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William and Catherine sent letters to pupils


Britain's Duchess Catherine and Prince William sent personalised letters to pupils who asked for help to save their school from closure.
The royal couple signed the notes of support after children at Chirton Church of England Primary School in Wiltshire asked if their son, seven-month-old Prince George, could be enrolled when he's older in a bid to keep the school open after student numbers fell.
A statement on the school's website reads: "After returning from our half term break we were delighted to discover that we had received a response from Kensington Palace following writing to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge before Christmas."
"Upon opening the package we were surprised to see that each of us had received a personal letter from the House of William and Kate!"
Headteacher Amy Bekker Wrench said she was "over the moon" to see the letters and added: "They just landed on my desk."
One young pupil, named Keeleigh, was told in her letter: "Their Royal Highnesses were impressed by your persuasive comments, you certainly made a wonderful case for Chirton Primary with its beautiful large grounds being the ideal school for Prince George."
In recent weeks the school has reported an increase in admissions and staff and pupils have been told the local authority has decided to keep it open.


William and Catherine on night out in London


Prince William and Duchess Catherine enjoyed a rare night out with friends on Friday (28.02.14).
The British royal couple celebrated the birthday of Louise Aubrey Fletcher at Bunga Bunga in Battersea, London, and were accompanied by six police protection officers.
An entire floor of the venue had been hired out to celebrate Louise's birthday, who is the wife of Harry, one of the prince's oldest friends and the son of Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, the Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
Bunga Bunga is described as an "Englishman's Italian' and boasts a pizzeria and karaoke bar.
The prince and duchess left their seven-month-old son, Prince George, in safe hands at Kensington Palace, while Catherine partied with his godmother, Emilia Jardine-Paterson d'Erlanger.
Emilia is soon to be a mum and is expected to ask the prince if he will take on the role of godfather to return the favour.
The royals also attended the couple's wedding in March 2011 in West Yorkshire where William was an usher.
Their night out in London comes ahead of their trip to Australia and New Zealand next month with their son.
The royals traditionally hire older nannies to look after young children but Catherine and William are believed to have taken on a woman in her 20s who will accompany them on the 19-day trip, during which they will spend as much time as possible with George.

Prince Charles joked with Alex Jones about furniture


Britain's Prince Charles joked with TV presenter Alex Jones about her leaning on priceless furniture at Dumfries House in Scotland.
'The One Show' host and her co-presenter Matt Baker travelled to the stately home for the launch of Sport Relief recently and had tea and biscuits with the 65-year-old royal, who has renovated the property, and joked about leaning on an expensive chair.
Alex told the Daily Express newspaper: "It's the first time I've met the prince and he was absolutely lovely.
"Matt and I took part in a one-mile sponsored run around the estate with some of the local schoolchildren to kick-start the fundraising, and when we arrived at the house he opened the door and ushered us into the next room for tea and biscuits."
Alex, 36, went on: "I was saying, 'Ooh, I love the colour scheme', and he was really good fun. He told me, 'You are leaning on a chair that is worth £2 million!'"
The prince is using the income from visitors at Dumfries House to fund community projects.
Meanwhile, former Royal Ballet star Darcey Bussell recently admitted on 'The One Show' that Queen Elizabeth told her she's not a big fan of ballet after she watched her perform.
Darcey said: "I have to admire her for being honest. She said it was an amazing evening and everything, but she said it was definitely enough ballet in one evening for a whole year."

Prince George’s schedule for Australia trip


Britain's Prince William and Duchess Catherine plan to spend as much time as possible with their son Prince George during an upcoming trip to Australia and New Zealand.
The royal couple, who will take their seven-month-old son with them on the official visit next month, have tailored their schedule to meet his needs and will use a 'hub and spoke system'.
They plan to go backwards and forwards to bases in Sydney, Wellington and Canberra to spend time with their son for a few hours every day but two during the 19-day trip.
A senior royal aide told the Daily Express newspaper: "When you go from place to place you can work until late in the evening."
Catherine, 32, and William, 31, are also planning to take on a new nanny to help look after George, who will be nine months old when they visit Australia.
Miguel Head, William's private secretary, said: "Taking a nine month old on a royal tour is not a first, but it has not happened in this Royal Family's context for many, many years, so there has been much to think about - as any new parent travelling long distance will recognise."
The royals are hoping to introduce the young prince to the host nations during the trip, depending on his health and mood.
Catherine aims to take him to meet mothers and babies at Government House in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 9, and will take part in a similar visit in Australia.

Prince Harry to speak at We Day


Prince Harry will speak at We Day next Friday (07.03.14).
The British royal is to give a motivational speech at the event, the first of its type held in the UK, which promotes global youth empowerment.
Harry's own charities, Sentebale and The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, are both involved with helping children and young people to build their skills and confidence, which are also in keeping with the aims of We Day.
Twelve thousand young Brits are expected to join in the event, held at London's Wembley Arena, and will listen to the prince and many other speakers and performers from a diverse range of backgrounds, including education activist Malala Yousafzai, former US Vice President Al Gore, Jennifer Hudson, Dizzee Rascal, Ellie Goulding, 'Harry Potter' actress Evanna Lynch, Birdy and Clive Owen.
Organisers of the event promise it will be "full of educational speeches, inspirational moments and show-stopping performances."
Harry is very committed to his charity work, setting up Sentebale in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, to provide schooling, healthcare and food for deprived children in the mountain kingdom. The charity has proved a success and he is now planning to expand it into more of the surrounding countries in Africa.
Chief executive of Sentebale, Cathy Ferrier, says the prince even kept in close contact with her while he was serving on the front line in Afghanistan as an army Apache helicopter pilot.
To find out more about We Day UK, visit weday.com/uk

Princess Beatrice verified on Twitter


Britain's Princess Beatrice has had her Twitter account verified.
The 25-year-old royal - who has been part of the social networking site for a while now - has finally been given the approval from the company to show that her page is genuine.
The flame-haired beauty took to her account - the sixth post she's ever written - just after the blue verification tick was added to her page to thank Twitter for approving her.
She wrote: "So happy to be verified, thank you @TwitterUK (sic)".
Her father, the Duke of York - who has been on the site since last April - copied Beatrice's tweet onto his own page, so that his 40,000 followers could see that his daughter had finally been approved.
The princess' mother Sarah Ferguson - known as the Duchess of York - also has her own Twitter account and entertains 73,000 followers with her regular posts.
Meanwhile, Beatrice is currently on an internship with Sony Entertainment in London after leaving her job at an investment capital firm last summer.
She took the time in between to travel with her long-term boyfriend Dave Clark, while carrying out her royal charity work.

Prince Charles marks St David’s Day with Welsh visit

Britain's Prince Charles is visiting Wales to mark St David's Day (01.03.14). The royal will tour Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Merthyr Tydfil to coincide with the celebrations honouring the patron saint of Wales. Charles, whose official title i...

Duchess of Cornwall shows support for anti-FGM campaign


Britain's Duchess of Cornwall has shown her support for an anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) campaign.
Camilla gave charity Daughters of Eve's work the "royal seal of approval" during a reception for the upcoming Southbank Centre's Women of the World (WOW) festival, according to The Daily Telegraph newspaper.
Nimco Ali, who founded the organisation in 2010, said: "Camilla said she thinks the campaign is terrific and she heard about the stuff we're doing. She said she was impressed with the work and wanted more information about the campaign.
"I want to build the momentum. We're starting a conversation and we're breaking the cycle. My ultimate aim is that by the time my niece is eight - she's three now - there won't be a risk of FGM. I want to break that cycle and for her to say later: 'You had to actually do that [fight against FGM]?' She's the first person not to be cut in the family."
Around 60 women taking part in the festival, which starts on March 5 and is now in its fourth year, also attended the Clarence House reception ahead of the event, including economist Vicky Pryce and Everyday Sexism Project founder Laura Bates.
Camilla took the time to speak to guests including three students from Mulberry School for Girls in Tower Hamlets, east London, which she visited last year.

Queen Elizabeth’s old car up for auction


A car belonging to Britain's Queen Elizabeth is up for sale.
Royal aficionados can get their hands on an "extremely rare" Land Rover Defender which was formerly in use by the Queen's Estate at Sandringham to drive the royals on shooting parties.
According to CarandClassic.co.uk, the vintage vehicle will be up for auction on March 2014 8 with Historics at Brooklands.
The website states: "This vehicle was previously owned by the Queen's Estate at Sandringham and was used there by shooting parties frequented by the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles.
"The Estate Manager confirmed that they had performed full servicing and maintenance and was quoted saying that it was unusual for vehicles to be purchased by the estate as they tend to lease their Land Rovers and hand them back a few years later, this makes this example extremely rare."
The Queen's ride has even been pimped out to the 87-year-old monarch's tastes with heated seats, electric windows and a specialist paint job.
The car is expected to fetch between £26,000 and £35,000 at auction.

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