Palaces & Buildings

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Buckingham Palace turned into movie set for Mary Poppins

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1st April 2017
The Mall leading up to Buckingham Palace was closed off on Saturday as Disney filmed scenes for the new Mary Poppins film in Central London. People flooded to social media to express their concern after they spotted camera crews, expensive lighting and cranes outside of The Queen’s London residence. The film crew were tight-lipped about what they were filming, however, the flying bicycles…
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State & Ceremonial

Arise Dame Hyacinth! Patricia Routledge awarded Damehood at Buckingham Palace

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24th March 2017
Actress Patricia Routledge was among the recipients of honours on Friday at Buckingham Palace where she was awarded a Damehood by Prince Charles. Embed from Getty Images Dame Patricia, who is who is best known for playing social climbing snob, Hyacinth Bucket, in Keeping Up Appearances, was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. The…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

The Queen set to approve government's Brexit bill first thing in the morning

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13th March 2017
The Queen is set to approve the government’s Brexit bill first thing tomorrow morning it has been revealed, giving the green light for Article 50 to be triggered. Embed from Getty Images Her Majesty will receive her ministerial red box with the bill ready to be granted royal assent at breakfast time. It is possible there could be a slight delay to this timetable if the House of Lords…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

EXCLUSIVE: 9 out of 10 people believe there should be a public holiday for Sapphire Jubilee

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6th March 2017
An exclusive Royal Central poll shows that more than nine out of ten people believe there should be a public holiday to commemorate The Queen’s Sapphire Jubilee at some point in 2017. More than 1,000 people were polled online and close to 93% said that they support the idea of having a bank holiday to celebrate Her Majesty’s life and service to the country and Commonwealth. Just 7% of…
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