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Dodgy character tries to gain access to The Queen and Chinese President

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27th October 2015
During the latest state visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping, a heated exchange between his security team and British officials took place after a Beijing-based “spy” acted as Jinping’s translator to gain access to The Queen’s State Coach. Without hesitation, the British diplomatic protection squad confronted the Chinese official, and he was ousted, according to The…
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History

The 1940s: The Queen Mother's finest decade

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20th October 2015
Though the 1930s brought about tumultuous change for the country and for Queen Elizabeth, the 1940s would soon become a decade that nobody would ever forget. It would also be the decade that Elizabeth would be dubbed ‘the most dangerous woman in Europe’ and…
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The Queen meets 'Mary Tudor' at University of Surrey

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16th October 2015
The Queen visited Guildford to open the new 45 million pound veterinary school that is part of the University of Surrey. Queen Elizabeth all smiles in 2006 Her Majesty and Prince Philip toured the Large Animals Clinical Skills Building and the Veterinary Medicine Main Building Thursday morning where The Queen unveiled a plaque. Her Majesty spent time meeting with academics and students from the…
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Henry VIII crowned this country’s ‘worst’ monarch

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5th September 2015
The “self-indulgent” King Henry VIII has earned himself the title of the worst monarch in history granted by the Historical Writers Association. Twenty per cent voted the obsessive tyrant the worst monarch citing his “self-indulgent” and “syphilitic” wife-murdering ways. The Spider of Sarajevo, by prize-winning author Robert Wilton, described King Henry as a…
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Monarchy Monday: State Banquets

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20th July 2015
If there is something that Buckingham Palace does exceptionally well, it would be the State Banquets that are put on the first evening of a state visit by a visiting Head of State. Taking place in the ballroom, the State Banquet is one of the most formal events the Palace holds. The upwards of 150 guests dress in formal ‘white tie and decorations’, which includes tiaras for the…
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