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Queen Elizabeth II appoints first woman in history to head Scotland Yard

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24th February 2017
On Wednesday, 22nd February 2017, Cressida Dick was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as the first woman in its 187-year history to head London’s Metropolitan Police Service as Commissioner. The appointment followed a recommendation by British Home Secretary, Amber Rudd. Also known as Scotland Yard and the Met, the Metropolitan Police Service is the largest police force in the United Kingdom with…
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The secrets of Buckingham Palace

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21st February 2017
Built of 775 rooms and housing no less than 78 bathrooms and 1,514 doors, it’s little wonder that Buckingham Palace has become a world famous architectural and cultural landmark. Present-day Buckingham Palace – with its more than 40,000 light bulbs and protection guards so iconic they have their own emoji – has come a long way from its modest beginnings in 1703. Originally commissioned as a…
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The Queen's wedding cake saved by 3D printing

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20th February 2017
New technology has brought Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding cake back from full destruction after it was destroyed by vandals in 2015. The multi-tiered cake was made for then Princess Elizabeth’s marriage to Prince Philip in 1947 by Peek Frean. However, it was destroyed by vandals who tipped it upside down and covered it in red paint. It remained in the Peek Frean Museum even after it was…
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‘Remarkable contribution’ of African and Caribbean people to society says Prince Charles

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17th February 2017
During a visit to a new Black Cultural Archives Centre yesterday Prince Charles praised the ‘remarkable contribution’ of immigrants and their families of African and Caribbean descent in the UK. The Prince of Wales was quoted as saying: ‘We are very lucky that you have made that contribution, particularly if I may say so, during the first and Second World War…At last, you have a centre…
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