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Royal family wish Princess Royal happy birthday

The royal family have wished the Princess Royal a happy birthday, by sharing an Annie Leibovitz photograph of Anne with the Queen. The informal image by the celebrity photographer was taken in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle in 2016 to mark the monarch turning 90. Happy Birthday to …

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New Paddington Bear 50p coins enter circulation

  By Press Association 2019 Paddington Bear coin Coins depicting Paddington Bear visiting the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral are about to start turning up in people’s loose change. The new 50p designs will be entering general circulation in the coming weeks, the Royal Mint said. The first …

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Taoiseach not offended by royal portraits

  By Press Association 2019 Leo Varadkar Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is not offended by portraits of British monarchs hanging in Dublin Castle. Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith last week ordered a review of the decision to take down similar paintings from the walls of the Northern Ireland …

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Rory Gilsenan and Atlantic Sim triumph at Royal International

BICESTER-BASED Rory Gilsenan was left celebrating after landing the Charles Owen Supreme Working Hunter Championship. Riding Atlantic Sim, the Irishman’s triumph at the Longines Royal International Horse Show in West Sussex was made all the more remarkable by the fact he was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. “I’m …

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Shane Lowry storms to Open title at Royal Portrush

Ireland’s Shane Lowry exorcised the ghosts of Oakmont to claim his first major title in commanding fashion in the 148th Open at Royal Portrush. Roared on by a sell-out crowd undeterred by the miserable conditions, Lowry carded a closing 72 to become the fifth Irish player to lift the Claret …

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