State & Ceremonial

Dame Margaret Beckett 'looking likely' to be appointed as The Queen's 15th Prime Minister

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29th September 2019
Senior backbench MP Dame Margaret Beckett is emerging as the favourite candidate to oust Boris Johnson from Downing Street and become a Prime Minister of national unity. Dame Margaret, who was first elected as a Labour MP in 1974, is the preferred candidate to form a government of national unity according to opposition sources speaking to ITV. The plan to back Dame Margaret to Number 10…
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Widespread calls for Boris Johnson to resign after Supreme Court rules he misled The Queen

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24th September 2019
There are widespread calls for Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister after the Supreme Court unanimously concluded that he misled The Queen over prorogation. Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn said: “I invite Boris Johnson to consider his position and become the shortest serving Prime Minister there has ever been.” Labour MP Angela Eagle said: “He should resign…
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The big royal wedding anniversaries of 2019

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18th September 2019
While all anniversaries are special to the couple involved, some get far more attention than others. The biggies, the landmarks, the ones ending in a 5 or a zero usually get everyone reminiscing and that’s never more true than with a royal wedding. In 2019, regal couples across the continent are marking special anniversaries so grab some cake (wedding, of course) and enjoy Royal…
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Princess Madeleine reveals she was having contractions during brother's wedding

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14th September 2019
In a new interview with Swedish magazine Mama, Princess Madeleine revealed that she was having contractions during her brother, Prince Carl Philip’s June 2015 wedding to Sofia Hellqvist (now Princess Sofia). Two days later, her son, Prince Nicolas was born. The Princess said she was having contractions all day and was three centimetres dilated all while wearing a tiara and gown to watch…
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