Palaces & Buildings

Tower of London sees final poppy 'planted'

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11th November 2014
<![CDATA[The final poppy was ‘planted ‘at the Tower of London on Tuesday, completing the ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’, the ceramic art installation conceived by Paul Cummins. Cummins, a graduate and now PhD student at the University of Derby, handed the final poppy to 13-year-old Army cadet Harry Hayes who planted it in the Tower moat just before 11am. The installation now…
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State & Ceremonial

Royal Remembrance Events in Pictures

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9th November 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen and the King of the Belgians open the new Flanders memorial at Wellington Barracks on Thursday. The Duke of Edinburgh, The Queen, King of the Belgians and Duke of Cambridge on the dais.© Crown Copyright 2014, Sergeant Rupert Frere The Queen lays a wreath at the memorial.© Crown Copyright 2014, Sergeant Rupert Frere The King of the Belgians lays his wreath at the…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Terrorist plot to kill The Queen thwarted

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8th November 2014
<![CDATA[A terrorist plot to kill The Queen has been thwarted, reports The Sun. Thursday 6th November saw the arrest of four men around the London area, in connection with ‘Islamic related terrorism’, Scotland Yard said. It has now been said that the men were plotting to assassinate Her Majesty, as an ultimate act of retribution against the UK, due to its involvement in the war…
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The Queen leads tributes at Wellington Barracks

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6th November 2014
<![CDATA[Her Majesty The Queen led tributes on Thursday 6th November at Wellington Barracks as she officially opened the Flanders Memorial Gardens. The Queen was joined by The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Cambridge and King Philippe of Belgium. The new gardens have been created using soil from 70 World War One battlefields as well as from the Commonwealth War Graves Cemeteries in Flanders and…
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