The gold was given to Prince William by The Queen shortly after the couple was engaged.

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Mr Beales dedicated his life to roses, breeding varieties for the Queen, the Queen Mother and Prince Charles, and winning 19 Gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show.

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Prince Philip is to present several Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards.

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The far bank was ruled by a more powerful prince, a Manchu, whose army had firearms and who drank from gold cups.

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The Duchess attended numerous London 2012 events, and watched alongside Prince William as Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford all won gold medals on the same night in the Olympic Stadium.

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By the time they made it to the gold medal round, a capacity crowd that included royalty and celebrities -- from Prince Harry to David Beckham -- turned out to watch what May-Traenor had said months earlier would likely be her last match.

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