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Sir Vince Cable: The Queen should be 'saved the embarrassment' of hosting 'racist' Donald Trump

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18th September 2017
The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable, has said that a state visit to the UK by ‘racist’ President Donald Trump would ’embarrass’ The Queen. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, the 74-year-old said: “I honestly don’t know why the Government, past governments, embarrass the Queen, embarrass the country, by inviting people here for these ceremonial events…
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Victory as the battle to keep Victoria's coronet in the UK is won

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27th August 2017
A long battle to keep one of Queen Victoria’s most magnificent jewels in the UK seems to have been won. The Queen’s sapphire and diamond coronet is now heading to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London after it was bought and donated by an Irish-American hedge fund owner, identified by the Sunday Times as William Bollinger. The iconic jewel, designed by the Queen’s dear husband Prince…
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Odd and wonderful things named after Queen Elizabeth

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19th August 2017
Cakes, canals, and roses are some of the odder things named after Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen’s name appears across the United Kingdom and even in places such as Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. We’ll be exploring several of the unique and wonderful things named after the Queen such as Coronation chicken, the Elizabeth Rose, and the Queen’s Bedroom in the White House. While…
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Princess Leonore starts preschool in Sweden

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18th August 2017
Yesterday, Princess Leonore took the next step in her young life: she started Swedish pre-school. The Swedish Princess experienced her first day of Swedish preschool in Stockholm; however, Leonore has been attending a preschool in London for some time. The Swedish Royal…
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The Duke of Beaufort dies aged 89

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17th August 2017
David Somerset, the 11th Duke of Beaufort, has died at the age of 89. Badminton House said in a statement that the Duke died peacefully at his home in Gloucestershire Estate on Wednesday, August 16. The Duke was a sixth cousin of The Queen through their ancestor William…
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Hero pensioner honoured by The Queen after trying to save murdered MP Jo Cox, dies aged 79

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14th August 2017
The death has been announced this evening of Bernard Kenny, a 79-year-old man who was awarded a George Medal by The Queen after being stabbed while trying to protect murdered MP Jo Cox. On 16th June 2016, the former miner gave no thought for his own life after he tried to protect the MP from a far-right terrorist who assassinated her in broad daylight. Mr Kenny was stabbed in the chest as he…
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