State & Ceremonial

Prince George makes first appearance on Palace balcony as royals mark Queen's official birthday

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13th June 2015
Prince George made his first appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony this afternoon as he joined members of the Royal Family to watch the traditional RAF fly past marking The Queen’s Official Birthday, carried in Prince William’s arms. Earlier in the morning, The Queen led the Royal Family as they attended the traditional Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade, where over…
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History

Could Henry I be the next car-park King?

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7th June 2015
The world has just witnessed the last Plantagenet King, Richard III, be reburied at Leicester Cathedral and now researchers believe that a second Monarch could be buried under a car-park in Reading. That Monarch is none other than the youngest son of William the Conqueror, King Henry I. Just months after King Richard III’s reburial, Philippa Langley, who was behind the successful hunt for…
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History

Commemorative stamps released to mark 800th anniversary of Magna Carta

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3rd June 2015
Royal Mail have released a special set of commemorative stamps to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. The six stamps that have been issued feature text from Magna Carta as well as text from other charters, bills and declarations that have developed the rule of law around the world. Magna Carta was one of the most important documents in Medieval England and was signed on June 15th 1215…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Marking 65 years: The Queen takes coronation oath

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2nd June 2015
On 2 June 1953, Queen Elizabeth II took the oath to God and country and crowned at a coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London. Peers of the realm look on during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty took the Coronation Oath in front of over 8,000 guests including heads of state from the Commonwealth and prime ministers. After being handed the four symbols…
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