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Seventy years ago today Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Princess Elizabeth & Philip Mountbatten

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9th July 2017
Seventy years ago today, Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. The couple were married in Westminster Abbey on 20th November 1947 – meaning in just four months time The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be celebrating their historic Platinum wedding anniversary. The Queen first met her future husband Prince Philip when she was…
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Shetland Pony tries to eat The Queen's flowers

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5th July 2017
A Shetland Pony got a mouthful of The Queen’s flowers today in Scotland as Her Majesty visited Stirling Castle in Scotland. The pesky pony nibbled her posy as the 91-year-old Monarch leant in to pet the animal. But known for her love of horses, The Queen took the incident in good humour and continued to observe the friendly animal, a three-year-old dark brown Shetland Pony named Cruachan…
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Princess Anne visits China's Forbidden City

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4th July 2017
Princess Anne has visited China’s Forbidden City during a five-day tour of the country which began on Monday. The most senior woman in China, Madame Liu Yandong, showed The Princess Royal around the historic Forbidden City. The visit falls on the 45th Anniversary of UK-China Ambassadorial ties., with both countries hoping to strengthen relationships as a result of the royal visit. Princess…
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Meet Grace, the new royal dog of Denmark

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3rd July 2017
The Royal Family of Denmark has welcomed a new addition to the Royal Household in the form of a border collie puppy. Grace, Denmark’s new four-legged friend, arrived at Gråsten Castle on Saturday where Crown Princess Mary snapped a photo of her and uploaded it to…
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The Duchess of Cambridge arrives at Wimbledon for a day of tennis

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3rd July 2017
The Duchess of Cambridge has arrived at Wimbledon for the first day of the world famous tennis championship. The Duchess is attending in the capacity of Patron of Wimbledon, a position she took over from The Queen last year. Wimbledon was one of 25 organisations Her Majesty stood down from in December 2016 due to her advancing age and the gradual decline in her workload. It was no surprise that…
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