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Charlie Proctor: The Queen will be livid with the government if she is forced to miss Royal Ascot

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12th June 2017
It never ceases to amaze me how things can go from relatively calm to scenes of chaos within a matter of minutes. I should imagine that the same situation unfolded in Buckingham Palace this morning when Her Majesty found out that she might have to miss Royal Ascot due to the government postponing The Queen’s Speech. Theresa May’s government has not yet reached a deal with Northern…
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Theresa May to ask The Queen for permission to form a government with the DUP today

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9th June 2017
Theresa May will travel to Buckingham Palace this afternoon to ask The Queen for permission to form a government alongside the Democratic Unionist Party. Mrs May will inform Her Majesty that alongside the Northern Irish party led by Arlene Foster, the Conservative Party can command a majority in the House of Commons and can, therefore, stay on as Prime Minister. If The Queen accepts Mrs…
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So we have a Hung Parliament - what happens next?

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9th June 2017
When the exit poll was revealed on Thursday evening, it was an unexpected surprise, to say the least. It is the result that the Conservatives were dreading and others were hoping for. Theresa May’s gamble didn’t pay off and it might have lost her the keys to Number 10…
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BREAKING NEWS: Exit poll suggests there will be a Hung Parliament

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8th June 2017
As voting booths across the United Kingdom close, it can be revealed that no party is expected to command a majority in the House of Commons, meaning there will be a Hung Parliament. The exit poll conducted by the BBC and Sky suggests that Theresa May will lose her majority with Labour gaining seats. However, no party is expected to achieve the minimum 326 seats that The Queen requires for a…
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All smiles as The Queen spends the weekend at the Epsom Derby

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4th June 2017
It was all smiles for The Queen on Saturday as she attended one of her favourite engagements of the year – the Epsom Derby. Embed from Getty Images Dressed in a bright yellow floral dress and hat, the 91-year-old was seen smiling from the Royal Box with her Racing Manager John Warren. The race is regarded as the most prestigious in the British racing calendar, and is held annually at…
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