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Her Majesty's prime ministers

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12th May 2014
<![CDATA[Milk cost 2p a pint; meat and sugar were still rationed and the average house price was £1891. The year was 1952 and on the 6th February that year, Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, ascended the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. 62 years later and our Queen is still going strong and, unbelievably, is on her twelfth prime minister. So here, in this series…
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King Charles III

Duchess of Cornwall shows support for RAF Leeming and Defence Medical Services

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8th May 2014
<![CDATA[The Duchess of Cornwall spent today supporting the military's medical sector by visiting RAF Leeming to open a new medical centre, and officially opening the Defence Medical Centre Whittington, now the national centre of defence medicine. At RAF Leeming, Camilla was greeted by local school children and unveiled a plaque to commemorate the centre’s opening. She then toured…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Queen set to attend Order of the Bath service

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3rd May 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen is set to attend the service for the Order of the Bath in Westminster Abbey this Friday, the first time she has attended the quadrennial service since 2006. Her Majesty, who will be joined by the Prince of Wales as Great Master of the order, will invest new senior knights during the occasion as well as attending the religious service during the occasion. The chapel of the…
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British RoyalsFeaturesHistory

History Rewind: King George VI opens Festival of Britain

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3rd May 2014
<![CDATA[On 3 May 1951 King George opened The Festival of Britain at the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank. The festival was coordinated to commemorate the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. It exhibited Britain's c past, present, and future contributions to society through the arts, science technology and industrial design. Crowds gathered as the Royal Family made…
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