happens every year to mark the Queen's Official Birthday - the Queen's actual birthday is on 21st April when this year she was 85. This was the first time that Prince William took part, he was on horseback during the parade because he is also Colonel of the Irish Guards. Kate arrived in a carriage with Prince Harry.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg634crxsOMdmA-5lsgD9JNmLmqgMeOW-qhJpqloDPfy0lTIx64pFi7jMJVBFU1HZSE0uhBm3LtvZvA7jJGWcIYXZ2AfYqtP6_bfURdJSmQWbI95J9PHQ3A6jHlGPqnaDQMdhHtn2PNyOV5/s1600/Trooping+the+colour.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg634crxsOMdmA-5lsgD9JNmLmqgMeOW-qhJpqloDPfy0lTIx64pFi7jMJVBFU1HZSE0uhBm3LtvZvA7jJGWcIYXZ2AfYqtP6_bfURdJSmQWbI95J9PHQ3A6jHlGPqnaDQMdhHtn2PNyOV5/s200/Trooping+the+colour.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, the Royal family including Prince William and Kate watched RAF planes fly past overhead from the balcony at Buckingham Palace. William and Kate looked like they were enjoying themselves, laughing and joking with one another.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whilst today the couple joined the rest of the Royal family at a thanksgiving service to mark the Duke of Edinburgh's 90th Birthday. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prince Philip was 90 on Friday 10th June 2011. The service today took place at the chapel in Windsor Castle and preceded a lunch for some 750 guests which was then later followed by a charity Polo match in which Princes William and Harry played on opposing sides. The match was played in aid of disadvantaged African children. William's team one the match!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-60239684268795963022011-06-10T14:23:00.000+01:002011-06-10T14:23:03.671+01:00Prince William and Kate's first public event since Royal Wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJ3x5mFFly9HufRJbtbSKgcXQMi0oIz5QaDwTBFzzcpS8V9U8F5drq8HXq_ZosV_TtamUiDuQN0QF3wHkmm4B4Civqs1pJx1HjZXkOJjgm1gTFMSID5R8hN3SYzvi_mfQqzVwD3kgRKda/s1600/First+Official+Event.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJ3x5mFFly9HufRJbtbSKgcXQMi0oIz5QaDwTBFzzcpS8V9U8F5drq8HXq_ZosV_TtamUiDuQN0QF3wHkmm4B4Civqs1pJx1HjZXkOJjgm1gTFMSID5R8hN3SYzvi_mfQqzVwD3kgRKda/s400/First+Official+Event.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last night Prince William and Kate attended their first official public event together since the Royal Wedding. The extravagant formal fundraising dinner for ARK (Absolute Return for Kids) took place at Kensington Palace. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As many as 900 guests attended dinner paying £10,000 per head and there was also a bidding auction held on charity lots which included a luxury Kenyan safari and a trip on the Maltese Falcon sailing yacht. Guests attending the event included Liz Hurley and Kevin Spacey.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">William used the event to announce that his and Harry's own Prince's Foundation and ARK will collaborate to further help poor children in Africa.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prince William wore black tie and Kate looked stunning in a dress designed by Jenny Packham. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-37033836928174898242011-06-07T11:20:00.000+01:002011-06-07T11:20:58.612+01:00Kate's Royal Wedding Dress to go on display at Buckingham Palace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6w_-I8-PjfcAFlXkH34AN6gSDzliIaK2nctzzw-sGvnPsWuOQKAPYRnvIHgkKLh_kdkWjuegLoVTQnAVvfEW1woSOaFzUtfpdXleP068hzgHYzq4hc6PnX2FITlwNqlI3wQNhSzQ2jKn/s1600/Kates+Wedding+Dress.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6w_-I8-PjfcAFlXkH34AN6gSDzliIaK2nctzzw-sGvnPsWuOQKAPYRnvIHgkKLh_kdkWjuegLoVTQnAVvfEW1woSOaFzUtfpdXleP068hzgHYzq4hc6PnX2FITlwNqlI3wQNhSzQ2jKn/s200/Kates+Wedding+Dress.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The beautiful wedding dress worn by Kate Middleton now the Duchess of Cambridge at the Royal Wedding on 29th April 2011 is to go on display at Buckingham Palace this summer from 23rd July to 3rd October 2011.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Royal bride's veil, tiara, diamond earrings and shoes will also go on display along with the Royal Wedding cake.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The wedding dress designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen is made from ivory and white satin-gazar and the train measures 2.7 metres. Kate worked closely with Sarah Burton on the design.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The veil is made of layers of soft ivory silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers and was held in place by the Cartier 'Halo' tiara which was lent to Kate by the Queen. The tiara had been given to Queen Elizabeth by her mother on her eighteenth birthday when she was still a princess. The shoes were also hand-made by the design team at Alexander McQueen.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The diamond earrings were a gift from Kate's parents and were commissioned especially for the occasion from jewellers Robinson Pelham. The design incorporates aspects of the Middleton's family's new coat of arms such as the acorn and oak leaves.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Royal Wedding cake which was created by Fiona Cairns will also be on display in the State Dining Room.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-44964138980439576162011-06-05T11:09:00.002+01:002011-06-05T11:11:47.716+01:00Are Prince William and Kate trying for a baby?<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We came across an interesting article in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/kate-william-ate-fertility-enhacing-brussels-sprouts-on-honeymoon-2011315" style="color: #0c4790; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Vanity Fair</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> which is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">reporting that Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ate an interesting combination of Brussel Sprouts and cream cheese during their honeymoon in the Seychelles. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Why is this important? Well, full fat dairy products are supposedly better for women who want to get pregnant and Brussel Sprouts are high in folic acid, which apparently aids in fertility. Is there any other reason why you would want to east such a food in an island paradise?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTRWoQMItYLa81YNeLKEnrMhAyytehLNpflBH3KkJ3PvN0EraEeZKQrmUeD6260aU-8VguwuG6ogCMLV5PQAv6GDq_GSeIcelksoyzEy_nrHbuS0d6iAzFPJ1mzKDLYaoVC77tXeZCw0I/s1600/The+Queen+at+Epson.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTRWoQMItYLa81YNeLKEnrMhAyytehLNpflBH3KkJ3PvN0EraEeZKQrmUeD6260aU-8VguwuG6ogCMLV5PQAv6GDq_GSeIcelksoyzEy_nrHbuS0d6iAzFPJ1mzKDLYaoVC77tXeZCw0I/s200/The+Queen+at+Epson.JPG" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Meanwhile, the Royal family including The Queen, Prince William and Kate were out in force yesterday at the Epson Derby to watch the Queen's horse, Carlton House race. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Sadly the horse came in third and there were some unhappy faces among the Royal Family but the Queen in particular looked rather bemused as can be seen in this photo taken by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although the full itinerary won't be announced until the start of the tour an outline schedule has been confirmed outlining where the Royal couple will visit in Canada. The basic schedule is as follows:</div><br />
<ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><b>30th June to 2nd July 2011</b> - The National Capital Region which includes Ottawa, Ontario, Gatineau and Quebec</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>2nd July 2011</b> - Montreal, Quebec</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>3rd July 2011</b> - Quebec City, Quebec</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>3rd July to 4th July 2011</b> - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>4th July 2011</b> - Summerside, Prince Edward Island</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>4th July to 6th July 2011</b> - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>6th July to 8th July 2011</b> - Calgary, Alberta</li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This will be the third time William has been to Canada and the first time that Kate has been. From the 8th July to 10th July 2011 William and Kate will then visit California in the USA.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-8276247822311794952011-05-24T14:25:00.000+01:002011-05-24T14:25:41.233+01:00Prince William and Kate meet President Barack Obama and The First Lady<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS3D1js1smzPezRxlh2kjzsEqTMRuXMpouN9Snyfozx1TkFFJCgDEz5H1Kjvz2qy-gGMn4kJGHYAiinvVhog8ngC7e6i-LTgALfblOhIwK9HAqoAX30XJhtqKoIfahBBzHo17zY0oCoJ_/s1600/Duke+and+Duchess+of+Cambridge+Meet+The+Obamas.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS3D1js1smzPezRxlh2kjzsEqTMRuXMpouN9Snyfozx1TkFFJCgDEz5H1Kjvz2qy-gGMn4kJGHYAiinvVhog8ngC7e6i-LTgALfblOhIwK9HAqoAX30XJhtqKoIfahBBzHo17zY0oCoJ_/s400/Duke+and+Duchess+of+Cambridge+Meet+The+Obamas.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet the Obamas today in their first official royal duty together since the Royal Wedding.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prince William and Kate who recently returned from their honeymoon in the Seychelles were at Buckingham Palace today to have a private meeting with President Barack Obama and the First Lady. The meeting only lasted 15 minutes as William and Kate have other commitments they must attend to today away from the Palace. The couple therefore did not join the Obamas and the rest of the Royal household for lunch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">President Obama and the First Lady were not invited to the Royal Wedding as it was not an official state occasion. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-60724368927273658562011-05-22T16:47:00.000+01:002011-05-22T16:47:46.817+01:00Prince William and Kate return to the UK from their honeymoon in the Seychelles<div style="text-align: justify;">The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have now returned to UK from their honeymoon in the Seychelles according a spokesperson for St James' Palace. Apparently Prince William and Kate thoroughly enjoyed their 10 days together and were very grateful for the assistance they received from the Seychelles Government.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The relative peace and tranquillity that the Royal Couple enjoyed in the Seychelles must have seemed quite surreal in comparison to the scale of the Royal Wedding and the attention they received from the world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will go on a Royal Tour of Canada at the beginning of July and will also visit California in the USA for a couple of days as well. Until then no doubt Prince William and Kate will want to get back relative normality in Anglesey where Prince William works as an RAF search and rescue pilot. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-88937094614695311442011-05-22T16:19:00.000+01:002011-05-22T16:19:41.673+01:00The Queens Historic Visit to Ireland<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W9VehirfcEw" width="450"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whilst Prince William and Kate, the newly titled Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on their royal honeymoon in the Seychelles the Queen made an historic state visit to the Republic of Ireland. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">William and Kate were no doubt relaxing and enjoying themselves on the beautiful golden beaches of the North Island in complete privacy and away from the world's media attention as it all turned to the Queen for her four day visit to Ireland from the 17th to 20th May 2011. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">King George V, The Queen's Grandfather had been the last reigning monarch to visit the country in 1911 when what is now the Republic of Ireland was still part of the UK.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Irish President Mary McAleese told state broadcaster RTE "an extraordinary moment in Irish history - a phenomenal sign and signal of the success of the peace process and absolutely the right moment for us to welcome onto Irish soil Her Majesty the Queen". Despite this and the majority of the country being in support of the Queen's visit there was genuine concern for her safety because of a tiny minority of Irish dissident repluplicans. The result was one of the biggest security operations ever mounted in the Republic costing an estimated 30 million euros.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The visit was huge success and went remarkably well and the Queen was very well received by the country and its people with only a small amount of Sinn Fein protestors visible on the streets. The visit and the Queen's graciousness whilst there went a long way to securing the peace process even further and reminding both countries of how much in common we actually have. The video above by the Telegraph is a nice compilation of the highlights of The Queen's visit to Ireland. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-47424499866876575612011-05-14T10:04:00.002+01:002011-05-15T23:02:51.807+01:00Princess Beatrice Royal Wedding hat is auctioned on eBay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn19Izh4EQ5KehWV3klYaRWT4LoBaltdrZubKd4-zT691fZb_kKjAO-gB4am27Qe4cxl1i8UXgRY0EjoSAJZNuM60U0_Mz4Vsuo1aI74ccZNdEilnPmJn95CpexeTWmD9TaolmijEDeGL/s1600/Princess+Beatrice+Hat+on+eBay.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn19Izh4EQ5KehWV3klYaRWT4LoBaltdrZubKd4-zT691fZb_kKjAO-gB4am27Qe4cxl1i8UXgRY0EjoSAJZNuM60U0_Mz4Vsuo1aI74ccZNdEilnPmJn95CpexeTWmD9TaolmijEDeGL/s200/Princess+Beatrice+Hat+on+eBay.JPG" width="156" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Princess Beatrice, the daughter of Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew the Duke of York, has put the infamous hat she wore to the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton for sale on eBay.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The hat which was designed by Philip Treacy caused a stir on the day of the Royal Wedding with very mixed views and opinions on it. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some thought it was ridiculous, many just thought it was too flamboyant, others liked it, some even thought it was part of a plot by Sarah Ferguson to take the limelight away from the Royal Wedding couple William and Kate. A little far-fetched perhaps...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Regardless, some good has come out of it all as the proceeds from the eBay auction will all go in aid of <b>UNICEF</b> and <b>Children In Crisis</b>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Princess Beatrice commented <i>'I've been amazed by the amount of attention the hat has attracted. It's a wonderful opportunity to raise as much money as possible for two fantastic charities. I hope whoever wins the auction has as much fun with it as I have.'</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first bid of £5,000 was made by Duncan Bannatyne a wealthy celebrity entrepreneur in the UK most famous for his role as a dragon in the UK's version of Dragon's Den.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As it stands today there have been 15 bids to date and the highest bid is for £6,400. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The hat is described as <i>'A unique sculptural celebratory headpiece in a delicate tea rose silk, designed by one of the UK's most creative and influential milliners Philip Treacy. A truly individual, fun but elegant wedding bow becomes the fascinator form. This statement piece is worn on the front hairline secured by a clear wire headband that is easily disguised by the wearer's hair. This is a gravity defying hat!'</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If that doesn't tempt you to bid for it, nothing will! If you want to place a bid you can do so <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230620500557#ht_2715wt_1139">here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-50971837598041989332011-05-10T13:41:00.002+01:002011-05-10T13:42:34.724+01:00Duke and Duchess of Cambridge finally go on their Honeymoon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fBtaR3r_GIsN3AJwh0t1O-ps_QwMdeziAs7ZbBNhA9U4wDR6ICH78wSsdaZGmpFzgHKSHJgFSKcpQF39eQpMDMXbWsF6yAjhJe1xC9av6aWQyEFNLKvbGk1c1Tvjzpf3g-QN2emeJUZW/s1600/William+and+Kate+Honeymoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fBtaR3r_GIsN3AJwh0t1O-ps_QwMdeziAs7ZbBNhA9U4wDR6ICH78wSsdaZGmpFzgHKSHJgFSKcpQF39eQpMDMXbWsF6yAjhJe1xC9av6aWQyEFNLKvbGk1c1Tvjzpf3g-QN2emeJUZW/s320/William+and+Kate+Honeymoon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Prince William and Kate finally left yesterday (Monday 9th May 2011) for their belated Royal Wedding Honeymoon together. William and Kate duped the media again and managed to escape in complete secrecy in order that they might enjoy some sun, sea and sand time together in private. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Royal Honeymoon destination officially still remains a secret but it is rumoured that the Royal Couple have hired a private island to themselves in the Seychelles as oppose to a Caribbean island as had been previously suggested.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For William and Kate looking out over their secluded private island will be a stark contrast to what they will have seen looking out from the balcony at Buckingham Palace on their wedding day. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The figures are in for how many people around the world watched The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on YouTube. There were 72 million live streams and 101 million total stream views for the day, including re-broadcasts and that's just the The Royal Channel on YouTube .</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">During the 10 seconds around the balcony kiss, The Royal Channel on YouTube experienced an additional 100,000 requests.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Live streams were highest in the UK and the US, but looks like love was in the air across the channel as well. The top 5 countries viewing the live event online were:<b><br />
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<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>United Kingdom</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>United States</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Italy</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Germany</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>France</b></span></li>
</ol><div><a name='more'></a></div>We were very surprised not to see Canada and Australia in the top 5 results.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Royal Channel was accompanied by a live multi-media blog put together by St James’s Palace. There was also a Wedding Book which allowed visitors to upload their own messages of congratulations to the couple. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Although it doesn't appear that all that many people uploaded messages, not sure why not as it seemed like a great way for people to get involved.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There were 9 million views to the British Monarchy Facebook page on Friday 29th April and 27,220 attendees to the British Monarchy’s Facebook ‘Royal Wedding’ event. The @ClarenceHouse Twitter feed has over 141,000 followers and accumulated over 40,000 followers on the wedding day.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-51406089872189281652011-05-08T15:16:00.000+01:002011-05-08T15:16:01.096+01:00Prince William, Kate and Pippa holidaying on a boat in Ibiza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1384706/Prince-William-Kate-Pippa-Middleton-boat-Ibiza-seen-pictures.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fI0FKx_Ms04HSm3_HJMaJc6hW-kuXuV2__5NdGdMPYsjihx2OV3OedF1iisNRs5fH-xvBaOhLXBCsmGV26uLFZAHeh6mMJMqlXOLddWy7Ewv7xvLM3ZDD37slP6P89DXrSzigyweEiSn/s400/William+and+Kate+in+Ibiza.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although obviously not recent, The Daily Mail in the UK has published what it claims to be 'never-before-seen' photos of Prince William, Kate Middleton and Pippa Middleton along with brother James on a boat in Ibiza. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prince William was holidaying with the Middleton family in 2006. Great to see them all enjoying themselves and having fun. Pippa and Kate both look great as does Prince William although his back-flip into the sea seems to go a little bit wrong!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1384706/Prince-William-Kate-Pippa-Middleton-boat-Ibiza-seen-pictures.html">Read more & see the photos >></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925357995860134286.post-88945584118404723022011-05-08T14:43:00.002+01:002011-05-08T14:46:28.014+01:00Buy Official Royal Wedding Programme Online Now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4Xf-GQr0gNLPx5D-Y3vLJWpzhXi-0JhEqAnOdz33WrmZizmLMUkyy2p2F9fooVc4ohPOWVqANMqwHy_SWg-r642alHPY54GbhxMF5Euf_n3osci1eUIT5KMuNgah_cb5QM1RbFix8Y2D/s1600/Royal+Wedding+Programme.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4Xf-GQr0gNLPx5D-Y3vLJWpzhXi-0JhEqAnOdz33WrmZizmLMUkyy2p2F9fooVc4ohPOWVqANMqwHy_SWg-r642alHPY54GbhxMF5Euf_n3osci1eUIT5KMuNgah_cb5QM1RbFix8Y2D/s200/Royal+Wedding+Programme.JPG" width="140" /></a></div><div align="JUSTIFY" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Great news for all those of you that wanted to buy a hard copy of the Official Royal Wedding Programme.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you weren't able to make it to Central London for the Royal Wedding on 29th April 2011 then you wouldn't have been able to purchase a copy of the wedding programme until now that is.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">A limited number of Official Royal Wedding Programmes for the Marriage of H.R.H Prince William of Wales with Miss Catherine (Kate) Middleton, are now available for sale online.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">The Programme is 28 pages long and includes a message from the couple, an illustrated map and timetable of the day, the Order of Service, details of the Carriage Procession, information on Westminster Abbey and the Coats of Arms, and a newly released image of the couple taken by Mario Testino. All profits from the sale of the Official Programme will go to the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://themagazineshop.com/haymarket-products/match-day-programmes?offer=ROYAL">Purchase your copy now</a></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br />
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