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Prince Charles starts the party with a Platinum Jubilee tea dance

The Prince of Wales has started his Platinum Jubilee celebrations with a charity event. On Tuesday, 31 May he spent the afternoon at tea dance put on by The Prince’s Foundation.  The Foundation hosted a tea dance at Charles’ Gloucestershire home, Highgrove. The event was hosted to help combat loneliness and isolation, exacerbated by the global health crisis over the last two…
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Charles and Camilla get the ultimate TV accolade: their own version of the EastEnders theme

When the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall appear on the Jubilee episode of BBC One’s EastEnders, they’ll do so with a special accolade: their episode will receive a special Platinum Jubilee version of the theme song. “We felt it was only right that we marked this extremely momentous episode with a fitting tribute – and what better way than to wish Their Royal…
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The Queen's plane ''aborts landing'' because of lightening as she returns from Scotland for Platinum Jubilee

The plane carrying The Queen back from Scotland for her Platinum Jubilee was reportedly caught in a lightening storm. The Sun reported that as the Monarch returned from a short stay at Balmoral on May 31 2022 the pilot of her aircraft had to abort one landing after being caught in an electrical storm. Buckingham Palace said ”The Queen’s flight was delayed due to a lightning…
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Jubilee goers start to camp out in London for best spots as the Platinum celebrations approach

People are already camping out on the streets near Buckingham Palace to secure the best spots to see the big events of the Platinum Jubilee when the celebrations get under way. The most eager Jubilee goers were in place over forty eight hours before the first set piece moment of the festivities, Trooping the Colour. Tents were pitched at vantage spots along the Mall by those determined to…
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