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The Queen and Prince Philip leave Windsor Castle for the first time in months to attend Princess Beatrice’s secret wedding

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17th July 2020
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were among the guests present to witness the secret wedding of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Beatrice and Edoardo married in secret on Friday morning at 11am at the Royal Chapel of All Saints, a church opposite to the residence of the Duke & Duchess of York. This marked the first time that The Queen and Prince Philip have left Windsor Castle…
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BREAKING: Celebrations in Windsor as The Queen’s horse wins at Royal Ascot

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17th June 2020
There were celebrations in Windsor Castle on Wednesday after The Queen’s horse won in spectacular style at Royal Ascot. Tactical, owned by Her Majesty The Queen, started the race as favourite, and arrived back at the Winner’s Enclosure to fanfare. This was the monarch’s first win at Royal Ascot for four years. Andrew Balding trained the two-year-old horse, with James Doyle on…
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Happy birthday Prince Philip! The Duke of Edinburgh celebrates his 99th birthday in quarantine at Windsor Castle

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10th June 2020
The Duke of Edinburgh is celebrating his 99th birthday on Wednesday at Windsor Castle alongside his wife of over 70 years, The Queen. Prince Philip is having low-key celebrations this year, with his family unable to visit him in isolation due to the ongoing public health emergency. PHOTO CREDIT: PA/Steve Parsons (press handout) Instead, the tech-savvy 99-year-old will spend the day taking…
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Belgium

Statue of King Leopold II removed in Belgium

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9th June 2020
A controversial statue of King Leopold II has been removed in Belgium after it was vandalised by protesters. The statue is to undergo repairs, however, it is unlikely to return to public display and could end up in a museum. There have long been calls for the statue of Leopold to be removed due to the former King’s exploitation of Congolese slave labour which left millions of people…
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