Posts Tagged ‘royal’

Wootton Bassett hails torchbearer

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

The bravery of Ben Fox provides a highlight of day five of the Olympic torch relay as it passes through Royal Wootton Bassett.

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Wootton Bassett hails torchbearer

VIDEO: Crowds applaud teenager’s bravery

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Thousands of people in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, cheer on a 16-year-old boy with one leg as he runs with the torch.

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VIDEO: Crowds applaud teenager’s bravery

PM ‘didn’t push for Goodwin move’

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

David Cameron did not intervene to strip former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Fred Goodwin of his knighthood, the key official involved in the decision tells MPs.

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PM ‘didn’t push for Goodwin move’

VIDEO: Vintage posters found in warehouse

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has discovered a host of vintage health and safety posters from the 50s, 60s and 70s in a warehouse.

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VIDEO: Vintage posters found in warehouse

VIDEO: Flypast for Diamond Jubilee

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force take part in an event to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, including a flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft.

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VIDEO: Flypast for Diamond Jubilee

Armed forces in Jubilee parade

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force are taking part in a parade and flypast for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

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Armed forces in Jubilee parade

Gold buttons for Queen’s banner

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Half a million gold buttons decorate Royal Barge

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Gold buttons for Queen’s banner

Royal portraits reunited at show

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

A pair of Royal portraits are to be seen together for the first time in more than a quarter of a century to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

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Royal portraits reunited at show

Patients ‘treated in corridors’

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Patients are being treated in corridors and left for hours on trolleys due in part to a reduction in hospital beds, the Royal College of Nursing claims.

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Patients ‘treated in corridors’

Dog and owner dance to BGT win

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Ashleigh and Pudsey win Britain’s Got Talent to perform at Royal Variety Performance.

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Dog and owner dance to BGT win

‘Top Gun’ training for UK pilots

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

The Royal Navy pilots learning to fly state-of-the-art US fighter jets

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‘Top Gun’ training for UK pilots

VIDEO: Duke and Duchess attend Team GB gala

Friday, May 11th, 2012

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend a gala performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, to celebrate Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

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VIDEO: Duke and Duchess attend Team GB gala

The original air aces

Monday, May 7th, 2012

The Royal Flying Corps came into being 100 years ago and played a key role in World War I. But who were its heroic pilots, and why was the corps so special?

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The original air aces

Cardboard boats in Nato war games

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Boats made of paper and cardboard have aided preparations for an assault by Royal Marines as part of the finale to war games.

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Cardboard boats in Nato war games

Royal Albert Hall to host boxing

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

A boxing match will take place at the Royal Albert Hall 13 years after the London venue lost its licence to host boxing and wrestling.

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Royal Albert Hall to host boxing