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The Archbishop of Canterbury doesn't want controversial comments about Prince Andrew to overshadow Platinum Jubilee

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1st June 2022
The Archbishop of Canterbury has come under fire for comments made about Prince Andrew on the eve of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The Most Revd Justin Welby has since issued a statement trying to clarify what he meant in the interview in which he said that the Prince is trying to make amends for his past conduct. In a sit-down interview with ITV News, Justin Welby said that…
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On the eve of the Platinum Jubilee, a unique celebration of Prince Philip

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1st June 2022
A special celebration marking what would have been the late Duke of Edinburgh’s 100th birthday was quietly marked this week on the eve of his wife’s Platinum Jubilee. Fields in Trust, one of Prince Philip’s longest-held patronages, held a dinner in honour of his 100th birthday on Tuesday, a delayed festivity from 2021. When Prince Philip died on 9 April, the dinner was postponed. What…
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee cake revealed

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31st May 2022
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 delivering it to Buckingham Palace. The cake is iced in white and topped with a crown and bears many symbolic…
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Royal visits for Platinum Jubilee revealed just days before celebrations begin

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31st May 2022
Details of three major royal visits across the UK to mark the Platinum Jubilee have been shared just days before the celebratory weekend gets under way. The Princess Royal will visit Edinburgh on June 3 where she will meet representatives of several of The Queen’s and her own patronages in a special ceremony on board the flight deck of HMS Albion. Princess Anne, who will be accompanied…
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