The Old Man of Lochnagar is a 1980 children's book written by King Charles III, at that time the Prince of Wales, and illustrated by Sir Hugh Casson. The...
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Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Mounth, in the Grampians of Scotland. It is about five miles (eight kilometres) south of the River Dee...
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The Lochnagar mine south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département was an underground explosive charge, secretly planted by the British...
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Balmoral Castle (category Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes)
within the estate, the highest being Lochnagar at 3,789 ft (1,155 m). This mountain was the setting for a children's story, The Old Man of Lochnagar, told...
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on The Old Man of Lochnagar, a children’s story written by the Prince of Wales in 1980, commissioned and premiered by the National Youth Ballet of Great...
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Mountbatten-Windsor (redirect from House of Mountbatten-Windsor)
Mountbatten-Windsor is the personal surname used by some of the male-line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Under a...
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Any royalties the King receives go to the King Charles III Charitable Fund, as do any profits from Duchy Originals. The Old Man of Lochnagar. Illustrated...
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His Majesty King Charles III (portrait) (category Portraits of the British royal family)
the throne, and was the first official portrait of the King since his coronation. It was commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Drapers. Measuring about...
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Jackanory (section List of readers)
Cant Prince Charles (now King Charles III, reading his own book, The Old Man of Lochnagar) Matthew Corbett Bernard Cribbins (114 programmes) Peter Davison...
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becoming a king, wrote four books and was a co-author of other works. The Old Man of Lochnagar. Illustrated by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson, K.C.V.O. London:...
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of flags to represent him as a prince, duke, and, eventually, head of state of three of his 15 realms; in the latter case, the heraldic flags are the...
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The Supreme Governor of the Church of England is the titular head of the Church of England, a position which is vested in the British monarch. Although...
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The Lord of Mann (Manx: Çhiarn Vannin) is the lord proprietor and head of state of the Isle of Man, currently King Charles III. Before 1504, the title...
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formally presented the title of Prince of Wales to the 20-year-old Charles, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He was the 21st heir to the English or British...
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King Charles III Coronation Medal (category Civil awards and decorations of the United Kingdom)
of both the King and Queen, while the Canadian medal only features the King. On the reverse, the British medal has laurels, the royal cypher, and the...
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The Royal Family Order depicts the King wearing the ceremonial day uniform of a Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet with the collar of the Order of the Garter...
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Grant's "Old and New Edinburgh" Macdougall, Norman, James IV, Tuckwell (1997); pp. 22. "defender of the faith – English royal title". "Defender of the Faith"...
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Max cancelled the series after one season. The Prince focuses on an eight-year-old Prince George who makes life hard for his family and the British monarchy...
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spirit of man: friendship, loyalty, and the desire for freedom and peace." The following year, a royal styles and titles act was passed in each of the Commonwealth...
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III: The Coronation Year is a 2023 television documentary film following Charles III and Camilla in the aftermath of the death and state funeral of Elizabeth...
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alongside the River Muick to the south-west of Ballater. The property was built in 1715. It was acquired from the Gordon family (owners of the Abergeldie...
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Duchy Home Farm (redirect from The Veg Shed)
The Duchy Home Farm is an organic farm operated by the Duchy of Cornwall. The farm is part of the gardens of Highgrove House, the country home of King...
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The Duchy of Cornwall (Cornish: Duketh Kernow) is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning...
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Poundbury (category New Classical architecture in the United Kingdom)
extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement...
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Hugh Casson (category Academics of the Royal College of Art)
Casson also illustrated many books; perhaps the most famous being The Old Man of Lochnagar, HRH The Prince of Wales with illustrations by Sir Hugh Casson...
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State Opening of the Parliament of the United Kingdom took place on 17 July 2024 when King Charles III opened the first session of the Parliament elected...
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Royal Christmas message (redirect from The Queen's Christmas Message)
delivered in the opening stages of the Second World War that he uttered the famous lines: "I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year, 'Give me...
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as Ruðu jarl (earl of Rouen), the only attested form in Old Norse, although too late to be evidence for 10th-century practice. The late 11th-century Norman...
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Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role is a documentary about Charles III, then Prince of Wales, broadcast on 29 June 1994 on ITV. It was presented...
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Head of the Armed Forces is the position of the sovereign of the United Kingdom as commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces. Supreme military authority...
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