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The King and Queen name a baby rhino in Colchester as they celebrate the new city's status

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8th March 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla made a visit to Colchester in Essex this week to celebrate its newly acquired city status, which they gained during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.  Their Majesties arrived in the city approximately an hour late because of weather issues. The weather certainly did not dampen the spirits however, with hundreds of well-wishers lining the streets to get…
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ROYAL YEAR IN REVIEW: How The Queen's Green Canopy became a tribute to an historic reign

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28th December 2022
It started out as a loving gift to Her Majesty in honour of her 70 years of service and it became a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II and her historic reign. The Queen’s Green Canopy has resulted in the planting of more than one million trees throughout the Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II and her son, then Prince Charles, kicked off “The Queen’s Green Canopy” (QGC) by planting a tree in…
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Historic tiaras and gems highlighted in special event from the Royal Collection Trust

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29th July 2022
The Royal Collection Trust has held an online talk to offer royal watchers a behind-the-scenes look at The Queen’s impressive jewellery collection. On Thursday, 28 July, the RCT held “Royal Jewels: A Platinum Jubilee Celebration”. Deputy Surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art, Caroline de Guitaut, and British Vogue Contributing Editor, Carol Woolton, met at St. James’s Palace to…
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The iconic outfits worn by The Queen at her Platinum Jubilee

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5th July 2022
Both of The Queen’s historic outfits from her Platinum Jubilee will be on display this summer at the Palace of Holyrood.  For Her Majesty’s first Platinum Jubilee appearance, at Trooping the Colour, she wore a powder blue dress and coat that features a white and silver petal design around the collar and the front, designed by The Queen’s dressmaker, Angela Kelly. She also wore a…
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