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Emma Dent Coad MP wants The Queen and Prince Philip to move out of Buckingham Palace

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9th June 2018
Labour MP Emma Dent Coad has stated that the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh should find alternative accommodation and hand Buckingham Palace over to the public if taxpayers are having to pay for the palace’s refurbishment. MP Emma Dent Coad, whose constituency includes Kensington Palace, strongly disagrees with the £369 million 10-year renovation of Buckingham Palace being funded by the…
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Barack Obama jokes about Queen’s “bling” revealed in new book

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6th June 2018
In The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House Barack Obama’s former national security advisor, Ben Rhodes, reveals that the then-President and First Lady of the United States were in awe when they met The Queen on an official visit to the UK in May 2011. Rhodes writes that though President Obama felt “wonderstruck” by The Queen he also saw in her similarities to his beloved…
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The Queen's Coronation in numbers

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2nd June 2018
Today is the 65th anniversary of the coronation of The Queen. On 2 June 1953, Queen Elizabeth who succeded her father on 6 February 1952, held her coronation in which she was sworn in as Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan…
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What is Trooping the Colour?

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31st May 2018
The majority of Brits will have heard of Trooping the Colour, but many do not understand what it actually is, why it takes place and who it involves. With the celebration taking place on 9th June, let us explain everything you need to know. The first thing you ought to know…
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Queen Elizabeth flies into London to meet Prince Louis

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2nd May 2018
Her Majesty The Queen flew into Kensington Palace yesterday to meet Prince Louis for the first time. The Queen took the 40-minute helicopter trip into London from Windsor Castle where she has been staying with Prince Philip while he recovers from his hip operation.  Prince Louis is Queen Elizabeth’s sixth great-grandchild and third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. While it was…
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Prince Charles set to take on more royal duties as he cuts charities to fill in for The Queen

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2nd January 2018
His Royal Highness Prince Charles conducted more than 500 royal engagements in 2017 as he increasingly stepped in to allow The Queen to cut back on her commitments and travel. It’s now been revealed that as part of his taking on more royal responsibility from his mother, Prince Charles will be stepping back from some of his charitable affiliations and work as he approaches his 70th birthday in…
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