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Queen to make statement on Scottish independence result tomorrow

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18th September 2014
Polls closed just a short while ago at 10pm and the votes are now being counted up at polling stations across Scotland before the big result on the question of whether Scotland shall be an independent country will be answered tomorrow morning. A short while ago, Buckingham Palace commented that The Queen was following events very closely and was receiving updates both from London and…
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Royal Ascot begins

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17th June 2014
On the first day of the races, Her Majesty The Queen was joined by Prince Harry, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of a Cornwall and the Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. The Queen is hoping that her young horse, Estimate, will win the…
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Daniel Day-Lewis, Stephen Sutton and Maggie Smith in Queen's Birthday Honours

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13th June 2014
The oldest recipient is 99-year-old Ethel Dobbins, receiving the British Empire Medal for service to the community in Thornton. Conversely, the youngest recipient this year is George Fielding, aged just 19, who is the Chair of “Whizz Kidz”, an organisation providing disabled children with wheelchairs and mobility equipment, also receiving the British Empire Medal. Among those receiving some of…
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The Queen delivers her speech to Parliament

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4th June 2014
Pictures today of the State Opening of Parliament via @BritishMonarchy pic.twitter.com/B7VV7setLb — Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) June 4, 2014 This year’s 10 minute speech was full of drama as it was announced that plans would be brought in to support economic growth, legislations to end slavery. The introduction to the speech featured heavily on the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats…
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Queen prorogues Parliament

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14th May 2014
Lords Commissioners, chosen by Her Majesty to act on her behalf at the prorogation, suspended parliament’s business by reading out The Queen’s proclamation in the House of Lords at the close of business today in Parliament. The date for prorogation was decided in the…
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Queen awards first GBE to Indian since 1950

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6th May 2014
Ratan Tata is the Chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, an Indian multi-national company. In the past, the UK has benefited from inward investment from the Tata Group, which took over Jaguar Land Rover in 2008, and is currently the largest manufacturing employer in the country. In 2009, an honorary KBE (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire) was granted to Mr Tata. This year, he…
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