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Queen concerned over malaria resurgence

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19th November 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen is expressing concern that the current Ebola outbreak is distracting the world's attention away from malaria, a medical professor has claimed. Professor David Heymann met Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh at an engagement at Chatham House in central London on Tuesday to launch a new leadership academy. Professor Heymann, professor of infectious disease epidemiology…
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Terrorist plot to kill The Queen thwarted

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8th November 2014
<![CDATA[A terrorist plot to kill The Queen has been thwarted, reports The Sun. Thursday 6th November saw the arrest of four men around the London area, in connection with ‘Islamic related terrorism’, Scotland Yard said. It has now been said that the men were plotting to assassinate Her Majesty, as an ultimate act of retribution against the UK, due to its involvement in the war…
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Royal Family to host Biennial Reunion for The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association

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22nd October 2014
<![CDATA[The biennial reunion of the members of The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association will occur in London from the 27tOctober until the 29th October. A series of customary events will be hosted by members of the Royal Family over those three days, including a reception at Buckingham Palace given by Her Majesty The Queen, who is also the Patron of the Association since 1957, as well…
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Honoured and Decorated: The Experience of an Investiture

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17th October 2014
<![CDATA[A bright blue sky, the sun twinkling through the slight scattering of hazy clouds and a crisp Autumn breeze rustling the trees. These were the things that greeted me as I stepped off the train at Windsor and Eton Riverside station this morning. This was only the second or third time that I've ever visited Windsor and covering an Investiture was certainly something that I never…
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