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The Queen celebrates her best racing season in over 70 years with a trip to Ascot Racecourse

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16th October 2021
The Queen visited Ascot Racecourse on Saturday to watch Champions Day – a meeting where the very best racehorses meet to crown the champions of the turf. Saturday marked the end of the ‘core’ flat season, with the champion jockey being crowned, and attention now starting to shift to jumps racing. 2021 has been the most successful season for The Queen ever – with the…
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What is The Queen's primary residence?

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15th October 2021
Queen Elizabeth II has many residences that she travels to and from regularly, but only one of them is her primary London residence. For decades, this has been Buckingham Palace, but in recent years—due to the global pandemic and extensive renovations at the iconic London palace—her primary residence has become Windsor Castle. What is a primary residence? And where does The Queen spend…
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The Queen is picked up on microphone calling world leaders "irritating" in rare diplomatic intervention

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14th October 2021
The Queen has been picked up on microphone calling world leaders irritating in regards to climate change. In a candid intervention ahead of next month’s COP26 climate change conference in Scotland, Her Majesty expressed her frustration that the leaders of some of the most polluting countries on the planet may skip the summit. The Queen will attend the COP26 summit, organised by the…
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Prince William criticises new space race and calls for more focus on protecting the planet

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14th October 2021
The Duke of Cambridge has blasted billionaires who use their money to fund space travel. Speaking to the BBC’s Newscast, Prince William said ”We need some of the world’s greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live.” He added that he had no interest himself in going into space. His comments came…
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