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Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen makes first UN speech more than 50 years

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20th May 2022
In June 2010, The Queen addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations for the first time since 1957. The seven-minute speech touched on The Queen’s first visit, decades earlier when the United Nations was still a young organisation itself. During the speech, Her Majesty said: “When I was first here, there were just three United Nations operations overseas. Now over…
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The Commonwealth Walkway, Canada's tribute to The Queen in her Platinum Jubilee Year

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20th May 2022
While the Canadian Federal government has made relatively few announcements or plans to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, individual provinces are planning their own commemorations. Newfoundland and Labrador have announced the Commemorative Commonwealth Walkway in honour of the Platinum Jubilee. It is a 1km walkway on the grounds of Government House in St. John’s. The grounds are…
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A cuddle for the Countess on a moving day of memories

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18th May 2022
The Countess of Wessex found herself on the end of an enthusiastic bear hug as she carried out a day of engagements in Oxfordshire. As she visited Charlbury Community Centre, near Chipping Norton, one of the children who had come to meet her jumped across to offer her a big cuddle. The Countess looked delighted as several youngsters hugged her tightly. The embrace came as Sophie visited the…
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History of Jubilees on show at St. Paul's to mark The Queen's 70 year reign

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17th May 2022
As Queen Victoria marked her Diamond Jubilee in 1897, the clergy and choristers of St. Paul’s stood on the Cathedral’s famous steps for the Service of Thanksgiving for her reign. Now, artefacts of that celebration will be among the items on show in a new exhibition at St. Paul’s Cathedral to mark the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign. ‘Jubilee: St Paul’s…
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