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Kensington Palace to host new exhibition on Diana, Princess of Wales

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15th January 2017
Kensington Palace is to host a new exhibition about Diana, Princess of Wales to mark 20 years since the death of the Princess, including a new temporary garden which is being installed in the grounds of the Palace in celebration of her life. The choice of a garden being built here, next to the home where the Princess lived for over 15 years is an appropriate one, especially as Kensington Gardens…
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The end of the Romanovs

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9th January 2017
On 17 July 1918, after three centuries in power, the Romanov dynasty came to a tragic end with the brutal execution of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, Empress Alexandra and their five children. Background Tsar Nicholas II became Emperor of Russia on 1 November 1894 following the…
State & Ceremonial

Ticket ballot for Trooping the Colour opens

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1st January 2017
The annual ballot for tickets to attend The Queen’s Birthday Parade has officially opened. Trooping the Colour will this year take place on Saturday 17th June 2017. If you would like to attend this year’s event, you will need to write to the Brigade Major before the balloting closes on February 28th. Once you have written to the Brigade Major, you will be allocated a place in the ballot…
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Palaces & Buildings

Buckingham Palace ramps up security after Berlin attack

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20th December 2016
Only hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov was shot dead on live television, a lorry crashed into crowds at a Berlin Christmas market killing 12 and injuring another 48. In light of the attack, which Islamic State has claimed responsibility for, London’s Metropolitan Police announced road closures would be in effect as of Wednesday in front of Buckingham Palace to…
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Queen Elizabeth awards actor Eddie Redmayne his OBE

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2nd December 2016
On Friday morning, Queen Elizabeth presented the latest investitures at Windsor Castle. One of those being actor Eddie Redmayne, who is known for his work in Les Misérables, Theory of Everything and his latest adventure in Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. Eddie Redmayne was accompanied by this wife, Hannah Waddington to final be awarded his long postponed Order of the British Empire…
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