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Got a ticket to Paddington? The Queen will be on board

If you have purchased a train ticket from Slough to Paddington for 13 June, there is an additional reason why you don’t want to miss your trip; because the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will board the Great Western Railway train to mark the anniversary of a similar trip that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert embarked on 175 years ago. What makes the trip more special is that descendants of the…
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Theresa May to ask The Queen for permission to form a government with the DUP today

Theresa May will travel to Buckingham Palace this afternoon to ask The Queen for permission to form a government alongside the Democratic Unionist Party. Mrs May will inform Her Majesty that alongside the Northern Irish party led by Arlene Foster, the Conservative Party can command a majority in the House of Commons and can, therefore, stay on as Prime Minister. If The Queen accepts Mrs…
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Duchess of Cornwall 'knights' grumpy farmer with a leek

Thousands of people are honoured every year by senior members of The Royal Family in order to recognise the contributions ordinary people make to British society. Today, the Duchess of Cornwall presided over her first investiture, knighting a farmer with a leek. During an official visit to the South of England show, Camilla, who turns 70 next month, was forced to play along as Giles, an…
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The Queen congratulates couple on 75th anniversary

The Queen has congratulated a couple on their 75th wedding anniversary. Reg and Joan Elliot received a letter from Her Majesty who will celebrate her 70th anniversary with Prince Philip in November. Reg and Joan, both 94, married in 1942 after Reg completed his training in the Royal Artillery as a skilled mechanic. Reg told the Express about how their marriage came to be: “I was soon going to be…
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