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Clarence House

2010-04-21T16:51:03Z

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Clarence House was built in the 1820s and can be found on Pall Mall right next to St Jamse's Palace in Britain's capital London. It was originally home to Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence who later became William IV. Hence the house's name derives from there.

But Clarence House is still of importance today; it is where Queen Mum lived until she died in 2002 and where the present queen, Queen Elizabeth II, grew up.
After the death of Queen Mum, Prince Charles moved into Clarence House with his two sons Prince William and Harry.
It is from here, that Prince Charles coordinates all his charity work, and where his staff offices can be found. Also, he holds receptions and other events of importance at Clarence House.

Interestingly, Clarence House today is the only house in London "to be used for the purpose for which it was originally designed" (Wilkinson 2006:339)

During the summer months a part of Clarence House is open to the public and it is quite popular with tourists as well as natives..

Sources:
Wilkinson, Phillip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Chichester: 2006

http://england-travel.suite101.com/article.cfm/royal_london_clarence_house [20.4.2010]

http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/ClarenceHouse/ClarenceHouse.aspx [20.4.2010]

Prince Charles

2010-04-21T16:50:08Z

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Prince Charles, whose full name is Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor, was born on 14.11.1948 at Buckingham Palace in London. Charles is heir to the British throne and known as Prince of Wales as well as Duke of Cornwall.
He was educated at Cheam School and a boarding school in Gordonstoun. In 1967 he graduated at Trinity College at the univesity of Cambridge in archeology. Later on, he also visited a university in Wales in order to learn the Welch language.
After finishing his studies, Charles joined the Royal Navy and from 1977 onwards he started to represent the British Monarchy at public events.

He got married to Diana Spencer in 1981 and their wedding was a public event. However, the couple got divorced in 1992 after Diana had given birth to their two sons, Willliam and Harry.
Charles remarried Camilla Parker Bowles after his first wife had been killed in a car accident in 1997. Charles received a lot of criticism for divorcing Diana especially from the British yellow press.

Today, Charles is known for his charity work. He runs his own charity organisation under the name of "The Prince's Charities". For examples of his numerous charity projects see the webpages under sources. After the death of his grandmother he moved into [[Clarence House]] in London, where he often holds public events.

Sources
http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk [20.4.2010]
http://www.rainforestsos.org/ [20.4.2010]
Wilkinson, Philip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Chichester: 2006.

Balmoral Castle

2010-04-21T16:47:59Z

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Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland serves as one of the private residences for the Queen and it is not owned by the British state. The present Queen, Elizabeth II, mainly stays there during the summer months but the castle has been in posession of the royal family for a very long time, namely from mid 19th century when Queen Victoria was given this castle as a present by Prince Albert. Prince Albert was involved in the building of Balmoral Castle and the result is a grand and "very Scottish" (Wilkinson 2006:337) building which hosts an impressive tower at one end.

The castle is build on vast grounds as there are around 50,000 acres around it. Part of this land is farmed and another part is forested. Hunting plays a vital role around Balmoral Castle, as the land around it hosts large quantities of game as well as deer and gouse.

For several months ech year, the gardens of Balmoral Castle as well as exhibitions hosted there are open to the public.

Sources:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/BalmoralCastle/BalmoralCastle.aspx [20.4.2010]
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/balmoral.html [20.4.2010]
Wilkinson, Philip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Chichester: 2006.

Balmoral Castle

2010-04-20T17:13:47Z

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Prince Charles

2010-04-20T16:58:31Z

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Prince Charles, whose full name is Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor, was born on 14.11.1948 at Buckingham Palace in London. Charles is heir to the British throne and known as Prince of Wales as well as Duke of Cornwall.
He was educated at Cheam School and a boarding school in Gordonstoun. In 1967 he graduated at Trinity College at the univesity of Cambridge in archeology. Later on, he also visited a university in Wales in order to learn the Welch language.
After finishing his studies, Charles joined the Royal Navy and from 1977 onwards he started to represent the British Monarchy at public events.

He got married to Diana Spencer in 1981 and their wedding was a public event. However, the couple got divorced in 1992 after Diana had given birth to their two sons, Willliam and Harry.
Charles remarried Camilla Parker Bowles after his first wife had been killed in a car accident in 1997. Charles received a lot of criticism for divorcing Diana especially from the British yellow press.

Today, Charles is known for his charity work. He runs his own charity organisation under the name of "The Prince's Charities".For examples of his numerous charity project see the webpages under sources. After the death of his grandmother he moved into [[Clarence House]] in London, where he often holds public events.

Sources
http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk [20.4.2010]
http://www.rainforestsos.org/ [20.4.2010]
Wilkinson, Philip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester 2006.

Clarence House

2010-04-20T16:36:56Z

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Clarence House was built in the 1820s and can be found on Pall Mall right next to St Jamse's Palace in Britain's capital London. It was originally home to Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence who later became William IV. Hence the house's name derives from there.

But Clarence House is still of importance today, it is where Queen Mum lived until she died in 2002 and where the present queen, Queen Elizabeth II, grew up.
After the death of Queen Mum, Prince Charles moved into Clarence House with his two sons Prince William and Harry.
It is from here, that Prince Charles coordinates all his charity work, and where his staff offices can be found. Also, he holds receptions and other events of importance at Clarence House.

Interestingly, Clarence House today is the only house in London "to be used for the purpose for which it was originally designed" (Wilkinson 2006:339)

During the summer months a part of Clarence House is open to the public and it is quite popular with tourists as well as natives..

Sources:
Wilkinson, Phillip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester 2006

http://england-travel.suite101.com/article.cfm/royal_london_clarence_house [20.4.2010]

http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/ClarenceHouse/ClarenceHouse.aspx [20.4.2010]