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A delighted Queen receives trophy after her highland pony wins at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

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13th May 2022
The Queen’s highland pony won first place in a competition at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. The 96-year-old monarch was visibly delighted as she watched her pony beat all other competition. For her efforts, Her Majesty was presented with the winning trophy in the arena to cheers from the crowd. Her Majesty arrived at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Friday morning in a Range Rover where…
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Prince Charles delivers The Queen's Speech whilst Her Majesty watches on from home at Windsor

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10th May 2022
The Prince of Wales has for the first time delivered The Queen’s Speech in place of his mother at the State Opening of Parliament. The ceremony, on May 10th 2022, was the first time in 59 years that The Queen has missed the State Opening – her last absence being in 1963 when she was pregnant with Prince Edward. Accompanied by the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke of Cambridge…
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Two controlled explosions take place outside Westminster Abbey just weeks before the Platinum Jubilee

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9th May 2022
Two controlled explosions were carried out outside of the main entrance to Westminster Abbey on Monday evening, just weeks before the venue becomes the focal point of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Following the controlled detonations, police reopened the roads in the area and the incident has been stood down. It comes after reports of a suspicious looking vehicle being in the…
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The Queen bans Prince Andrew and Prince Harry from Platinum Jubilee balcony appearance

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6th May 2022
The Queen has taken decisive action in preventing the Duke of York and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Amidst the continuing family fall-outs, Her Majesty has ruled that only working members of her family will appear alongside her on the balcony overlooking The Mall. In a statement, Buckingham Palace…
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