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The Queen's Green Canopy Garden Opens at Chelsea

The Queen’s Green Canopy is one of several big projects for The Platinum Jubilee in 2021. Originally announced in May 2021, the Queen’s Green Canopy Garden was officially launched on Monday, 20 September, at the RHS Chelsea.  Dame Judi Dench, a Queen’s Green Canopy Ambassador, officially launched The Queen’s Green Canopy Garden at the RHS Chelsea. The flower show is traditionally held…
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The Queen helped piper as his wife was sick

One of The Queen’s royal pipers has revealed how the monarch stepped in to support him and his family following his wife’s cancer diagnosis. Speaking to BBC Scotland, Pipe Major Scott Methven, who served as The Queen’s piper at Balmoral Castle while she was in…
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The Duke of Kent marks the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

The Duke of Kent has attended a Drumhead Service in the gardens of the Palace of Holyrood in Edinburgh to mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. The Queen is Colonel-in-Chief and The Duke is Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment. [getty src=”1235034537″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”] A Drumhead Service is a Christian Service…
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The Queen is officially welcomed back to Balmoral

The Queen has been officially welcomed back to her summer home in Scotland, Balmoral Castle. Elizabeth II took part in the traditional ceremonial welcome which included the inspection of the Balaklava Company, and 5 Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland at the gates of the castle. [getty src=”1234588849″ width=”594″ height=”394″ tld=”com”] The Monarch also enjoyed…
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The Queen thanks artist for 'pretty awful' and 'creepy' portrait of Prince Philip

A woman who painted a ‘pretty awful’ portrait of the late Duke of Edinburgh and sent it to The Queen received a personalised letter back from Buckingham Palace. 23-year-old Honor Morrison sent the art because she found it ‘creepy’ and felt as if Prince Philip was watching her. But, she didn’t want to bin her work. Honor spent four hours painting the Duke after seeing his face over…
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