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    "William's Duchy of Cornwall estate invests £11million to build eco-homes on Isles of Scilly",
    "Royal wears oxygen mask during public appearance at parade as she battles lung disease",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThe Royal Family has sent a message to Aaron Rai, after he became the first English golfer in over a century to win the PGA Championship on Sunday evening.\n\nThe 31-year-old Briton made history last night, after he delivered a stunning final-round 65 to finish nine under par and secure a comprehensive three-stroke victory to clinch his first-ever major.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nRai trailed by three shots with just ten holes of the final round left, but putted an extraordinary 40-foot eagle, followed by a sensational 70-foot putt on the 17th, to establish his insurmountable three-shot cushion.\n\nThe Royal Family, who have links with the sport dating back centuries, took to social media to send their congratulations to the victor.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"Congratulations to Aaron Rai on your extraordinary PGA Championship win!\" the post read.\n\nKing Charles is known to have a personal fondness for golf and, in 2024, accepted the patronage of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.\n\nHis late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was a patron for 70 years.\n\nThe patronage has been accepted by reigning monarchs since King William IV in 1834.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews was established in 1754 and has a worldwide membership of more than 2,400.\n\nDuring the State Dinner on the monarch's State Visit to the US last month, Donald Trump singled out Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy for a special congratulations, after his second consecutive Masters victory in Atlanta, cementing his place as one of the sport's true greats.\n\nMcIlroy, in fact, was the last European to triumph in the PGA Championship, back in 2014.\n\n### LATEST ROYAL NEWS:\n\n\n\n\n  * William's Duchy of Cornwall estate invests £11million to build eco-homes on Isles of Scilly\n  * Royal wears oxygen mask during public appearance at parade as she battles lung disease\n  * Beatrice and Eugenie invited to Royal Family event as Andrew snubbed\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nRai's victory on Sunday brought to an end a remarkable streak of ten consecutive American winners at the championship.\n\nAt the trophy presentation, Rai reflected on his achievement: \"This win is very surreal. It's been a bit of a frustrating season so to be stood here is definitely outside of my wildest imagination.\"\n\n\"I think I have had really good consistency over the last few weeks in terms of practice. My body has been feeling great.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"I really enjoyed the course this week and held the rounds together as the week went on. It is phenomenal to be stood here.\"\n\nSpeaking about his remarkable 70-foot stroke, he admitted: \"I definitely wasn't trying to hole that putt.\n\n\"The shadow of the pin gave a really nice line for probably the last 10 feet and that helped with the visual of the putt.\"\n\n\"It was so long, I was just trying to put a good speed on it and it just tracked extremely well in the last half. Amazing seeing that one go in.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**\n**\n\n**\n**\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Royal Family sends message first English golfer to win US PGA Championship in over 100 years"
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