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The Many Titles of Queen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty The Queen, since her birth in 1926, has been granted the use of numerous official and unofficial titles and styles befitting her position as a child of a royal Duke, the heir presumptive to the throne, the spouse of a royal Duke and as Sovereign. Although The Queen is known as, simply ‘The Queen’ or ‘Elizabeth II’ by her subjects, this is an oversimplified version of her royal…
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Queen's speech before Spanish State Banquet

During every State Visit, a lavish banquet is held and the visiting dignitaries or royalty are the guests of honour. Senior members of the Royal Family usually are in attendance as well. At tonight’s state banquet, The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Anne, the Princess Royal, the Countess of Wessex, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and for his first ever…
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Queen Elizabeth will take private audience with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

Tomorrow, Queen Elizabeth will hold a private audience with Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau. Since becoming Prime Minster in 2015, The Queen and the Prime Minister have met once. The meeting was held at Buckingham Palace just after Trudeau and the Liberal Party won the Canadian elections. This time around their meeting will take place at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland as Her Majesty…
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Her Majesty recreates first royal train ride that took place 175 years ago

Technology may have advanced and the journey a complete six minutes faster, but yesterday, Her Majesty recreated the first royal train journey that took place 175 years ago by Queen Victoria. The “delightful and so quick” trip taken by Queen Victoria on 13 June 1842 was driven by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Sir Daniel Gooch, keeping in tradition, their descendants accompanied The Queen…
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