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Queen and Duke of Edinburgh lead Garden Party guests in moment of silence for Manchester victims

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24th May 2017
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh led the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Eugenie and their 8,000 assembled guests in a moment of silence and respect for the victims of the Manchester bombing at the start of yesterday’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. The moment of silence was followed by the national anthem, and then the royal party moving down the steps to meet with the…
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The Queen could be your neighbor for only £4.35 million

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18th May 2017
Have you ever dreamed of being near royalty? How about counting them as neighbors? And better still, calling upon Her Majesty for tea? If you have £4.35 million you could buy one of the six apartments just put up for sale by the Beauchamp Estates Private Office. The luxury apartments are located a stone’s throw from the Palace at The Buckingham, 7-9 Buckingham-gate. The road and 12 acres…
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Diary entry reveals The Queen was bored during her father’s coronation

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15th May 2017
In a diary entry on 12 May 1937, from the then 11-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York, the future Queen recorded the experience of watching her father’s coronation at Westminster Abbey. The diary entry opened with the fact that the day saw the young princess awakened at the early hour of 05:00 by the music of the Royal Marines band outside her window. Following an early breakfast, Elizabeth got…
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Queen's horse snags win for 3rd year

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13th May 2017
The Queen was all smiles yesterday during the 3rd day of the 5-day Royal Windsor Horse Show; Her Majesty has attended the show which is held in virtually her own backyard at Windsor Park for the past 72 years. She spent the day with Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain…
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Queen Elizabeth must confront King of Bahrain at Windsor Horse Show

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13th May 2017
The rights groups Reprieve, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, Index, ECDHR and Bahrain Institute for Rights & Democracy are calling for Her Majesty to confront the King of Bahrain at the Windsor Horse Show over the “deterioration” of human rights in Bahrain. In a letter to The Queen, the rights groups said: “King Hamad … who sponsors four events in the…
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