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The best Platinum Jubilee tea towels to keep as a souvenir

What’s a Platinum Jubilee without souvenirs? Especially tea towels! We’ve scoured the internet for some of our favourites and have provided this handy round-up of special edition Platinum Jubilee tea towels should you feel so inclined. Highgrove Platinum Jubilee Tea Towel From the Prince of Wales’s Highgrove Gardens gift shop, this Platinum Jubilee tea towel features the official…
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Platinum Jubilee: When is the Big Jubilee Lunch?

There are several events to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over the coming days. However, there is one event that will be taking place in communities throughout the United Kingdom that anyone can take part in. The Big Jubilee Lunch will be happening on Sunday, 5 June, and anyone can take part. Started in 2009 by The Eden Project, The Big Lunch aims to bring communities and…
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Millions expected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee as final countdown continues

Millions of people across the UK and the Commonwealth are expected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee in the coming days. Final numbers for organised street parties and beacon lighting ceremonies indicate the festivities will be one of the biggest royal events in British history. Over 200,000 local events have been registered with celebrations including Big Jubilee lunches and screenings of…
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee cake revealed

The official Jubilee cake has been delivered to Buckingham Palace. The five tier delicacy, created by Patisserie Mark Bennett, was revealed just days before the Platinum celebrations get under way. Mark Bennett took to Instagram to show the cake off to the world before…
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The Queen arrives back in Windsor as she prepares for the four day Platinum Jubilee celebrations

The Queen arrived back at Windsor Castle on Tuesday afternoon – just a couple of days before the Platinum Jubilee celebrations are set to officially begin. Her Majesty has spent the past few days at Balmoral Castle in Scotland where she was resting ahead of the national celebrations. It is unknown what engagements the 96-year-old monarch will undertake over the four days of…
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