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Entertainment fit for a King or Queen: The Royal Variety Performance

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15th August 2015
Dating back to 1912, the Royal Variety Performance has seen an outstanding 87 spectacular shows. View image | gettyimages.com King George V and Queen Mary first agreed to attend a ‘Royal Command Performance’ which was to take place at the Palace Theatre in London. The performance supported the Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (the previous name of the Entertainment…
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Monarchy Monday: State Banquets

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20th July 2015
If there is something that Buckingham Palace does exceptionally well, it would be the State Banquets that are put on the first evening of a state visit by a visiting Head of State. Taking place in the ballroom, the State Banquet is one of the most formal events the Palace…
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Preview: The Queen's Diamond Decades - 1950s

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6th July 2015
Queen Elizabeth’s first years as Queen will soon be aired in Canada and the United States. Queen Elizabeth II on her coronation A young 25-year-old Elizabeth was a mother to Prince Charles, three years old and an 18-month-old Princess Anne. In 1952, the sudden death…
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Buckingham Palace denies any political implications in Queen’s State Banquet speech

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26th June 2015
During The Queen’s current Germany visit, she gave a speech asking for European unity. Queen Elizabeth spoke at a state banquet in Berlin of how her and German President, Joachim Gauck, had seen the rise and fall of Europe during their life time. Remaining politically neutral The Queen added “We know that division in Europe is dangerous and that we must guard against it,” Yet some have…
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Prince Andrew represents Queen at VE Day Cenotaph service

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9th May 2015
During a weekend of events to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe, The Duke of York has taken part in the memorial at the Cenotaph. The event took place on the actual anniversary of VE Day itself, May 8th. Representing The Queen, Prince Andrew laid a wreath of red poppies and was joined by political and military representatives and hundreds of veterans and their families. The…
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