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Her Majesty's prime ministers

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12th May 2014
<![CDATA[Milk cost 2p a pint; meat and sugar were still rationed and the average house price was £1891. The year was 1952 and on the 6th February that year, Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, ascended the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. 62 years later and our Queen is still going strong and, unbelievably, is on her twelfth prime minister. So here, in this series…
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Queen awards first GBE to Indian since 1950

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6th May 2014
<![CDATA[On Monday, Ratan Tata became the first Indian to be awarded an honorary KBE (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire) in over half a century. The honour was bestowed upon him by The Queen on the advice of Her Majesty's Government. Ratan Tata is the Chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, an Indian multi-national company. In the past, the UK has benefited from inward…
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Royal Family’s WW1 commemoration events announced

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30th April 2014
<![CDATA[Events to be attended by members of the Royal Family as part of commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the First World War were announced by Buckingham Palace today, with all senior members of the Royal Family taking part in remembrance activities. The Queen will attend a mass of commemoration at Crathie Kirk. Crathie Kirk is a Church of Scotland parish church in the Scottish…
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New photograph released ahead of Queen's 88th birthday

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20th April 2014
<![CDATA[A new photograph has been released today of Her Majesty The Queen in advance of her 88th birthday tomorrow. The photograph, taken by one of the most renowned English photographers David Bailey, was taken at Buckingham Palace in March and was especially commissioned on behalf of the British Government’s GREAT Britain campaign. The Queen celebrates her 88th birthday tomorrow, on…
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