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Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen makes first UN speech more than 50 years

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20th May 2022
In June 2010, The Queen addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations for the first time since 1957. The seven-minute speech touched on The Queen’s first visit, decades earlier when the United Nations was still a young organisation itself. During the speech, Her Majesty said: “When I was first here, there were just three United Nations operations overseas. Now over 120,000 men…
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Milestones of a Monarch: the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

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19th May 2022
The Queen’s devotion to family has always been on full display, and that was the case when her grandson Prince Harry was married in 2018 to Meghan Markle. Harry and Meghan, who were married at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on 19 May 2018, had begun dating in July 2016. They described later how they were set up on a blind date and continued a long-distance relationship while she…
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Milestones of a Monarch: Devolution across the UK

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19th May 2022
As Royal Central continues to highlight important moments during Her Majesty’s reign and all of the key moments, perhaps it is one of the most significant changes to power during The Queen’s 70-year-reign, the devolution of the United Kingdom. Devolution is the…
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History of Jubilees on show at St. Paul's to mark The Queen's 70 year reign

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17th May 2022
As Queen Victoria marked her Diamond Jubilee in 1897, the clergy and choristers of St. Paul’s stood on the Cathedral’s famous steps for the Service of Thanksgiving for her reign. Now, artefacts of that celebration will be among the items on show in a new exhibition at St. Paul’s Cathedral to mark the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign. ‘Jubilee: St Paul’s, the Monarch and the…
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A delighted Queen receives trophy after her highland pony wins at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

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13th May 2022
The Queen’s highland pony won first place in a competition at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. The 96-year-old monarch was visibly delighted as she watched her pony beat all other competition. For her efforts, Her Majesty was presented with the winning trophy in the arena to cheers from the crowd. Her Majesty arrived at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Friday morning in a Range Rover where…
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