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Swan Upping To Take Place Later This Month

Swan Upping, an annual ceremony dating back to the twelfth century, will start on the 17th of July. Swan Upping is a yearly census of the swan population along the River Thames. Announcing the schedule for this year journey along the River Thames was the Queen’s Swan Marker, David Barber who said: “There has been a consistent decrease in Cygnet numbers over recent years and we are very…
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The Queen expresses concern that the Manchester bombing victims may suffer PTSD

Following her surprise visit to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital to speak with survivors of the Manchester bombing, The Queen has voiced concerns about the psychological repercussions of the attack on survivors. At yesterday’s Royal Garden Party – the last at Buckingham Palace for 2017 – Her Majesty spoke with two Transport for London staff members about the bombing and shared her hope…
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The Queen responds to boy's fifth birthday invitation

Shaan Dulay, a four-year-old student from the West Midlands, was so impressed by The Queen when he learned about her at school that he immediately began thinking up ways to meet her. Dulay decided, after his mother told him that The Queen is likely very busy at Buckingham Palace, to invite her to his fifth birthday party on 25 June. “I think you are the best Queen in the world,” Dulay’s…
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Queen starts 2018 Commonwealth Games baton relay at Buckingham Palace

This morning The Queen began the official countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games when she launched the baton relay at Buckingham Palace, with the Duke of Edinburgh at her side. The relay will see the baton travel more than 200,000 miles through 71 countries over the next 388 days before reaching the Gold Coast in Australia, where the 2018 games will be held. After receiving the baton at the…
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