On a tour of the palace's school, Charles met pupils in a reception class, before planting a tree in the garden to mark his visit.

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It combines a mausoleum for his family, with a palace, monastery, cathedral and school.

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She grew up in Northampton, where the girls' father ran a men's shoe factory, GT Hawkins, and after school went to the Buckingham Palace College of Domestic Science.

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He said that while the majority of the site was in ruins, some parts of the palace, such as the historic state chamber and the song school, were largely intact.

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Mr Chavez says he may sell the presidential palace and move into an apartment for his term, while converting his coastal retreat into a school.

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She's asking school children to think of a special meal that will be served to the Queen at Buckingham Palace in June.

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Louboutin dropped out of school at 16, traveled to Egypt and India, hung out at the famed Paris nightclub Le Palace and put together a portfolio of designs, which he took to various couture houses, looking for a job.

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