Sale of the Century's Nicholas Parsons honoured with CBE
He became famous for hosting Anglia Television's Sale of the Century quiz show and now at 90 Nicholas Parsons has been given a CBE.
New Year Honours for people in Suffolk
A number of people from Suffolk have been included in the 2013 New Year Honours list.
New Year Honours for people in Hertfordshire
A selection of people in Hertfordshire have been given honours in the 2013 New Year Honours list.
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Prince visits Sea Cadets
Prince Andrew was in Norfolk on Wednesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Norwich Sea Cadets.
Read the full storyDuke of York visits Northampton
by Neil BradfordPrince Andrew visited the headquarters of engineering company Cosworth today as part of a trip to Northampton. The Duke of York was there to discuss the firm's apprenticeship scheme.
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Prince Andrew in Northampton
Prince Andrew inspects the work of engineers at Cosworth in Northampton as part of a visit to the town.
He is then due to open a new building at Northampton College.
Duchess hospice visit
by Victoria Lampard
The Duchess of Cambridge has won a rousing reception for her first public speech delivered in Suffolk.
Read the full storyKate's first royal speech
The Duchess of Cambridge has used her first public speech to praise the work of an 'inspirational' charity in the Anglia region.
Read the full storyKate says hospice "a home from home"
The Duchess of Cambridge has given her first public address since joining the royal family at the Treehouse Hospice in Ipswich.
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Kate arrives in Ipswich
The Duchess of Cambridge has arrived at the Treehouse Hospice in Ipswich where she will give her first public speech since becoming a royal. She was greeted by crowds of children who'd waited all morning for her to arrive.
Kate will be shown around the hospice and meet children and their families who receive care and support from East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), before making her first public address at about 11.30am.
Media are already in place in Ipswich for Duchess of Cambridge's first public speech
Early morning preparations for Duchess visit to Ipswich
The Duchess of Cambridge will make her first public speech in Ipswich when she visits one of her charities, East Anglia's Children's Hospices.
Kate will address the organisation's staff, supporters and the families of children with life-threatening conditions who are supported and cared for by the charity which works across Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.
She is royal patron of the charity and visited it privately last autumn when researching which good causes she wanted to support.
Duchess to open hospice
by Victoria Lampard
Excitement is building in Ipswich as the town prepares to welcome the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Royal Highness will be opening a hospice.
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