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The historic moment an investiture was held outside the UK for the first time

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23rd March 2022
In November 1953, The Queen would make the first Commonwealth tour of her reign which included a stop in Jamaica. On that visit, an Investiture would be held for the first time outside of the United Kingdom. An investiture is a formal installation or ceremony when someone is given regalia and authority of high office. It was Hon. Colonel A.G. Curphey, M.C., E.D., who was knighted during a…
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The Queen's Tours of Jamaica

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23rd March 2022
During her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II has made six visits to Jamaica. After its independence from Britain in 1962, Jamaica has remained a member of the Commonwealth. The Queen is Queen of Jamaica and she is represented in the country by a Governor-General…
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Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen marks the 50th anniversary of D-Day

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22nd March 2022
The Queen has always paid care and duty to the veterans of the Second World War, having grown up during the conflict and served herself as a mechanic with the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Fifty years on from the successful D-Day Landings at Omaha Beach in Normandy, The Queen helped lead tributes to the veterans of this pivotal wartime operation in 1994, accompanied by world leaders in…
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The day Australia said no to being a Republic

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18th March 2022
The Queen’s historic reign has seen many milestones, one of which is the Australian Republican Referendum in 1999 that saw the country debate replacing her with an elected head of state. Republicanism has long been debated in Australia, dating back to the early 1900s. At the Australian Constitution Convention in 1998, it was proposed that an amendment be added to the constitution to abolish…
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The Queen in 'cultural boycott' to show disapproval of Russian invasion of Ukraine

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17th March 2022
The Royal Art Collection, held in trust by The Queen, has become involved in the cultural boycott of Russia. The collection is withdrawing permission for three swords to be displayed at the Kremlin Museums in Moscow. The Guardian reports the collection agreed to lend the 17th-century weapons as part of an exhibition centred around duelling. The exhibit is sponsored by the Russian oligarch and…
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