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The Duke of Cambridge attends the State Opening of Parliament for the first time

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10th May 2022
The Duke of Cambridge has attended the State Opening of Parliament for the first time, stepping in as a Counsellor of State to open the new session of Parliament with his father on behalf of The Queen. William, as second-in-line to the throne, can act on behalf of his grandmother in such matters due to his role as a Counsellor of State. William joined Prince Charles and the Duchess of…
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A look at royal pets

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10th May 2022
Candy and Muick — Queen Elizabeth II The Queen’s love of corgis and dorgis is well-documented, but she currently owns a dorgi named Candy—who is allegedly over a decade old—and Muick, who joined the Royal Household shortly after the death of Prince Philip in 2021…
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Milestones of a Monarch: The Commonwealth Tour of 1953-1954

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9th May 2022
The story of how Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne—that she went up a tree a princess and climbed back down a queen—and the aborted tour of Australia and New Zealand by way of Kenya that had to be postponed is well-documented. But what of her first official tour as The Queen? In late 1953, The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh embarked on a Commonwealth Tour that would see them visiting…
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Special roles for Lady Louise and The Queen's great-grandchilden revealed at Jubilee horse show

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8th May 2022
The grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth II will play a special role in the upcoming Royal Windsor Horse Show, paying tribute to their grandparents and The Queen’s historic reign. New details about the Royal Windsor Horse Show have just been announced. Lady Louise, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, will drive her late grandfather’s carriage during the show in…
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Rare footage of The Queen before her historic reign to be shown for the first time

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7th May 2022
A new BBC documentary will share previously-unseen private home videos of Queen Elizabeth II as a young princess and tell the story of her life and reign through her own words. ‘Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen’ is a 75-minute programme that will debut on BBC One on 29 May 2022. Three never-before-seen images of Princess Elizabeth have been released to accompany the announcement of this special…
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