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Elizabeth to welcome King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain during UK State Visit

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4th December 2015
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will be making a State Visit to the UK next March. The couple will be staying at Windsor Castle during their stay from 8-10 March 2016, making this the first Spanish state visit to the United Kingdom since 1986 when King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia visited. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh last visited Spain in 1988. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of…
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The Queen's Income Set to Rise by 7% in 2016

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26th November 2015
The Queen is to receive an extra £2.7m in funding next year, as George Osbourne revealed the 2016/17 Sovereign Grant during yesterday’s Autumn Statement. The small detail, listed on page 114 of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, confirms that the Royal Household will receive £42.8m, an increase of almost 7% from this year’s figure of £40.1m The Sovereign Grant is…
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The Queen to address Church of England Synod as Supreme Governor

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13th November 2015
The Queen is to make an address to clergy at the Headquarters of the Church of England later this month, in her capacity as its Supreme Governor. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Philip, will meet hundreds of bishops, deans and other religious leaders during a service at Westminster Abbey on November 24 to mark the latest inauguration of the Church’s legislative body, the General…
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Palaces & Buildings

Flying restrictions put in place over Sandringham Estate

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8th October 2015
At the request of security services, flying over the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk will be restricted, not allowing aircraft within 1.5 miles of Anmer Hall, home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The rules will apply to Anmer Hall from the 1st November while similar regulations will come in to effect for Sandringham House on the 1st December. Sandringham House The restrictions will cover a…
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