{"id":2497590,"date":"2026-07-11T06:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T06:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2497590"},"modified":"2026-07-11T06:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T06:07:10","slug":"the-week-the-royal-family-avoided-the-sussex-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-week-the-royal-family-avoided-the-sussex-circus\/","title":{"rendered":"The week the Royal family avoided the \u2018Sussex circus\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Duke of Gloucester received the Lord Prior of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, and the Duke of Kent, 90, presided over a degree ceremony at the University of Surrey \u2013 a former staple of the royal calendar seldom seen in the modern days of the slimmed-down monarchy.<\/p>\n

Prince William, cheered on by his wife Catherine, played his annual polo match in Windsor, bringing the total it has raised for charities over the years to \u00a315m.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead<\/h2>\n

And there is more to come this weekend. It will bring Wimbledon finals, of course \u2013 a staple of the Princess of Wales\u2019 calendar.<\/p>\n

There are other engagements too, that do not hit the bar to enter the court circular. Briefings, red boxes and the daily tea-with-guest that the King has adopted as part of his working life all roll on.<\/p>\n

Visitors this week have included Sir Nicholas Coleridge, the new chairman of the King\u2019s Foundation. There has been a farewell audience for the King\u2019s long-serving protection officer \u2013 known only as Jag and famous among royal watchers for his calm presence by His Majesty\u2019s side throughout his reign \u2013 who was invited to bring his family in for royal thanks upon his retirement.<\/p>\n

Next week it will start again. The Isle of Man, the Royal Osteoporosis Society, an independent bookshop and a brewery are among the venues lined up for royal attention.<\/p>\n

The King, aged 77, in front of the cameras in 35C heat in London on Thursday<\/a>, told reporters: \u201cI do hope you are not feeling it too much.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gets harder as you get older, you know,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Most of the country will be unaware of at least half the work he has done this week, as members of his family are scattered around the country on duty.<\/p>\n

But now you, at least, know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.telegraph.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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