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Tragedy for The Queen as her star horse dies at the races

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16th August 2020
A great deal of sadness will be felt at Balmoral this evening after The Queen’s horse, Space Walk, suffered a fatal injury at Newbury Racecourse.Space Walk was a four-year-old bay gelding who has provided lots of success for Her Majesty over the years.On Sunday afternoon at Newbury, the horse broke down while running in a competitive handicap race.Trained by William Haggas, Space…
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The Queen sends condolence message to President of Lebanon

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5th August 2020
The Queen has sent a condolence message to the President of Lebanon following the massive explosion in Beirut that took place yesterday afternoon.In her message, Her Majesty, on behalf of the Duke of Edinburgh and herself, said: “Prince Philip and I were deeply saddened by news of the explosion at the Port in Beirut yesterday.“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families…
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The Queen views unveiling of new portrait via video call

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28th July 2020
The Queen viewed the unveiling of a new portrait of herself to be placed at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office last week, undertaking another rare engagement via video link from Windsor Castle.Her Majesty was joined by Sir Simon McDonald, the Permanent Undersecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Head of the Diplomatic Service, as well as the portrait artist Miriam…
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