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The day drab post-war Britain burst into joy: ROBERT HARDMAN on the amazing story behind The Queen a
Of all the royal records she has broken — and she has smashed almost all of them — there is one that surely means most to the Queen. She...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 29, 2017


Join the celebration on World Mental Health Day
It’s World Mental Health Day! Today we are at St James’ Palace celebrating all you have done to help change the conversation on mental...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 10, 2017


World Mental Health Day 2017
We speak to Rod Eldridge, former senior officer and Clinical Lead at Walking With The Wounded about the importance of mental health and...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 10, 2017
First Audience with Her Majesty The Queen for Governor General Designate Julie Payette
OTTAWA—The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General is pleased to announce that Governor General Designate Julie Payette had her...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 20, 2017


10 Things the Queen of England Still Does for Canada
You may have read about a recent ruling in Canada which stated it is constitutional to require would-be Canadians to take an oath to the...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 15, 2017
Prince Philip's Forces Farewell
The Duke of Edinburgh is set to meet the Royal Marines who have completed the 1664 challenge today- his final official royal event before...

RCS Ottawa
Aug 2, 2017


First Lady Melania Trump to lead US delegation to Invictus Games in Toronto organized by Prince Harr
It's uncertain when President Donald Trump will get to meet the Queen, but First Lady Melania Trump will soon likely have an audience...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 30, 2017


No more tears! Prince Harry cheers up crying boy by spinning him around in fun game
The fifth in line to the throne displayed his natural charm with children and made a new friend in six-year-old Kavya Patel during a...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 30, 2017


Robert Jobson: Team Windsor’s key moment as young royals step up to the plate
Elizabeth II’s reign, the longest in our monarchy’s long history, has covered a period in which British power slumped to middling...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 30, 2017
British business chief warns against swift US trade deal
A headlong rush into a “politically attractive” trade deal with the US risks exposing British companies to hostile takeovers and handing...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 23, 2017


Australian senator of 9 years resigns after finding out he's from New Zealand
July 15 (UPI) -- An Australian senator elected three times to Parliament resigned Saturday after revealing he'd learned was a citizen of...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 17, 2017


The Governor General to Bid Farewell to Her Majesty The Queen in London
OTTAWA—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will travel to...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 14, 2017


Message Following the Announcement of Canada’s 29th Governor General
Message from the Governor General of Canada Following the Announcement of Canada’s 29th Governor General BEIJING, CHINA - From Beijing,...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 13, 2017
Prince Harry gives a speech at The Queen's Young Leaders Awards
We are here today to recognise our Queen's Young Leaders for 2017. The Queen's Young Leaders Programme was launched in 2014 in honour of...

RCS Ottawa
Jul 1, 2017
HER MAJESTY WILL HOST THE 2017 QUEEN'S YOUNG LEADERS AWARDS CEREMONY
Thursday 29th June 2017 Her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, accompanied by Prince Harry, will host a ceremony and reception...

RCS Ottawa
Jun 23, 2017


How Theresa May blew a 20-point lead and saddled the UK with a hung parliament
In mid-April, in the aftermath of the vote for Brexit that pushed her into power, British prime minister Theresa May and her Conservative...

RCS Ottawa
Jun 9, 2017


Squabbling neighbours India and Pakistan will be security partners as SCO members
The China-dominated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will have India and Pakistan as its full members when the security bloc holds...

RCS Ottawa
Jun 8, 2017


BREAKING: The Queen arrives in Manchester in an unannounced visit
The Queen made an unannounced visit to Manchester on Thursday where she met with doctors and patients who were injured in Monday’s terror...

RCS Ottawa
May 26, 2017


Chelsea Flower Show garden to donate proceeds to Heads Together
For The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, April seemed to be the month of creating mental health awareness. The three...

RCS Ottawa
May 26, 2017


Prince Harry to take over from Prince Philip as Head of the Royal Marines
Prince Harry is expected to replace his grandfather The Duke of Edinburgh as Head of the Royal Marines when he retires later this year....

RCS Ottawa
May 26, 2017
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