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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 ruler who has just been overtaken by The Queen

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9th May 2022
Queen Elizabeth II has just overtaken Johann II of Liechtenstein as the third-longest verified reigning monarch in history. But who exactly is Johann II? Born 5 October 1840 in Elsgrub, Margraviate of Moravia in the Austrian Empire, Johann II was the elder son of Aloys…
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Princess Royal celebrates art and culture in Inverness

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8th May 2022
The hardest working royal is working her charms in Scotland. Princess Anne arrived in the Inverness to visit the Inverness Creative Academy Arts Centre. The area’s first major creative hub opened earlier this year after a four-year, six-million pound renovation. The Princess Royal was the first visitor to new exhibit, “Home and Away.” This exhibit features artists with Highland…
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Princess Margaret's poignant nod to her father on her wedding day

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6th May 2022
The gowns worn by royal bridesmaids can often be overlooked but the creations made for the attendants at Princess Margaret’s wedding in May 1960 had a very special meaning. For they were a link between the bride and her beloved father, who had died almost a decade before her marriage. Margaret had turned to Norman Hartnell for her wedding ensemble and entrusted him with creating perfect…
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Her Majesty’s bond with 007 at the 2012 London Olympic Games

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5th May 2022
As with any large sporting event such as the Commonwealth Games or Olympics Games, members of the royal family are always expected to be in attendance to show their support and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremony held in London was no exception. As this historic and hugely anticipated event began the year of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee, no one, including the Royal Family expected…
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