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The exotic precedent set by a Monarch for appointing a Prime Minister away from Buckingham Palace

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16th August 2022
As the Queen prepares to appoint the fifteenth Prime Minister of her reign, the question of where she will welcome them is much discussed. Her Majesty is now in Balmoral for her annual summer break but is understood to be planning to return to London to accept Boris Johnson’s resignation and then ask his successor, chosen by the Conservative party, to form a new government. However, there is…
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Royal thanks flood in as the Commonwealth Games draw to a close

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8th August 2022
The Earl of Wessex has led the Royal Family in thanking all those involved in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The competition, which comes to an end on August 8th, has seen hundreds of thousands of people enjoy world class sport in a wide range of events over the past ten days. The Earl, who is Vice Patron of Commonwealth Sport, thanked volunteers and organisers in a series of meetings…
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Revealed - The Queen's special message to the Commonwealth

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29th July 2022
A message to the Commonwealth, written by The Queen almost a year ago, has finally been revealed. Her Majesty issued her special statement in October 2021 and it was placed in The Queen’s Baton which has been carried around the world since then as part of the build up to the Commonwealth Games. The words have been taken to 72 nations and territories before they were carried into…
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Ten years on from the moment The Queen parachuted into royal history

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27th July 2022
It was a moment that took the world by surprise and it’s now a decade old. It’s exactly ten years since The Queen took a starring role in one of the most famous Olympics opening ceremonies of all time. On July 27th 2012, all eyes were on London for the inauguration of the Summer Games. A spectacular event, directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle, was lined up with tens of thousands in…
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