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History Rewind: The Queen shot at during Trooping the Colour

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13th June 2014
<![CDATA[On 13 June 1981 a 17-year-old man was arrested for shooting a replica gun at The Queen as she rode past crowds on horseback. Marcus Serjeant aimed a pistol directly at Her Majesty as she made her down Horseguards’ Parade for the beginning of the Trooping the Colour ceremony. The assailant fired six blank cartridges before being tackled by a Guardsman and police. The shots…
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Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall continue their D-Day engagements with a stop in Ranville

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5th June 2014
<![CDATA[Continuing their busy day of engagements, Charles and his wife then made their way to Ranville, where as Colonel-in-Chief, The Parachute Regiment, the Prince and his wife attended a lunch with veterans at Ranville. The Battle of Ranville formed part of Operation Tonga, the codename given to the airborne operation undertaken by the British 6th Airborne Division between 5th June and 7th…
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How the Royal Family will be commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day

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2nd June 2014
<![CDATA[ Thursday, 5 June 2014 On Tuesday, 5 June, after unveiling a plaque to commemorate the 20th anniversarty of the Eurotunnel, Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh will embark on a State Visit to the French Republic. They will arrive at Paris Gare du Nord. They will be received by President François Hollande at the Arc de Triomphe and afterwards for meetings at The Elysée Palace.
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