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Britain’s Princess Beatrice attends Bahrain Grand Prix


Britain's Princess Beatrice attended the Bahrain Grand Prix with her long-term boyfriend Dave Clark.
The 26-year-old royal - who has been criticised for jetting off to four different locations in just a month - was spotted chatting to the country's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, as she watched British driver Lewis Hamilton claim his third victory this season.
A source told the Daily Express newspaper: "She was walking behind the Crown Prince of Bahrain. She was introduced to the recently abdicated King Carlos of Spain and curtseyed."
Princess Beatrice - who is the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson - also met up with Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone before watching the race with the Crown Prince.
The insider added: "Bernie Ecclestone was leading that group of dignitaries. I think she watched the race from the tower high above the circuit with the Crown Prince."
Beatrice has faced criticism since she quit her job at Sony Pictures in January and was reported to have enjoyed thirteen lavish holidays with destinations including the US, China, Greece and the United Arab Emirates since November.

The Royal baby won’t be named Charlotte


Britain's Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge reportedly won't be naming their second child Charlotte.
According to top historian Clarissa Campbell Orr from Anglia Ruskin University, who specialises in the British monarchy, the couple are unlikely to choose the name for the newborn if the child is a girl due to the unfavourable fates of previous royal figures with the moniker.
She told the Daily Express newspaper: "There is a popular tide of opinion hoping that if it is a daughter she will be named Charlotte. However, from the point of view of the Royal Family, this is unlikely to be a particularly favourable name.
"George III's wife, Sophie Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was a very successful consort and weathered the disturbing episode of her husband's apparent madness, although her hair turned white with shock."
The couples eldest daughter Charlotte was also deemed a disappointment to the Royal Family after she married a Duke of Württemberg in Germany against their will.
The odds on the name being chosen still stand at 40/1, with Alice, Elizabeth and Diana also proving popular amongst betters if the 33-year-old royal gives birth to a Princess.
James currently stands as the favourite if the baby is boy.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth most popular royal on Twitter


Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is the most popular royal on Twitter.
The monarch - who turned 89 today (21.04.15) - has only been part of the social network for six months with @BritishMonarchy as her official account but has already managed to tot up 970,000 followers.
Coming in at a not so close second place is her son, Prince Charles' account @ClarenceHouse with 446,000, while Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia are the third most popular royals on the site.
Britain's Prince William and his expectant wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, are the fourth most followed royals on Twitter, while The Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima are in fifth place with 151,000 on their @koninklijkhuis account.
The Queen famously attracted 78,000 followers in just minutes when she sent her first Tweet last year.
She wrote on October 23: "It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @ScienceMuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R."
The post was then re-tweeted 42,921 times and made a favourite by 47,130 users of the social media site.

Royal superfans gather outside Lindo Wing ahead of birth


Royal superfans have gathered outside the Lindo Wing to wait for Britain's Duchess of Cambridge to give birth.
Crowds have started to grow at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London - where the brunette beauty is expected to deliver the tot - with some eager onlookers having set up camp there two weeks ago.
While the 33-year-old royal, who is expecting her second child with Prince William, has hinted she is due to give birth "mid to end of April", fans say they are "well prepared" for the wait and are enjoying the atmosphere.
Royalist pensioner, 79-year-old Terry Hutt, from Weston-super-Mare, has admitted he will be sleeping rough on a wooden bench outside the hospital until the baby is born.
He told BBC News: "Every baby that's born, people say to me 'it's only another baby', but this is a royal baby - there's a difference.
"My wife tells me I'm mad. I have a waterproof outfit, a tarpaulin over the bench, decorated with union jacks. We call it the royal bench."
Mr Hutt lived on the bench for 13 days in July 2013 as he waited for the Duke and Duchess' first arrival Prince George.
He added hospital staff kept him company by regularly bringing him tea and porridge.

Royal baby to be born outside of London?


The royal baby could be the first to be born outside of London in 85 years.
While the second child of Britain's Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge is set to be delivered at St Mary's Hospital in west London, two other hospitals have been put on standby for the royal delivery in case the Duchess, 33, leaves the capital.
The brunette beauty, who hinted that her due date was "mid-April, to the end of April", is currently based at Kensington Palace, a short journey from the Lindo Wing where she gave birth to Prince George in 2013.
However both the Royal Berkshire hospital in Reading and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, have been put on standby in case the Duchess should go into labour nearby.
Royal Berkshire hospital lies just 12 miles from her parents' home in Bucklebury, Berkshire, while the Queen Elizabeth hospital lies close to the family's residence Amner Hall.
According to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the Duchess' obstetricians have been warned that they could be called to travel to any of the planned locations.

Prince Harry joins wounded servicemen in wheelchair football match

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth honours Canadian servicemen


Britain's Queen Elizabeth has paid tribute to Canadian servicemen for their bravery during the First World War.
The 88-year-old monarch visited Canada House in London's Trafalgar Square with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, yesterday (19.04.15) where she met descendants of those who fought in the battles.
The Queen sported a stunning white gold and diamond brooch, which was gifted to her by The Calgary Highlanders - of whom she is Colonel-in-Chief - one of three Canadian regiments who are visiting Europe to mark the centenary of the 2nd Battle of Ypres.
According to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the couple met Canada's High Commissioner Gordon Campbell, who described the reception as "exceptional".
He said: "It is always exceptional when Her Majesty comes and joins us at Canada House, particularly now as this is the 100 year anniversary of the bestowing of the first military honours to Canadians.
"You can just feel, in the room, how important it is to everyone that she is here. It is really an honour and it is the sort of commemorative activity that is important to the soldiers and the service people who are involved."

Medium predicts royal baby’s birth


A medium who claims to be in contact with the late Princess Diana says the royal baby will be born on Saturday (25.04.15).
Carolina Bruce from Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, insists she has been having daily conversations with the mother of Prince William, who is expecting his second child with his wife the Duchess of Cambridge, and has been told the couple will have a baby girl this weekend.
She has even gone as far as to predict the princess will be under 8lbs and have dark hair and blue eyes, with a name which includes the moniker Victoria or Diana.
The 58-year-old clairvoyant has bet £50 on her prediction, which comes with odds of 500/1, and will see her take home a huge £25,000 if she is correct.
Carolina - who has promised to donate her winnings to charity - told the Daily Express newspaper: "I've been speaking with Diana regularly since the news was announced Kate was expecting again.
"There's been a lot of speculation about the sex of the baby, but I know exactly what's happening.
"People think I'm bonkers, but I just know it's going to be a little girl.
"I can't wait for Ladbrokes to donate the winnings to charity."

Britain’s Prince William to miss royal birth?


Britain's Prince William has promised to "do everything he can" to attend a First World War memorial on Saturday (25.04.15) despite it also being the day his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, is due to give birth to their second child.
The 32-year-old royal has vowed to join the commemorations at the Cenotaph in London, which mark the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in Turkey, as the event is "very important to him".
It remains unknown whether the Duke is set to join his grandparents Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at the memorial service as his wife, 33, could go into labour the same day.
A source told The Mail on Sunday newspaper: "The Duke's intention is to be at the commemorations. Being the 100th anniversary it is very important to him.
"We will have to see what happens.
"The Duchess has said the baby is due at the second half of the month but we don't know exactly when the baby will arrive."
It appears Prince William won't be far from his wife's side if she does go into labour as the brunette beauty is believed to be basing herself at Kensington Palace in the capital, just a short journey away from Paddington hospital, where it is reported she will give birth.

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