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The Queen appoints Scottish minister as personal chaplain

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29th April 2017
Her Majesty The Queen has appointed a new personal chaplain; Rev George Cowie of South Holburn Church joins her household as Chaplain-in-Ordinary. He is a minister of the Church of Scotland. Cowie is 53 and has been a church minister for 26 years. He will hold this position until the age of 70. Cowie is one of ten personal chaplains in Scotland. This position is today, mostly ceremonial, but dates…
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Major changes for the 2017 State Opening of Parliament revealed due to election

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27th April 2017
There will be major changes to this year’s State Opening of Parliament due to the snap general election due to be held in the UK in June. In a heavily dressed down affair, Her Majesty will not wear her Imperial Crown or Robes of State this year, and will also arrive in car instead of a carriage. Also absent from the annual ceremony this year will be the Prince of Wales and Duchess of…
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Looking back at the wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

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26th April 2017
The future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth married on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey. Prince Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary, while Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. They initially met as children before a dance in 1920 brought them together again as adults. Elizabeth was…
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The Queen spends her 91st birthday enjoying a day of racing at Newbury

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21st April 2017
A man dressed as a jockey had to be escorted away from the parade ring at Newbury on Friday whilst The Queen was there celebrating her 91st birthday.Embed from Getty ImagesThe man, who is believed to have been on a stag trip, entered the secure parade ring ahead of the 3:05 race – a race in which Her Majesty had a runner. Head of Communications at Newbury Racecourse, Andy Clifton said…
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