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History Rewind: The Queen shot at during Trooping the Colour

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 startled Burmese, The Queen’s 18 year old horse, but she was able get Burmese under control within a few seconds. Her Majesty was only a mere 15…
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William and Kate take tea with D-Day veterans

Afternoon tea was served to the veteran's of the infamous landings, which saw The Allies begin to gain back territory in Nazi-occupied Europe 70 years ago today. William and Kate arrive in Arromanches for tea party. One of two engagements for them today (via @byEmilyAndrews) pic.twitter.com/jISpbVG01d — Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) June 6, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Duke…
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Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall continue their D-Day engagements with a stop in 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 June 1944 as a part of Operation Overlord and the Normandy landings. The Prince and Duchess have joined a lunch for veterans at #Ranville #DDay70 pic.twitter.com/iiFPk1R9hu — Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) June 5…
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How the Royal Family will be commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day

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. Garden Party…
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