Queen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty recreates first royal train ride that took place 175 years ago

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14th June 2017
Technology may have advanced and the journey a complete six minutes faster, but yesterday, Her Majesty recreated the first royal train journey that took place 175 years ago by Queen Victoria. The “delightful and so quick” trip taken by Queen Victoria on 13 June 1842 was driven by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Sir Daniel Gooch, keeping in tradition, their descendants accompanied The Queen…
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Will Her Majesty be absent from The Queen's Speech?

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12th June 2017
It has been confirmed that this year’s Queen’s Speech has been delayed by a few days due to the Conservative Party failing to reach an agreement with Northern Ireland’s DUP. If an agreement cannot be made, then it is likely that The Queen’s Speech will not be passed resulting in another General Election. But by delaying the speech, Her Majesty will inevitably have to miss…
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Got a ticket to Paddington? The Queen will be on board

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11th June 2017
If you have purchased a train ticket from Slough to Paddington for 13 June, there is an additional reason why you don’t want to miss your trip; because the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will board the Great Western Railway train to mark the anniversary of a similar trip that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert embarked on 175 years ago. What makes the trip more special is that descendants of the…
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Theresa May to ask The Queen for permission to form a government with the DUP today

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9th June 2017
Theresa May will travel to Buckingham Palace this afternoon to ask The Queen for permission to form a government alongside the Democratic Unionist Party. Mrs May will inform Her Majesty that alongside the Northern Irish party led by Arlene Foster, the Conservative Party can command a majority in the House of Commons and can, therefore, stay on as Prime Minister. If The Queen accepts Mrs…
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