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An open letter written by The Duke of Cambridge to mark Air Ambulance Week 2020

The Countess of Wessex visits Thames Valley Air Ambulance

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💂🥁 Did you watch Her Majesty’s Official Birthday ceremony at Windsor Castle this morning?

Typically, the Sovereign’s Official Birthday is marked with a Parade called Trooping of the Colour. This year, for the first time since 1955, Trooping of the Colour didn’t take place in its traditional form.

Instead, the @welshguards performed a pared back ceremony for The Queen, with music from the Band of the @householddivision.

Her Majesty, the Battalion’s Colonel-in-Chief, took the Royal Salute at the ceremony and watched a series of military drills - swipe to see a timelapse of this morning’s impressive display.

Copyright: Press Association / @ministryofdefence

👰 From today, visitors to Windsor Castle will be able to see Princess Beatrice’s wedding dress on display.
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The dress, designed by the renowned British fashion designer Sir Norman Hartnell, was first worn by The Queen in the 1960’s and was altered for The Princess’s wedding to Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in July.
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Follow our link in bio to find out more.
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Photos:
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1/Princess Beatrice viewing her wedding dress on display at Windsor Castle earlier this week.
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2/Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on their wedding day.
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3/The Queen wearing the dress at the premiere of 'Lawrence of Arabia’ in 1962.

On this day in 1940, King George VI addressed the nation as the first year of the Second World War came to an end. The King announced that a new honour would be created in his name.

His Majesty said:

“Many and glorious are the deeds of gallantry done during these perilous but famous days. In order that they should be worthily and promptly recognised I have decided to create at once a new mark of honour for men and women in all walks of civilian life.

“I propose to give my name to this new distinction, which will consist of the George Cross...and the George Medal for wider distribution.”

The George Cross recognises acts of bravery carried out when not under enemy fire, and has been awarded to more than 400 recipients since its creation 80 years ago.

Visit our George Cross story highlight to learn more 🎖

👏 “To you and your army of volunteers out there, a huge well done. I, like you, would love to see peer-to-peer support more embedded and celebrated in communities and society as a whole.” The Duchess of Cambridge.
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Today Her Royal Highness found out how parents are supporting each other across the UK through a number of voluntary initiatives.
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She spoke to some of the many thousands of parents who use their time, experience and knowledge to support other parents and families. Peer-to-peer supporters can range from paid professionals and trained volunteers to more informal parent networks.
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Organisations include:
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@homestartuk
Parents 1st UK
Island House Charity Community Parent Programme
@blackpoolbetterstart
@nctcharity
Applied Research Collaboration North West coast
Coram Family and Childcare
@leedsdads

The Earl and Countess of Wessex joined volunteers @salutethenhs earlier this week to prepare food packs for NHS frontline workers across the UK.

The @salutethenhs initiative is providing meals and care packages to support the work of ICU, A&E and anaesthetic teams across the UK.

The Earl and Countess thanked the volunteers for their contributions to the @salutethenhs initiative, which is aiming to deliver one million meals to @nhs staff. 👏

Thank you for all the warm wishes on The Princess Royal’s 70th birthday today!‬

‪This new photograph, released to mark HRH’s birthday, was taken by John Swannell at Gatcombe Park‬.

#HappyBirthdayHRH
#PrincessRoyalAt70

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