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The Queen meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

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3rd April 2014
<![CDATA[The Queen met Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican during the Queen's one day visit to Rome. Historic meeting between the Queen & Pope Francis from Sun snapper @arthurJedwards via @SunNewsdesk pic.twitter.com/a57k0hSJi7 — British Royals (@britishroyals) April 3, 2014 The Queen and the Pope spoke together in private for 17 minutes, and…
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Irish State Visit Itinerary announced

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27th March 2014
<![CDATA[Buckingham Palace has today released the programme for the forthcoming Irish State Visit. The programme confirms what the Irish President will be doing on his four day visit of the UK. The Queen will host the President of Ireland, Mr Michael D Higgins and his…
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Prince William to join Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Greys statue unveiling

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21st March 2014
<![CDATA[A statue of a pair of The Queen’s Windsor Greys horses installed on the roundabout, at the Albert & Kings road junction adjoining the Long Walk at Windsor Castle will be unveiled by Her Majesty, The Duke of Edinburgh and The Duke of Cambridge on 31st March. Led by Rosemary Ussher, a group of Windsor residents raised £200,000 to fund the construction and installation a statue of…
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The Queen writes to schoolgirl who was troubled by murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby

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14th March 2014
<![CDATA[ This week, a young girl with compassion for a stranger’s tragedy received a priceless response to her efforts from Her Majesty The Queen. In May of 2013, Fusilier Lee Rigby was brutally murdered after being chased down by two men in a car and was then stabbed and beaten to death. Immediately following the crime, the men responsible proclaimed that the act was meant to avenge Muslims…
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Royal Family attends the funeral of The Queen's cousin

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9th March 2014
<![CDATA[On Friday afternoon, the Royal Family attended the funeral of Her Majesty's cousin, Lady Mary Clayton, in the Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor Great Park. Born Mary Cecilia Leveson-Gower on 12th December 1917, Lady Mary was the daughter of Lady Rose Bowes-Lyon and her husband, William, 4th Earl of Granville. Mary’s mother was the elder sister of The Queen Mother, and…
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