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Buckingham Palace barred ethnic minorities from jobs in the 1960s, papers show

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3rd June 2021
Buckingham Palace barred ethnic minorities from jobs in the 1960s according to information discovered in royal household archive documents. In the documents unearthed by The Guardian newspaper, Lord Tryon, the keeper of the privy purse at the time spoke of minorities in the royal workforce. In 1968, The Queen’s financial manager informed civil servants that “it was not, in fact, the…
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Beacons to be lit across the UK and around the Commonwealth to mark The Queen's 70-year reign

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3rd June 2021
Buckingham Palace announced the first major plans for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year, running over an extra-long bank holiday weekend in June. On Thursday 2 June, one of the first major events of the Platinum Jubilee weekend will be the lighting of Platinum Jubilee Beacons. These beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, other UK…
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The Queen to celebrate 70 years on the throne with a trip to the races to watch the Epsom Derby

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2nd June 2021
The Queen will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee with a trip to Epsom Downs Racecourse to watch the 243rd running of The Derby. National commemorations will take place from June 2 – June 5 next year to mark the occasion of The Queen being on the throne for 70 years. On Saturday 4th June, Her Majesty has reserved the majority of the day so she can attend the Derby at Epsom alongside her…
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The Queen and Royal Family to tour the UK to mark Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee

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2nd June 2021
Buckingham Palace has announced that The Queen and The Royal Family are set to begin a year-long tour of the United Kingdom to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Queen Elizabeth will become the first British monarch to reach such a milestone which marks 70 years of service on the throne. On February 6 1952, the then Princess Elizabeth became Queen aged 25 following the unexpected…
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