Because some assets, such as the official residences, the Royal Archives, the Royal Collection of paintings and other works of art are not sold to provide income or capital for the personal use of the king, and pass from one sovereign to the next, it would be inappropriate for inheritance tax to be paid on them, the agreement argues. A …
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The Duchess of Kent, the oldest member of Britain’s royal, has died, the family announced on Friday. She was 92. “Her Royal Highness passed away peacefully last night at Kensington Palace, surrounded by her family,” the royals said in a message shared on the family’s official social media accounts, adding that King Charles III and Queen Camilla, along with all members of …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Duchess of Kent, the wife of a cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth and best known for her long association with the Wimbledon tennis tournament, has died aged 92, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Born Katharine Worsley, she joined the royal family when she married Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, in 1961 after meeting him five …
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A growing number of U.S. politicians are condemning a new British law that requires some websites and apps — including some based in the United States — to check the ages of users across the pond. A bipartisan group of members of Congress visited London recently to meet counterparts and air their concerns about the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, which …
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