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The Queen visits Wolferton Pumping Station in Sandringham

Published 3 February 2020

The Queen visits Royal Air Force Marham in Norfolk

Published 3 February 2020

The Countess of Wessex visits the University of Surrey

Published 29 January 2020

The Duke of Cambridge marks the 150th anniversary of the Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund

Published 13 February 2020

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7 February 2020

The wedding of Princess Beatrice and Mr. Mapelli Mozzi

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall along with The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Leicestershire

Published 12 February 2020

Princess Alexandra, The Queen’s cousin, officially opened St Christopher’s Hospice in Sydenham

Published 13 February 2020

The Earl of Wessex attends Junior Soldiers' Graduation Parade

Published 13 February 2020

The Duke of Kent joins commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden

Published 14 February 2020

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Today, The Prince of Wales visited @tkmaxxuk in Tooting to meet young people who have taken part in @princestrust’s ‘Get into Retail’ programme.

The programme offers specialist training and roles to young people, many of whom remain employees in TK Maxx stores.

TK Maxx's partnership with The Prince's Trust has helped over 1,000 young people since 2013.

The Prince also joined a discussion with people who have been supported by @princestrust to hear about what it’s like to be a young Londoner today and the challenges they have overcome to gain stable employment.
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✈️🎖The Queen, Honorary Air Commodore visited @rafmarham in Norfolk today.

The Royal Family have long supported the air base. Swipe ➡️ to see a photograph of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visiting personnel in 1988.

RAF Marham is a military airbase, with over 3600 working personnel. The airbase provides engineering support across the RAF and is home to the F-35B Lightning, a military aircraft.

The Queen visited the Integrated Training Centre, which provides future pilots with thorough training and enables them to qualify as a Lightning Plane pilot.

Her Majesty watched a demonstration of simulation-based training. This special training enables new pilots to practice flying planes without being in the air.

The Countess of Wessex visits the next generation of young professionals and their mentors at a @dofeuk Women’s Network Forum event at the London Stock Exchange.

The Countess is Chair of the @dofeuk Women’s Network Forum, which she founded in 2014.

The forum brings together a cross-industry group of senior representatives from a variety of organisations and businesses to champion and promote gender balance and equality in the workplace.

At the event young girls from secondary schools across London shared their career aspirations with The Countess and their mentors, and discussed the steps they are taking to achieve their goals.

👏🎖 Congratulations to Elaine Newell OBE and Pippa Nightingale MBE, who today received Honours for Services to Midwifery from The Princess Royal. #Investiture

2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife and at the turn of the year, The Princess Royal, Patron of The @midwives_rcm, sent an open letter to express her “profound admiration” to them for the work that they do.

Wishing you all a happy #AustraliaDay! 🇦🇺 This Australia Day, we commend the incredible resilience and strength of the Australian people.

On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we come together to learn more about the past and take action to create a safer future.

At @nordenfarm in Maidenhead, The Earl of Wessex met the son of Sir Nicholas Winton and one of ‘Nicky’s Children’, John Fieldsend.

Sir Nicholas rescued 669 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in the nine months before war broke out in 1939, ensuring their safe passage to Britain and finding them homes.

John Fieldsend, one of Nicky’s children, was saved by Sir Nicholas before the start of the war. He was only seven years old when he said goodbye to his family and escaped to England with his brother.

The story only became known to the public in 1988 when it featured on ‘That’s Life’, a BBC TV programme hosted by Esther Rantzen.

In 2003, Sir Nicholas received a Knighthood from The Queen for services to humanity.

Visit our story to see the moment Sir Nicholas was reunited with some of the children he saved.

Nicholas Winton was born on 19 May 1909 and passed away in 2015 aged 106.

Film © ‘Nicky’s Children’ by Matej Minac.

👦🏽👧🏼The Duchess of Cambridge has launched an online survey which will provide vital new insights into the nations thoughts and concerns on raising young children.

Conducted by The Royal Foundation, the survey aims to spark the biggest ever conversation on early childhood that will ultimately help bring about positive, lasting change for generations to come.
The Duchess kickstarted the launch of the survey during a visit to MiniBrum at Thinktank where she was shown around the interactive, child-sized mini-city by children who helped design the space and spoke to parents and carers about the survey.

The launch was followed by countrywide visits to early years organisations, including a baby sensory class at the Ely and Careau Children’s Centre in Cardiff where she heard about the support that parents receive.

At HMP Send, Her Royal Highness spoke to some of the women she met during a visit to the prison in 2015, who have since been successfully rehabilitated, released and are rebuilding their families, in addition to women currently at the prison.
The Duchess heard about the work that the Forward Trust do at HMP Send in supporting clients to improve their relationships with friends and family, including reconnecting with children.
Find out more and take part in the survey @KensingtonRoyal. 📸: @KensingtonRoyal and Press Association

Congratulations to @prospecthospice, who celebrated their 40th anniversary this week!

The Duchess of Cornwall joined hospice carers and family members to mark the milestone and unveiled a new embroidery, hand-sewn by Marlborough Embroiderers Guild.

The hospice supports a community of more than 300,000 people in Swindon, Marlborough and North East Wiltshire, through a range of services for patients, including support after the death of a loved one.

HRH supports the hospice in her position as President.

During her visit she had tea with members of the Bereavement Support Group, who have lost relatives supported by the charity.
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The wedding of HRH Princess Beatrice of York and Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi will take place on Friday 29 May 2020. The couple became engaged in Italy in September 2019.
The Queen has kindly given permission for the ceremony to take place at The Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace.
The ceremony will be followed by a private reception, given by The Queen, in the gardens of Buckingham Palace.
Image: © Princess Eugenie

👶🏼👩🏽‍⚕️🚑2020 is the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, as designated by @who .Yesterday The Princess Royal visited the maternity unit at Rotherham NHS hospital.

As Patron of @midwives_rcm Her Royal Highness supports the vital roles that nurses and midwives play in caring for mothers and children.

The Princess Royal visited the special baby care unit, where she met midwives and new parents.

Later, she visited Sheffield Teaching Hospital to celebrate the Royal Spinal Injuries Centre’s 25th Anniversary.

Her Royal Highness met with nurses, patients and volunteers to learn about the important work and care taking place within the department.

Her tour included a visit to the occupational therapy centre, the physiotherapy gym and hydrotherapy pool, where The Princess Royal learnt about the importance of the equipment to help recovery both physically and mentally.

Sixth time lucky 🏀 The Duke of Cambridge scores in Wheelchair Basketball (with a little help from The Prince of Wales!) during a visit to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre today.

Together with The Duchess of Cornwall and The Duchess of Cambridge, they met patients and staff at DMRC Stanford Hall, which rehabilitates some of the most seriously injured members of the Armed Forces, whilst also helping to return those who have been injured in the course of training to work.

It’s not all about physical rehabilitation though — supporting the mental health of patients is also a key part of the recovery process, with several patients at centre using gardening as a form of therapy, and in the workshop woodworking and other practical skills helped people gain more confidence and learn new skills.

Today The Queen held audiences with newly appointed Ambassadors to the Court of St James’s.

There are more than 170 Ambassadors and High Commissioners based in London at any given time and each one of them will have an Audience with The Queen shortly after taking up his or her role.

Photo 1: His Excellency Mr. Abderrahmane Benguerrah, Ambassador from the People’s Republic of Algeria🇩🇿 Photo 2: His Excellency Mr. Andrei Kelin, Ambassador from the Russian Federation 🇷🇺 © Press Association

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7 February 2020

The wedding of Princess Beatrice and Mr. Mapelli Mozzi

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2 February 2020

The Duchess of Cambridge's message to mark the Place2Be Children’s Mental Health Week 2020

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20 January 2020

The Countess of Wessex will visit Sierra Leone

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18 January 2020

Statement from Her Majesty The Queen

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13 January 2020

A statement from Her Majesty The Queen

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11 January 2020

Message of condolence from The Queen on the passing of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said

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