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Details of Spanish State Visit announced

The State Visit that was cancelled last year due to the corruption scandal will now take place from 12-14 July. King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will visit Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace later this month. The last State Visit from Spain to the UK was quite some time ago, in 1986 to be exact by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia. In 1998, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh went to…
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Her Majesty recreates first royal train ride that took place 175 years ago

Technology may have advanced and the journey a complete six minutes faster, but yesterday, Her Majesty recreated the first royal train journey that took place 175 years ago by Queen Victoria. The “delightful and so quick” trip taken by Queen Victoria on 13 June 1842 was driven by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Sir Daniel Gooch, keeping in tradition, their descendants accompanied The Queen…
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Norwich Cathedral adding statues of Her Majesty and Duke of Edinburgh

To mark Queen Elizabeth’s 65th anniversary of her coronation next year, Norwich Cathedral is erecting statues of Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh. York-based sculptor, Charles Gurrey has been awarded the honour of carving the statues that will be placed by the figures by sculptor Gilbert Ledward RA of King George V, Queen Mary, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The statues are…
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Prince Philip gives first interview since announcing retirement

Prince Philip granted his first interview since announcing last week that he would be retiring from public duties in the fall. Speaking to Misdee Wrigley Miller, an American contestant who is participating in the Royal Windsor Horse Show, Prince Philip talked about carriage driving and how he came to take part in the sport. “I started driving because I’d been playing polo, and I’d decided…
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