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The Queen shows her playful side along Sir David Attenborough in new documentary

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9th November 2017
A new documentary from ITV currently titled ‘The Queen’s Canopy’ is set to air next year, but a short clip has been released showing The Queen’s humorous side. Filmed in the garden at Buckingham Palace, the film follows the progress of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project over the last two years. While walking around the garden with Sir David Attenborough, he…
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The Queen and her private estate are implicated in Paradise Papers scandal

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5th November 2017
The Queen and her private estate have been implicated in the latest scandal surrounding offshore tax havens. In a huge new leak of financial documents, senior figures including Her Majesty are named in the so-called Paradise Papers. An investigation by the BBC, the Guardian and other global organisations show that around £10m of The Queen’s private money has been invested in the Cayman…
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Banksy uses The Queen to apologise to Palestinians

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3rd November 2017
The street artist, Banksy, is once again making headlines. This time it is for using Her Majesty The Queen in an apology to Palestinians. Holding a royal “apology” party for Britain’s support of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, Banksy carved a royal mural into the wall that separates Gaza and Israel with the words “er sorry”. ER also stands for Elizabeth Regina.
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