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Her Majesty The Queen to open Commonwealth Games

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13th June 2014
<![CDATA[As head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty The Queen will open the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Wednesday 23rd July. The Queen will be accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh at the opening ceremony at Celtic Park. Also in attendance at the opening ceremony will be The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and The Earl and Countess of Wessex. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of…
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The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive in France

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5th June 2014
<![CDATA[Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have arrived in France for the start of their three-day state visit, which also takes in the D-Day anniversary. The first engagement of today didn't begin in France though, before boarding the Eurostar at St Pancras International, the Queen unveiled a plaque marking the 20th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel linking Britain with…
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Her Majesty's Prime Ministers

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30th May 2014
<![CDATA[Queen Elizabeth II has only been on the Throne for five years, and is about to embark upon new weekly audiences with a new Prime Minister. In the continuation of this series of blogs, we will be looking at the life and times of The Queen's third premier, Harold Macmillan. Born on the 10th February 1894, Maurice Harold Macmillan was brought into the world at 52 Cadogan Place in…
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Her Majesty's prime ministers

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22nd May 2014
<![CDATA[In the second of this blog series, we will be taking a look at Queen Elizabeth II's second prime minister. He was prime minister from 6th April 1955 until 10th January 1957, and his name was Anthony Eden. Robert Anthony Eden was born on 12th June 1897 at…
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Prince Harry's first day in Estonia

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17th May 2014
<![CDATA[Prince Harry paid tribute to Estonian defence forces who served alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan today as he began his two-day tour of Estonia. Hundreds of people lined the streets of the capitalTallinn, waving Union Jacks, as Harry, wearing the unusual uniform of Number 1 Tropical Dress of the Blues and Royals, marched to thecapital’s central Freedom Square…
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