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3rd May 2011

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by Peter Millett

Ambassador to Libya, Tripoli

Celebrating the Royal Wedding

Royal Weddings don’t come round very often.  So when they do, it is worth trying to do something special. The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London last Friday deserved a special party and we were keen to celebrate it with Jordanians. So we launched a competition for engaged couples to come and […]

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1st May 2011

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

Watching with the World

Passers-by were rather surprised today to find a traditional British street party happening outside the British Embassy in Budapest – complete with bunting, balloons (red, white and blue, naturally) and British, Indian and other foods. It’s not something you often see in Hungary…. And it was of course to mark the marriage of Their Royal […]

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16th February 2011

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

The Britain Brand

Last night the Embassy was full of tour operators, agencies and attraction owners from Hungary and the UK, but also from Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia and Slovakia. They had spent the day in a seminar and tailored meetings organised by Visit Britain – the organisation that markets Britain overseas and develops the […]

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