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Watch Live: William And Catherine Take Boston

The Prince and Princess of Wales are set to arrive in Boston today ahead of the Earthshot Prize ceremony on Friday. They will be welcomed at Boston City Hall by Mayor Michelle Wu at 4:15PM ET (9:15PM GMT). Watch Live 👆

You can also watch and get live updates from their trip on the CBS Boston web site: CLICK HERE.

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Crown Prince Frederik With Danish Football Team

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark met with the National Football Team before they left for the World Cup in Qatar.

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Royal Contest: Win ‘A Royal Christmas’ Food Hamper

CLICK HERE for a chance to win this Buckingham Palace ‘A Royal Christmas’ Food Hamper, courtesy of The Royal Collection Shop

Includes: Spiced Toffee and Pecan Biscuits, Mini Shortbread, Mince Pies, Candy Cane Pieces, Salted Caramel Chocolate Bar, Truffle Box, Salted Caramel Leaves and Festive Spiced Tea.

BUY THE HAMPER or VISIT THE ROYAL COLLECTION SHOP for all sorts of royal Christmas goodies.

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Rainbow Over Highgrove

After a week of rain, Highgrove House and Gardens, King Charles’s country residence in Gloucestershire, have finally been graced with some sunshine and lovely rainbows ☔️☀️🌈

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Paddington Bears Moving Out Of Royal Palaces

Regret of relief? King Charles and Queen Camilla are bidding farewell to the thousands of Paddington Bears and other cuddly toys that were left as tributes after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and have been staying with them since then.

After being given a good wash, the bears had been taken to Buckingham Palace and Clarence House where they have been kept safe and dry.

They have been doing a lot of exploring and tried their best to keep out of mischief.

The Queen Consort will accompany them next week to a special picnic at a Barnardos Charity Nursery where they will be handed to children in need.

Source: The Royal Family (Twitter) Pictures Video

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Kerry Kennedy Calls Harry And Meghan ‘Heroic’ For Standing Up To ‘Racist’ Royal Institution

Robert Kennedy’s daughter and leader of the RFK Human Rights foundation, Kerry Kennedy, gave an interview to Spanish magazine Vanitatis, in which she explains why the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were selected by the foundation to receive the Ripple of Hope Award “for their work on racial justice and mental health and the initiatives of its Archewell Foundation.”

This year, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been awarded the RFK prize for their fight for human rights. The two have been questioned by numerous media for making claims such as that the Duchess suffered racial abuse at the hands of a member of the British royal family. What is your opinion?

When my father went to South Africa in 1966, he spoke in front of a white audience and said that the problem in this generation is to talk about racial justice. He also spoke of moral courage and said that few would have the courage to question their colleagues, family and community about the power structure they maintained.

And this is what Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have done. They went to the oldest institution in the history of the United Kingdom and told them what they were doing wrong, that they could not have structural racism within the institution; that they could not maintain any misunderstanding about mental health.

They knew that if they did this it would have consequences, that they would be ostracized, they would lose their family, the position they occupied within this structure and that people would blame them for it. They have done it anyway because they believed that they could not live with themselves if they did not question this authority. I think they have been heroic taking this step.

Vanitatis

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King Charles’s Very First State Banquet Set For Next Week

Buckingham Palace revealed the program for next week’s state visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The visit, whose planning started before the late Queen’s death, will follow the traditional format adopted during her reign and include the very first white-tie state banquet of King Charles’s reign.

The Prince and Princess of Wales will play an important part in the visit as they will be tasked with greeting the president at his London hotel on behalf of the King on Tuesday morning, and travel with him to Horse Guards Parade for the ceremonial welcome with Charles.

A mounted procession will then take the party to Buckingham Palace for a private lunch. In the afternoon, the King and his guests will visit the Picture Gallery at the Palace, where items from the Royal Collection relating to South Africa will be on display.

In the evening will take place the aforementioned white-tie state dinner.

On Wednesday, Prince Edward will escort the South African leader to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Mr Ramaphosa will then visit Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunday before returning to the Palace to bid farewell to the King.

Later on, the President will receive a call by the Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, and on Wednesday evening attend a Guildhall banquet with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.

Mirror / Royal.uk

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Queen Consort Hands Prestigious Dance Award To Mikhail Baryshnikov

At a special ceremony in Buckingham Palace, the Queen Consort presented legendary dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov with the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, the Royal Academy of Dance’s highest honour, in recognition of his lifetime contribution to ballet and the wider world of dance.

The award was instituted in 1953 to celebrate the late Queen's coronation, and also marked the year Her Majesty became Patron of the Academy, succeeding her grandmother Queen Mary.

The Queen Consort (then Duchess of Cornwall) became the Academy’s Vice-Patron in 2020.

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“That Is NOT Who Diana Was”

Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, condemns Netflix drama series ‘The Crown’ as “cruel, distasteful and inaccurate”.

In the last episode, you will see Diana voting to abolish the monarchy in a national debate on television. It doesn’t make any sense. She was proud to be a member of the Royal Family and that her son would one day be king.

The Queen is portrayed as a cold, hard woman. No she wasn’t! She was a warm, soft, kind, generous, Christian woman, who took a great interest in her family’s affairs and in fact all the servants that surrounded her, she took care of.

Diana wrote me a letter once and she said: “I understand what’s going on inside the Queen’s head and I just long to hug my mama. I want to be here for her, I want to support her.”

You never see any of the good works that the Princess did. It seems to me they wanted to portray this lonely, scared, isolated woman, just constantly moaning about her life.

And as for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, don’t get me started! She looks like an ‘EastEnders’ extra that’s been dragged through the hedge backwards. Where did they do their research on the characters of these three iconic women of our time?

About Prince Harry’s partnership with Netflix and how he would be suing over his mother’s portrayal if it was not a company he’s affiliated with:

He’s got into bed with the devil, he really has.

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Jordan: State Dinner For Swedish Royals

King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan, along with their son Crown Prince Hussein, held a State Dinner Banquet at Al Husseiniya Palace in honor of Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.

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Monaco: Prince Albert And Princess Charlene Visit Red Cross Office

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco visited the local Red Cross branch to thank staff and volunteers and deliver gourmet parcels to its beneficiaries.

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Rare Polaroid Shot Of Princess Diana Up For Sale In ‘Lucky Dip’

Photograph of Princess Diana, at the age of 27, taken by David Bailey in 1988. The Polaroid is part of the artist's new exhibition ‘Bailey: Vision and Sound’ at the Dellasposa Gallery in London.

Members of the public can pay £1,200 to enter a lucky a draw and win a randomly-selected picture from Bailey’s celebrity Polaroids collection (1972-2014), including alongside the Princess the likes of Catherine Deneuve, Kate Moss, Jerry Hall, Cara Delevingne or Noel Gallagher.

Pictures are signed on the back by the artist and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

MailOnline / Dellasposa

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Harry And Meghan To Join The Metaverse?

While many already suspected them of living in their own alternate reality, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are now said to want to join the metaverse.

According to The Mirror, the couple is in talks with an award-winning technology company, launching the world’s first virtual ‘land sale’, to build their own world in the virtual world, the goal being to increase their fan base and promote their causes to new audiences.

Their organisation [Archewell] is in advanced talks with Pax.world to launch the next stage of their brand business – dubbed the ‘Meg-averse’ as Meghan is said to be the driving force.

The tech firm is offering “immersive, life-like experiences” in a 3D world, such as highly-detailed business centres where Harry and Meghan could hold events, meetings and talks for fans.

A source close to them said: “Both Meghan and Harry believe they will have an even greater ability to spread their message if they have a presence in the virtual world as well as the physical world. They’ve spoken to a variety of experts and the view is this is the next stage to take their brand truly global”.

An industry insider with knowledge of the deal said: “Harry and Meghan have already gone global. This would take them into a different stratosphere.

“Imagine Meghan hosting a podcast in the metaverse, or Harry hosting a conference on sustainability with world leaders without having to board a plane.”

Sources: The Mirror (story) / Daily Express (Picture)

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Sophie Wessex In Staffordshire

The Countess of Wessex is pictured as she is about to take off from Keele University after a long yet fruitful day in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

The Countess first visited a construction company, JCB Machines, to officially open their new £100 million factory and, as patron of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, to receive a £300,000 cheque for the charity. The money was raised by the company as part of a Jubilee appeal in honour of Her late Majesty The Queen.

Later on, the Countess visited the Newcastle-Under-Lyme Council’s Safe Space initiative to discuss the work being carried out by staff and volunteers to support refugees as well as “women who may feel vulnerable whilst out at night”.

The day finished at the Salvation Army whose staff provides assistance to homeless people and helps move them into safety and accommodation through the Rough Sleepers initiative.

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Prince William Gives Royal Send-Off To English Football Team

Prince William, President of the Football Association, made a surprise visit to England’s National Team at St. George’s Park on the eve of their departure for the World Cup in Qatar.

After a brief introduction by England manager Gareth Southgate, the Prince of Wales gave each player a presentation box containing a shirt with their number on it and a picture of each player to have worn it at previous world cups.

Prince William then gave a few words of encouragement to the team:

What you and Gareth have built here is something special, that’s clear to see. Play for each other, support each other, enjoy it, and I’m sure you’ll go far.

talkSPORT.com / England football team (Instagram)

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King Of Belgium Coaches National Football Team In Cheeky Video

King Philippe of Belgium gives last-minute recommendations to the National Football Team - aka The Red Devils - before they leave for the World Cup in Qatar in this encouragement video released today by the Belgian Royal Palace.

“It’s DEVILTIME!”

Belgian Royal Palace (Twitter)

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Protester Throws Eggs At King Charles And Queen Consort

Shock and Terror in York today as a protester shouting “this country was built on the blood of slaves” threw eggs at King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla.

The man was quickly arrested as the crowd shouted “shame on you” and started chanting ‘God Save The King’.

The king and queen were in the city to unveil a statue of His Majesty’s late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Video: BBC Yorkshire

Story & Pictures: DailyMail