State & Ceremonial

Emotional scenes as the 2015-2017 Parliamentary session is officially brought to a close

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27th April 2017
The 2015-2017 Parliamentary session has officially been brought to a close on Thursday after the prorogation was made in the House of Lords. This means Parliament will now not meet until after the June 8th General Election so all legislature and government business have been put on hold while Members of Parliament campaign to retain their seats. There were emotional scenes in the House of…
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145 Piccadilly: The Queen's Childhood Home

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20th April 2017
Following her birth on April 21 1926 at the home of her maternal grandparents at 17 Bruton St Mayfair, the baby Princess Elizabeth moved to the house that her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, had takenat 145 Piccadilly W1. This would be the house in which she would spend the first years of her childhood, as well as White Lodge in Richmond Park.These were the residences where the…
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BREAKING NEWS: Theresa May calls snap UK General Election

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18th April 2017
The Prime Minister Theresa May has called a snap General Election for the United Kingdom. Embed from Getty Images This means the British people will go to the polls in June to elect a Prime Minister. Mrs May said that Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the triggering of Article 50 to leave the European Union. The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that he…
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Who will The Queen appoint as Prime Minister in June?

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18th April 2017
Theresa May has announced that she will call a snap General Election for June 8th in which the British public will go the polls and vote for a new government. The current Prime Minister will stand in the election as leader of the Conservative Party – but there are also many other candidates. Theresa May – Conservatives Theresa May, who has been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for…
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