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Everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth's Yacht Britannia

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29th August 2016
HMY Britannia by Tower Bridge. Credit: Lynda Poulter via Wikimedia Commons. In service from 1954 until 1997, HMY Britannia is the former royal yacht of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the British throne in 1660 and had HMY Mary built for him by the Dutch East India Company, and the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being a…
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History

The Royal Tours of Canada

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21st August 2016
Anticipation of the Cambridge’s upcoming tour to Canada is building up as we wait for Kensington Palace to officially announce the dates. This certainly is not the first Royal Tour to Canada and won’t even be the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first…
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The Queen to Celebrate 300 years of The Royal Artillery

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24th May 2016
On Thursday, 26 May, Her Majesty The Queen, Captain-General of The Royal Regiment of Artillery, will visit Knighton Down, Larkhill, to attend a Review of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. The Royal Artillery will be celebrating their Tercentenary as they mark a historic three centuries since their inception in 1716. Background of the Royal Artillery Commonly known as the ‘Gunners’, the Royal…
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Constitutional Monarchy: A Ceremonial Figurehead or the Last Line of Defence?

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24th March 2016
It has often been said that no one should have the right to participate in the legislative process without a democratic mandate. This principle is where the House of Commons and the Government get their political legitimacy. However, without a written constitution, what prevents the Government from getting too much power… and abusing it? In a debate to elect Betty Boothroyd Speaker of the…
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Queen Elizabeth to have Crossrail named after her

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23rd February 2016
London is paying tribute to the Queen by naming its newest underground railway after her, it was revealed today. The Crosssrail project, which cost £16bn, will be known as the Elizabeth line when it’s done and opened in 2018. London mayor Boris Johnson made the announcement during an official visit by The Queen to a Crossrail site at Bond Street. “Crossrail is already proving a…
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