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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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A record number of cities created for the Platinum Jubilee

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20th May 2022
A record number of cities have been created to mark the Platinum Jubilee. Three places in England, one in Scotland, one in Wales, one on the Isle of Man and one in Northern Ireland have been selected. For the first time ever, a location outside the UK will also be made a city with that honour going to Stanley in the Falkland Islands. The new city of Stanley will be joined by Doncaster…
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Milestones of a Monarch: Devolution across the UK

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19th May 2022
As Royal Central continues to highlight important moments during Her Majesty’s reign and all of the key moments, perhaps it is one of the most significant changes to power during The Queen’s 70-year-reign, the devolution of the United Kingdom. Devolution is the…
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Diana Ross and Queen set to play for The Queen at her Jubilee as Platinum Party promises stellar line up

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18th May 2022
It was one of the most famous moments of all her Jubilees and now The Queen is set for a rerun as she marks the 70th anniversary of her reign. The Platinum Party at the Palace will feature a performance from Queen and Brian May. His rendition of the national anthem from the top of Buckingham Palace during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002 became one of the most iconic images of those…
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The royals who will lead the Platinum Jubilee celebrations - what we know so far

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17th May 2022
The Platinum Jubilee celebrations are well and truly under way as The Queen took part in festivities at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. The main events of the long weekend marking her 70 year reign start on June 2nd 2022 and details of which royals will be leading the different parts of the celebrations are already being revealed. The first big event of the Jubilee weekend is Trooping the Colour…
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