the National Health Service
noun
: the public system of medical care in Britain that is paid for by taxes
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Phillips, the son of Charles' sister Princess Anne, wed Harriet Sperling, a nurse working for the National Health Service, in a church ceremony in the southwestern English village of Kemble.
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ABC News, 6 June 2026
The royal wore a cobalt blue Eponine coat dress for the solo outing, sporting the blue hue in tribute to the National Health Service (NHS).
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
There was also positive news from the National Health Service.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In the six months since the bill’s last debate in parliament, more than 120,000 young adults have started smoking, claimed the letter, signed by the leaders of major hospitals, cancer charities, and branches of the National Health Service (NHS).
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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ABC News, 6 June 2026
The royal wore a cobalt blue Eponine coat dress for the solo outing, sporting the blue hue in tribute to the National Health Service (NHS).
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
There was also positive news from the National Health Service.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In the six months since the bill’s last debate in parliament, more than 120,000 young adults have started smoking, claimed the letter, signed by the leaders of major hospitals, cancer charities, and branches of the National Health Service (NHS).
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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