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Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge made Rachel Weisz cry


Britain's Duchess of Cambridge made Rachel Weisz cry.
The 'Bourne Legacy' actress met Duchess Catherine when she supported her husband Daniel Craig at the royal premiere for 'SPECTRE' last month in London and admits the 33-year-old royal's kind words left her with tears in her eyes.
She recalled: "She [Catherine] turned to me just as she was leaving and said, 'I bet you're glad to have him home.'
"My eyes filled with tears cause that's exactly what I was feeling."
However, the 45-year-old beauty had a bit more of a comical encounter with Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge as she didn't have time to dry her hands before she shook hands with the 33-year-old royal.
Speaking on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, she said: "The guy in charge of the princes was like, 'The Prince is coming! The Prince is coming!' So I didn't have time to dry my hands.
"So I curtseyed and I said, 'Oh good evening, your Royal Highness. It's such a pleasure to meet you. I'm sorry my hands are wet, I just washed them and I didn't have time to dry them.
"He looked at me and said, 'Well, at least they're clean!' He just made me feel so good. They make you feel very special. They're really good."

Tickets for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth birthday celebrations sell out in hours


Tickets for the birthday celebrations for Britain's Queen Elizabeth sold out in five hours.
A total of 25,000 tickets for the four-day extravaganza - which is to be held at Windsor Castle and its surrounding grounds in May next year to mark the Queen's 90th birthday - were sold out by two in the afternoon as fans of the royal family rushed to get their hands on the coveted tickets.
A spokesperson for the event organisers told BBC News: "They were selling very, very quickly. By 9.30am, 4,000 tickets had already been sold."
Tickets for the final day - where the Queen herself would be present - sold out first and were priced between £65 and £195, with the most expensive ones offering a VIP experience, promising a space nearest the royal enclosure and access to a hospitality lounge.
Simon Brooks-Ward, the producer and director of the Queen's birthday celebrations, added previously: "We've been working hard to make this a most unique birthday celebration.
"We're especially delighted with our plans to offer an extra 5,000 people the chance to be part of the celebrations through our balloted system for tickets on The Long Walk. This will take place in the New Year."
The celebrations will feature 900 horses and over 1,500 people will participate in the event.

Britain’s Prince Charles celebrates youth volunteering


Britain's Prince Charles celebrated the success of 50 youth volunteers as he made an appearance in London yesterday (25.11.15).
The 67-year-old royal was joined by 'Good Morning Britain' presenter Susanna Reid as he visited the Wayra Academy in the English capital to commend two successful years of Step Up To Serve's #iwill campaign.
A post on Clarence House's official Instagram read: "Television presenter Susanna Reid meets the youngest ambassador of the #iwill campaign, 10-year old Ryan Bickle from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The campaign encourages young people to take social action through collaboration and partnership.
"The Prince of Wales is Patron of Step Up To Serve, the charity behind the #iwill campaign, and attended an event to mark the charity's second anniversary in #London today. (sic)"
During his address, the Prince - who is next in line to the throne - praised the "deliberately ambitious" plan to get 1.5 million young people between 10 and 20-years-old to take part in volunteering or fundraising by 2020.
He said: "About 40 years ago, when I was allowed to speak in the House of Lords, I suggested a national community service. Then no one wanted to know, but it's more and more apparent there is a need."

Britain’s Prince William urges for protection of nature


Britain's Prince William urged for protection for the "natural world" as he appeared at the Tusk Conservation Awards 2015 last night (24.11.15).
The 33-year-old royal - who has been a patron for the charity Tusk since 2005 - was on hand to honour those who had undertaken "extraordinary work" to promote conservation across Africa.
Speaking at the event, he said: "People often ask me why I am so passionate about this cause. There are many reasons, but one of the most obvious is because of the human impact.
"As the world's population becomes more and more urbanised, an increasing number of people will grow up with little or no connection to the natural world. This will become a major challenge for conservationists. If people cannot see it, they will never learn to value it, or worse still will take little interest in looking after it.
"The planet and our natural resources is not something we can afford to squander."
The Duke of Cambridge also insisted Africa is facing "unprecedented challenges" from poaching and illegal wildlife trading.
He added: "Africa continues to face unprecedented challenges in terms of poaching, driven by the burgeoning illegal trade in wildlife.
"Sadly, all too often rangers are out-resourced and out-gunned. Most of them never imagined that they would need to lay down their lives to protect their country's heritage. But that is the harsh reality."

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to celebrate birthday with 25,000 people


Britain's Queen Elizabeth will celebrate her 90th birthday with 25,000 people.
The 89-year-old royal is set to mark the milestone birthday with a four-day celebration at Windsor Castle next May and is releasing 25,000 tickets so the public can join in too.
Simon Brooks-Ward, the producer and director of the Queen's birthday celebrations, said: "We've been working hard to make this a most unique birthday celebration.
"We're especially delighted with our plans to offer an extra 5,000 people the chance to be part of the celebrations through our balloted system for tickets on The Long Walk. This will take place in the New Year."
It is expected that tickets to the event - which start at £55 each - will sell out quickly. For a truly VIP experience, a fee of £165 guarantees you a space next to the royal enclosure and allows access to a hospitality lounge.
The birthday celebrations will feature a number of performances from dancers and musicians, with over 1,500 people and 900 horses already secured for the spectacular.
The Queen's official birthday will be marked in June with the traditional street party in The Mall, Trooping the Colour and the thanksgiving service at St. Paul's Cathedral.

Britain’s Prince Charles: Act now and save the planet


Britain's Prince Charles has urged people to act now "before it is too late" to save the planet.
The 67-year-old royal - who is first in line to the throne - urged for "collaboration [and] a sharing of knowledge" to help ensure generations to come can continue to enjoy nature like the present generation can.
Speaking to the World Forum on Natural Capital, he said: "We need to run the global bank that we call our planet in a responsible and competent manner. [We have to] act now before it is too late.
"I think there is an urgent need for collaboration, sharing of knowledge and a drive to do things differently. The value of the planet's ecosystems and biodiversity has not been taken into account fully and consistently in our decision-making systems.
"We are facing what can only be described as a cataclysm of events which pose a real threat to our survival."
Meanwhile, the Prince is said to be doing his own bit to help the environment by running his prized Aston Martin DB5 on bioethanol, taken from wine made at a vineyard in Wiltshire, England.
This change of fuel reportedly reduces the carbon footprint of his car by 85%.

Christmas gift tags belonging to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth are auctioned


A number of Christmas gift tags signed by Britain's Queen Elizabeth have been auctioned off.
The unique lots were said to belong to the son of a former royal bodyguard, whose father collected them whilst he worked with the 89-year-old royal and her family.
Whilst the royal aide refused to sell them himself whilst he was alive, the son decided to let them go and received the hefty sum of $7,000 for the five lots, all brought by different buyers.
One reads: "Andrew, with love from Mummy," whilst another note from the Queen's husband Prince Philip says: "Andrew + Edward for a bouncing Christmas from Papa."
A tag written by Prince Charles, who is first in line to the throne, had a comedy angle, with the Prince of Wales writing: "Alexandra + Angus, with all love for a very happy, inebriated Christmas from Charles."
Meanwhile, it is certainly not the first royal item to be auctioned as of late.
Earlier this month, a menu from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding fetched over $1,250.

Britain’s Prince George’s toy tractor


Britain's Prince George has been given his own miniature tractor.
The two-year-old son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge reportedly loves to drive the toy - which costs a hefty £100 - around the grounds of his home at Anmer Hall, Norfolk.
The toy is manufactured by company John Deere, which also has a royal warrant to supply the Queen with garden machinery, The Sun newspaper reports.
Meanwhile, Duchess Catherine previously revealed her son has become obsessed with tractors, combine harvesters and anything with "big wheels" and is developing a love of helicopters like his father.
She told Mountain Rescue volunteer Pauline Hallett: "Catherine said he asks her about all the parts. She laughed and said she tells George to ask Daddy."
Meanwhile, Prince George's grandfather, Prince Charles, previously revealed his grandson is a huge fan of the outdoors.
He shared: "Fortunately he's one of those characters, I think, who naturally, instinctively likes to be outside.
"It's very interesting. I'm intrigued to see if it lasts. But he loves being outside, which is encouraging. Like all these things, it depends if you can get them to take an interest."

Britain’s Prince George loves the outdoors


Britain's Prince George of Cambridge "instinctively" likes to be outdoors.
The two-year-old royal's grandfather, Prince Charles, has revealed the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is a huge fan of nature.
He told Sky News: "Fortunately he's one of those characters, I think, who naturally, instinctively likes to be outside.
"It's very interesting. I'm intrigued to see if it lasts. But he loves being outside, which is encouraging. Like all these things, it depends if you can get them to take an interest."
Meanwhile, the 33-year-old Duchess previously revealed her daughter Princess Charlotte, six months, is getting used to her "noisy big brother".
She shared: "They are doing really well, thanks. Charlotte is getting bigger and getting on well with her noisy big brother."
During her trip to North Wales last week, Duchess Catherine also revealed she wants her children to join the Girl Guides and Scouts when they're older.
Caernarfon's county commissioner for Girl Guides, Jill Wilkinson, said: "She said that she needs to put Charlotte's name down for Rainbows.
"She really enjoyed helping with the Scout group and said she will get George for Scouting."

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