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As the Queen celebrates her 93rd birthday on Easter Sunday, here’s a look back at her 13th birthday

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18th April 2019
In 1939, the year that would see the start of the Second World War and an important visit to Canada and the USA by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the thirteenth birthday of their daughter Princess Elizabeth on 21 April seemed almost insignificant by comparison. The concept of the ‘teenager’, with its connotations of rebellion, was yet to be invented and in any case, would hardly have…
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Earl of Wessex to visit Slovenia for first Slovenia-UK Friendship Day

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16th April 2019
The UK and Slovenia share a special bond, and the Earl of Wessex will honour this relationship by launching the first Slovenia-UK Friendship Day when he travels to the country next month. “The Embassy is delighted to confirm that His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, will visit Slovenia on the 14 and 15 May 2019, as a guest of His Excellency Borut Pahor, President of the…
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Michelle Obama: "Yikes! Sorry guys!" on breaking 'protocol' meeting The Queen

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16th April 2019
A beloved figure by many on both sides of the Atlantic, former US First Lady Michelle Obama recently commented on the time she ‘broke protocol’ when she first met The Queen in 2009 – her first year as First Lady. When she and President Obama travelled to Buckingham Palace a few months after the President was inaugurated, Michelle greeted The Queen and put her arm around her for a…
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Royals join those sending messages of support to France as Notre Dame fire continues

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15th April 2019
Millions are watching as efforts continue to save Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris which continues to burn after a huge fire broke out in the roof in the early evening of April 15th 2019. Messages of support for France are pouring in from around the world. And among those expressing sadness over the fire and hopes that some of the medieval glory of the cathedral can be saved are members of royal…
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