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The Queen arrives at Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament

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14th October 2019
Her Majesty the Queen has made her entrance into the ancient Palace of Westminster for one of the most important and, this year, controversial part of her duties. Elizabeth II is now at Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament. The Queen left Buckingham Palace just after 11am on a wet and grey morning. She was accompanied by the Prince of Wales, her official consort for the occasion, and…
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The Editors' Debate: Yes - The Queen should wear the Crown to the State Opening of Parliament

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8th October 2019
A week, they used to say, is a long time in politics. Right now, in the UK, make that fifteen minutes. But we do now know that there will be a Queen’s Speech on October 14th 2019 after Parliament was prorogued, without legal issue, on October 8th. And a Queen’s Speech usually means the Monarch, golden carriages and the Crown. But the last time a Conservative led administration…
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‘To encourage & warn’ - What advice does the Queen take from her Prime Minister?

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11th September 2019
”The prime minister’s advice to HM the Queen and the prorogation which followed thereon was unlawful and is thus null and of no effect”. With this brief sentence, a panel of judges in Scotland has placed the relationship between the Queen and her Prime Minister under a greater spotlight than perhaps at any previous time in her 67-year reign. It follows a legal challenge to…
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The Queen begins her summer break at Balmoral

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7th August 2019
There was a familiar face waiting to greet the Queen as she was given an official welcome at Balmoral Castle at the start of her summer holiday there. And this time round, Corporal Cruachan IV was on best behaviour as he helped get the traditional royal break under way. Corporal Cruachan IV, the Shetland pony who is the mascot of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, has tried to eat the…
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