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Royalty and dignitaries from around the globe were seated ready to listen to Prince Harry’s speech at the Royal Wedding. However, when he put his hand into his pocket to get it, he found that his speech had been swapped for a dirty handkerchief!
As the investigator on this case, it is your job to find out which prankster has got Prince Harry’s speech. You have taken down the names and descriptions of 25 wedding guests who were in the grounds of Windsor Castle on the day of the wedding. There are also five important clues that have been discovered.
To crack the case, you will need to solve each clue and check the information with the list of names.
Good luck!
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Name Age Hair Colour Eye Colour Favourite Snack
Prince Andrew 58 grey grey biscuits
Princess Anne 67 brown blue biscuits
Autumn Phillips 39 blonde grey biscuits
Princess Beatrice 29 ginger green crisps
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester 71 grey blue biscuits
Camilla Parker Bowles 70 white blue chocolate
Catherine Middleton 36 brown green fruit
Prince Charles 69 grey blue chocolate
Princess Charlotte 2 brown blue biscuits
Lady Cosima Windsor 7 brown blue chocolate
The Duke of Kent 82 grey blue fruit
Prince Edward 53 brown blue crisps
Queen Elizabeth II 91 grey blue crisps
Princess Eugenie 27 brown grey fruit
Prince George 4 blonde brown biscuits
James, Viscount Severn 10 brown grey chocolate
Lady Louise Windsor 14 blonde grey fruit
Mike Tindall 39 brown grey crisps
Peter Phillips 40 brown blue chocolate
Prince Phillip 96 grey blue fruit
Prince Richard 73 grey blue fruit
Sir Timothy Laurence 62 brown brown crisps
Prince William 35 blonde blue chocolate
Zara Tindall 36 blonde blue fruit
Xan Windsor 10 brown blue chocolate
Page 2 of 8 visit twinkl.com Clue 1: Buffet Kerfuffle In the chaos of searching for the speech, plates of food have ended up on the wrong table. Give them back to the correct people by simplifying the fractions. Write each fraction in the equivalent box. The box with the most fractions in will reveal the colour of the speech swapper’s hair.
10 60 15 25 16 120 20 40
50 27 12 24 125 36 21 60
39 20 15 23 78 35 24 46
20 12 32 300 32 30 56 400
Grey Brown Blonde Ginger White 1 5 3 2 4 2 8 4 5 7
The speech swapper has got coloured hair.
Page 3 of 8 visit twinkl.com Clue 2: One’s Royal Corgis
You enlist the help of the Queen’s corgis to identify the gender of the speech swapper.
If there are more true statements, the corgis find evidence which reveals the speech swapper is male.
If there are more false statements, the corgis find evidence which reveals the speech swapper is female.
True False 7 6 9 > 7 5 3 6 > 10 7 11 8 < 12 4 5 7 > 8 7 4 10 > 5 3 2 8 > 10 4 5 9 < 12 6 1 11 < 6
The speech swapper is male/female.
Page 4 of 8 visit twinkl.com Clue 3: Examining the Evidence
You find an important clue about the speech swapper written in a secret code on a napkin.
Use the code breaker to reveal the message.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M 1 7 8 1 7 5 11 1 5 2 4 12 7 6 12 15 12 10 12 12 15 6 15 15 35 15
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 11 20 14 1 9 19 3 13 1 2 3 9 5 15 21 15 10 14 21 10 15 7 7 7 10 7
Answer Letter Answer Letter 1 1 1 1 5 + 2 3 + 2 2 1 1 4 5 + 2 3 + 7 2 3 10 + 6 1 1 4 + 3 1 1 5 3 5 + 3 25 + 21 2 2 4 4 3 + 7 20 + 6 1 1 3 5 5 + 7 15 + 10 4 4 6 + 14 1 2 5 + 3 1 1 7 + 2
Clue 3: .
Page 5 of 8 visit twinkl.com Clue 4: An a-maze-ing Clue
Within the grounds of Windsor Castle is a maze, which the speech swapper passed through on the way to the banquet. Find a path of correct answers through the maze to identify if the speech swapper’s age is odd or even.
START
1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 5 3 1 11 - = - = - = - = 2 5 10 2 5 10 3 2 6 7 5 35
2 1 1 3 1 8 2 1 4 4 2 24 - = - = - = - = EVEN 3 2 6 7 5 35 5 3 15 5 7 35
2 1 1 8 2 27 4 1 11 4 1 5 - = - = - = - = ODD 5 3 15 9 5 45 7 3 21 7 3 21
4 2 18 2 1 7 5 1 7 8 2 22 - = - = - = - = 5 7 35 3 5 15 8 3 24 9 5 45
The speech swapper’s age is .
Page 6 of 8 visit twinkl.com Clue 5: A Tasty Tip-Off
A pile of crumbs at the buffet tables provide the final clue to revealing the identity of the speech swapper.
If there are more true calculations, the speech swapper’s favourite snack is biscuits.
If there are more false statements, the speech swapper’s favourite snack is chocolate.
True False 7 6 2 9 × 7 = 3 5 3 1 × = 6 10 5 2 5 7 × = 3 12 18 4 5 5 × = 7 8 14 7 7 ÷ 4 = 10 30 3 3 ÷ 5 = 8 40 4 4 ÷ 7 = 9 63 6 3 ÷ 8 = 11 44
The speech swapper’s favourite snack is
The person who swapped Prince Harry’s speech is
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Grey Brown Blonde Ginger White 1 5 3 2 4 2 8 4 5 7
10 25 15 60 39 23 16 40 24 15 27 300 50 24 12 12 20 32 120 78 46 20 36 400 125 60 30 21 35 56 20 30
The speech swapper has got brown coloured hair.
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Clue 2
True False 7 6 9 > 7 False 5 3 6 > 10 True 7 11 8 < 12 True 4 5 7 > 8 False 7 4 10 > 5 False 3 2 8 > 10 True 4 5 9 < 12 False 6 1 11 < 6 False
The speech swapper is male/female.
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Clue 3
Answer Letter Answer Letter 1 1 7 1 1 5 5 + 2 10 E 3 + 2 6 I 2 1 9 1 4 19 5 + 2 10 Y 3 + 7 21 S 2 3 7 10 + 6 10 E 1 1 7 4 + 3 12 B 1 1 8 5 3 12 5 + 3 15 C 25 + 21 35 L 2 2 20 4 4 13 3 + 7 21 O 20 + 6 15 U 1 1 12 3 5 7 5 + 7 35 L 15 + 10 10 E 4 4 20 + O 6 14 21 1 2 13 5 + 3 15 U 1 1 9 7 + 2 14 R
Clue 3: Their eye colour is blue.
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Clue 4
START
1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 5 3 1 11 - = - = - = - = 2 5 10 2 5 10 3 2 6 7 5 35
2 1 1 3 1 8 2 1 4 4 2 24 - = - = - = - = EVEN 3 2 6 7 5 35 5 3 15 5 7 35
2 1 1 8 2 27 4 1 11 4 1 5 - = - = - = - = ODD 5 3 15 9 5 45 7 3 21 7 3 21
4 2 18 2 1 7 5 1 7 8 2 22 - = - = - = - = 5 7 35 3 5 15 8 3 24 9 5 45
The speech swapper’s age is odd.
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Clue 5
True False 7 6 2 9 × 7 = 3 True 5 3 1 × = False 6 10 5 2 5 7 × = False 3 12 18 4 5 5 × = True 7 8 14 7 7 ÷ 4 = False 10 30 3 3 ÷ 5 = True 8 40 4 4 ÷ 7 = True 9 63 6 3 ÷ 8 = True 11 44
The speech swapper’s favourite snack is Biscuits
The person who swapped Prince Harry’s speech is Princess Anne
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