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Calorogus Shark Media that hello and welcome through palace intrigue,
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I am your host, Mark Francis Kate made in unannounced
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appearance alongside King Charles and Queen Camilla as the Royal
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family marked one hundred and twenty five years of cancer
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research UK. The reception at Saint James Pallace had originally
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been billed as an engagement for the King and Queen. However,
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just hours before guests arrived, Kensington Palace confirmed that Catherine
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would also attend, joining her father in law and the
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Queen in recognizing the charity's work. The Princess received a
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particularly warm welcome from Queen Camilla, who crossed the room
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to greet her with an embrace before the evening's proceedings began.
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Attention initially focused on the princess's elegant appearance. Catherine arrived
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wearing a striking red dress with white polka dots, paired
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with a matching red clutch and coordinating heels. Not everyone
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was enamored with Catherine's choice of outfit. On the Instagram
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at count Royal Fashion Police, one user wrote, the line
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between vintage and old fashioned is very thin. This stress
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is old fashioned. Another commented the eighties called they want
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their dress back. I really don't know what is going
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on with Kate's style this past year. She used to
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be the best dressed royal globally. I understand she doesn't
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want fashion to be the focus, but that is part
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of her job. She can't run away from it. The
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third observer compared the outfit to a famous Disney character,
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writing simply very mini mouse. But it wasn't the dress
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that ended up attracting the most attention online instep social
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media users became fascinated by the princess's shoes after a
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video from the reception began circulating on TikTok. The clips
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showed Kate walking across a deep red carpet, with her
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footwear blending so perfectly into the floor that her shoes
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appeared to disappear entirely. The effect was subtle but amusing,
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and viewers quickly seized on it. One social media user wrote,
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oh my god, I'm giggling. What the heck? Another commented, Wow,
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she has such detail for matching the event together. Researchers, clinicians,
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volunteers and campaign has connected with Cancer Research UK, a
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course that now carries a deep personal significance for both
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the King and the Princess. King Charles became patron of
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the charity in April twenty twenty four, just months after
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revealing his own cancer diagnosis. The princess spent time speaking
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with Ronan Keating, whose mother Marie died from breast cancer
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in ninety eight. She also spoke with Davina McCall, who
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has faced her own health challenges in recent years. McCall
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later reflected on the Evening, saying it was a great
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honor to meet the Princess and describing their conversation as
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really wonderful. She also praised both the King and Catherine
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for publicly sharing their own cancer journeys. McCall said, I
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can't imagine what it must be like having gone through
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something like cancer and then sort of having to tell
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people about it when possibly it would have been much
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easier and nicer to not have to share it with
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the world. And I've got to say after my brain tumor,
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I didn't massively want to have to do that myself,
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but it really helped me get through it by sharing
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it and other people related or feeling like I could help.
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Hannah Frey, who has been treated for cervical cancer spoke
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about the impact of hearing the King discuss his own experience.
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To hear somebody like him who has been through it
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and survived cancer and had the same experience so many
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people across the country for him to give words of
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encouragement to take part in screening program is massive. She said.
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On a simple personal level, I think there is something
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really profound about a family who are at the top
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of society going through the same as the rest of us,
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something very humanizing and being willing to talk to people
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on their level makes a big difference. Meanwhile, Prince William
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rolled up his sleeves on Wednesday during a visit to
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a South London food bank, spending time with volunteers and
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helping sort supplies as he learned more about the challenges
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facing families struggling with food in security. The Prince of
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Wales was made a un announced visit to Pecan, a
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long established community charity based in Packham that supports vulnerable
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residents across Souwn through a range of programs focused on poverty,
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employment and social Latian Dressed in a navy blazerl like
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blue shirt and dark trousers, William spent part of the
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morning at the Charities warehouse, where food donations are sorted
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and prepared before being distributed to families in need. The
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Prince was photographs helping organize food parcels alongside volunteers while
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speaking with staff members about the growing demand for support
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services more Palace In just a moment, Actor Idris Elba
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has officially become Sir Idris Elba after being knighted by
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King Charles during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. The
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honor was awarded in recognition of Elba's services to young people,
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the cause that has become a major focus of his
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work away from the screen. Photographs released by the Royal
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family showed the King touching a ceremonial sword to Elba's
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shoulders as the actor knelt before him in the traditional ceremony.
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The Royal family shared images from the event on social media,
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writing congratulations to everyone who received honors at today's investiture
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ceremonies hosted by the King at Windsor Castle, so Idris
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Elba for services to young people. Albert later shared photographs
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from the day on social media, including an image of
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himself with his wife Sabrina Elber on the grounds of
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Windsor Castle. We are thankful the work continues, he wrote.
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The actor serves as a goodwill ambassador for the King's
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Trust and has often spoken about receiving a grant from
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the charity when he was eighteen years old, support he
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credits with helping launch his career in the arts. The
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King and Elba were seen together only a few weeks
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ago during a Buckingham Palace garden party celebrating the fiftieth
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anniversary of the King's Trust, where the pair surprised guests
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by stepping behind the DJ booth. Queen Camilla officially opened
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a new rooftop garden at Saint George's Hospital, praising the
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project as a wonderful addition for patients, families and NHS staff.
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The Queen two of the new restorative space, which includes trees, flowers,
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shrubs and seating areas designed to give patients access to
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fresh air at natural surroundings while receiving treatment. Looking at
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cross the garden, Camilla said, stepping out here in the
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fresh air, I'm sure all the patients here will get
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all the benefits. Staff and patients gathered to greet the
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Queen applauding as she arrived and stopping to chat with
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many of those waiting to meet her before she visited
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the neuro intensive care unit's balcony garden. Among those she
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met was Catherine o'pong Barbo, a brain surgery nurse at
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Saint George's who is currently recovering in the very ward
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where she normally works after suffering a brain hemorrhage two
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weeks ago. Clearly surprised by her story, the Queen told her, oh,
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my goodness, I hope they are looking after you, before
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adding you can see how it feels as a patient now.
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Mss opong Babo, who has worked in eurosurgery at the
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hospital since twenty seventeen, explained the importance of the outdoor space,
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telling the Queen the balcony is a haven for patients
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and their families. It's a space to connect while recovering.
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The balcony is a connection to the outside world and
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being beside lots of machines and intensive care, it makes
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it feel like I can breathe freely again. The Queen,
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who also spoke with sixty year old patient Joseph Kennedy,
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who has spent the last twelve weeks in the war.
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He described access to the balcony as a lifeline. It
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must be so lovely to be able to get outside
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against some fresh air. Camilla replied, it must make a
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big difference. Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, delivered a powerful
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warning during a visit to Portugal, telling students in Lisbon
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that after years of working on issues surrounding sexual violence
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and conflict, she still sees no end in sight. Speaking
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at a model NATO event, Sophie said, I don't need
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to tell you that today's world is not a happy one.
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The number of conflicts across so many regions around the
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world has been played out on a daily basis, affecting
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many countries, either directly or indirectly. It's good to see
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men in the room. If you ever hear someone say
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there are no qualified women, disavow them of that. There's
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a variety of different ways you can amplify voices. I
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use my voice, I can be their voice in various
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forms and various settings. That is one way you can
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use your voices and immediately play a part as well.
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Later in the day, Sophie reunited with Prince Edward after
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the Duke carried out engagements involving Para Olympians and representatives
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of the Duke of Edinburgh Award program. The couple then
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visited aerospace company tech Ever in an two Jar de Balaya,
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where they were invited to help assemble an AR three
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evodrone by attaching its four final wings before observing operations
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from a ground control station using video game style controls
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that you can Dutchess also have the opportunity to operate
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the cameras on a drone while it was airborne. And
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there you have it. Hey, All this month, we're encouraging
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