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Business as usual: The Queen celebrates day of longest reign during Scottish Borders visit

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9th September 2015
The Queen has signalled that it is business as usual on the day she becomes Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, visiting and opening Scotland’s new Borders Railway at a ceremony in Tweedbank Station this afternoon. The Queen speaks to Alyson Weir, Headteacher at Tweedbank Primary School after receiving flowers from the school’s youngest pupil, Molly Inglis, 4. The 89-year old…
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Pages from royal history: Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson

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23rd July 2015
On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. Thousands of people lined London’s streets, and an international audience of approximately 500 million gathered around their television sets to catch a view The Queen’s second son marry. Sarah Ferguson arrived at Westminster Abbey 1130 BST arriving from Clarence House in the Glass Coach with her father…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Royal Family attends Afghanistan service and parade

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14th March 2015
Yesterday a service of commemoration was held at St Paul’s Cathedral in honour of veterans and those who died fighting in Afghanistan. The Queen was accompanied by senior members of The Royal Family and Prime Minster David Cameron, among other politicians. Also taking their place in the service to mark the end of combat operations in Afghanistan were The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of…
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