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Questions as US Ambassador to the UK appears to use mobile phone during the Queen's D-Day speech

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5th June 2019
The US ambassador to the UK has faced criticism after he appeared to film the Queen during her speech at D-Day commemorations at Portsmouth today. Woody Johnson, who was sitting behind the Queen, was seen holding his mobile phone up throughout the short address which took place in front of world leaders. Ambassador Johnson hasn’t commented on his actions. However, there has been some criticism…
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Prince Charles joins the Queen in an historic photo for D-Day commemorations

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5th June 2019
The Queen and the Prince of Wales have been joined by world leaders for a special photo marking the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Beach landings. The historic image was taken as Elizabeth II and her heir arrived in Southsea, Portsmouth for the UK’s national commemoration for the D-Day anniversary. Leaders representing the Allied Nations that took part in the D-Day landings, which began…
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President Trump arrives in the UK for controversial State Visit

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3rd June 2019
The President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, has landed in the UK at the start of his three day State Visit. President Trump, accompanied by the First Lady Melania Trump, arrived in Air Force One. The plane touched down at Stansted Airport just before 9 am on Monday, June 3rd 2019 with the President and First Lady disembarking shortly afterwards. The Queen’s Colour…
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Flags are flying on the Mall for President Donald Trump's State Visit

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2nd June 2019
After years of controversy and months of planning, the State Visit of US President Donald Trump is about to get under way. And the flags are flying on the Mall to prove it. Union flags are fluttering in the warm summer evening air alongside the Stars and Stripes as the Royal Family prepares to welcome Mr Trump and his wife, Melania, for a State Visit that has proved contentious from the word go.
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