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Queen Elizabeth to receive apology from David Cameron


Britain's Queen Elizabeth is to receive an apology from Prime Minister David Cameron.
The leader of the Conservative Party has revealed his intention to say sorry to the monarch after saying she had "purred" when he told her the result of the Scottish referendum on independence.
Speaking at the time of the incident, Mr Cameron said: "Look, I'm very embarassed by this. I am extremely sorry about it. It was a private conversation that I shouldn't have had and won't have again.
"My office has already been in touch with the Palace to make that clear and I will do so as well."
The Prime Minister was overheard making the comments to Michael Bloomberg, the former Mayor of New York, at a United Nations summit.
It has been confirmed he will tonight (09.10.14) apologise during his regular audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
Typically, Mr Cameron, 48, and the Queen, 88, meet every Wednesday, but Party Conference season has meant their planed meetings have been delayed over the last few weeks.
Throughout the referendum debate, the Palace maintained that the Queen was completely impartial on the matter.

Queen’s head appears on collectible coins


The Pacific island of Niue is raising revenue through legal tender coins that have Britain's Queen Elizabeth on one side and Disney characters on the other.
Earlier this year, the island reached an agreement with the New Zealand Mint to make collector's editions of the island's currency, with the deal being worth as much as $6 million Australian dollars (£3.3 million) over the next decade.
Under the terms of the agreement, the island is to get a royalty payment every time one of the Mickey Mouse one-dollar Christmas coins is sold to a collector, ABC Radio Australia reports.
The reason why the Queen has been chosen to appear on the coins in the first place is because Niue - a self-governing state - is associated with New Zealand, where Queen Elizabeth is the monarch.
Niue Premier Toke Talagi conceded that while the coins are likely to raise the island's global profile, there is little chance that it will lead to a much sought-after spike in tourist numbers.
The island did something similar in 2011, when the Queen was joined by the likes of Darth Vader in a range of collective coins that celebrated the 'Star Wars' franchise.

Prince Charles loses PR chief


Britain's Prince Charles has lost his second PR chief in the space of two weeks.
Last week, his senior aide Kristina Kyriacou announced she was quitting her post, and this week, veteran press secretary Patrick Harrison has decided to follow suit.
One of Harrison's friends told the Daily Mail newspaper: "This is a further blow to the Prince.
"Patrick handed in his notice a year ago, but Charles personally persuaded him to stay on because of the difficulties that his press operation was going through."
Harrison, who has worked for the 65-year-old Prince for more than a decade, has announced he is to assume a position at global PR firm Weber Shandwick.
He said: "After 14 hugely rewarding years working for the Prince of Wales, I feel that now is the right time for me to move on to a new challenge."
Meanwhile, it was announced recently that Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Duchess of Cornwall will make a state visit to Colombia later this month.
The ambition behind the trip is to strengthen the relationship between Britain and the South American country.
Charles, 65, and the Duchess, 67, will be welcomed to the presidential palace in Bogota, the capital city, on October 28.

Duchess Catherine is recovering from morning sickness at family home


Britain's Duchess Catherine has been spending time with her parents while she continues to battle severe morning sickness.
The Duchess has been unable to fulfil a number of her planned engagements since announcing she was pregnant for the second time, and has been staying with her parents in Bucklebury as she seeks to make a full recovery.
A family friend told PEOPLE: "When you're ill, the place you feel most comfortable is at home with your mum, isn't it?
"When she's there, Kate can just relax and sit on the sofa and not have to worry about having to deal with all the staff and everything else that comes with a big palace full of rooms."
Duchess Catherine, 32, was forced to abandon plans to travel to Malta late last month due to her illness.
She had planned to visit the Mediterranean island as part of its independence celebrations.
Instead, her husband Prince William, also 32, travelled to Malta to attend her engagements.
Meanwhile, it's been speculated that the couple - who had baby George in July 2013 - hope to make an official visit to New York in the next few weeks, provided the Duchess is well enough to travel.

Will Poulter dismisses links to Cressida Bonas


Will Poulter and Cressida Bonas have never dated.
The actor, who starred in the comedy film 'We're The Millers' alongside Jennifer Aniston, was rumoured to have dated Cressida during her five-month separation from Britain's Prince Harry, 30.
Links between the pair developed when they were spotted chatting backstage at Glastonbury, with one report saying Will was trying to help Cressida, 25, to break into the movie world.
But in an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Will, 21, has rebuffed the suggestions, adding he dislikes the media attention he already receives.
Since their alleged involvement with each other, Cressida has been linked once more with Prince Harry.
The pair are rumoured to have reunited following a cinema date to see comedy film 'Sex Tape'.
A royal source told The Sun newspaper: "It's early days but Harry's over the moon. He realises she's the one for him."
They visited a cinema on Kensington High Street, west London - and made an effort to keep their night out as low-key as possible.
An onlooker explained: "They tried hard to blend in. None of the other cinemagoers seemed to realise."

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Kate Middleton and Prince William have decided to hire a maternity nurse for their second child.
The Royal couple broke with tradition by refusing to get a full-time nanny after the birth of Prince George, but it appears they feel raising the newest member of their family independently would be too much of a strain.
A source close to the couple explained to the Daily Mail newspaper: "It was really hard work with George and there were lots of sleepless nights. So Kate has said she's going to have help with the next one."
Kate and William are expected to raise their second child in their new home at Amner Hall in Norfolk.
The source said that the property has been refurbished so that the Royals can raise their children in the best possible surroundings, explaining: "There is a nanny annex and a guest suite with plenty of space for Kate's family. Kate and William plan to go to their own family home after the birth."
Meanwhile, it is expected that Kate will make a decision about whether she does or doesn't make a planned trip to Malta - to mark the island's independence - in the coming days.
It's thought the Duchess may cancel her visit as she's been suffering with severe morning sickness.

Queen spoke out on Scottish referendum after period of ‘reflection’


The Queen decided to make public her thoughts on the impending referendum on Scottish independence after a period of "reflection".
The Daily Telegraph newspaper claims she told aides on Saturday (13.09.14) that she intended to make her thoughts clear to the public the next day, having spent some time considering her position on the issue.
A source explained: "These things don't happen entirely spontaneously and obviously the Queen would give careful consideration to anything like this.
"It wasn't something she did on the spur of the moment - there was a little bit more reflection on her part before she decided to do something of such significance, but equally she was at great pains to make sure that anything that was said was on the right side of the fence in terms of what is constitutionally correct."
The Queen made her thoughts known to members of the public, appearing to suggest that she backs the United Kingdom - but the source says she did so knowing that it was likely to be picked up by national and international media.
The Queen said she hopes "people will think very carefully about the future" ahead of the independence referendum.

Cressida Bonas supports Prince Harry at Invictus Games


Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas was among those who turned out to support the Royal at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games on Sunday evening (14.09.14).
The budding actress was spotted among the vast crowd at the event in London, where she was seen smiling and laughing with her friends including Princess Eugenie, who introduced her to Harry two years earlier.
Despite their split, the pair clearly remain good friends, as evidenced by the fact that Cressida, 25, flew straight back from a family wedding in Italy on Saturday to attend the event.
The previous day she was a guest at the wedding of Gabriella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe and Alan Pownall in Tellaro, Liguria.
Meanwhile, Harry has suggested that the Invictus Games could be staged outside London in the coming years.
He explained: "We've now got America showing interest in 2016 and Canada showing interest in 2017 so the question is what do we do next year?
"I personally, along with a couple of other people on the board, would love to keep it in the UK, maybe head north whether it be Glasgow, whether it be Sheffield, whether it be Manchester."

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