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Historic Royal Palaces: The Kitchen Garden at Hampton Court Palace

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16th June 2014
<![CDATA[Welcome to the first in the series covering the history, treasures and other bits and bobs of the Historic Royal Palaces. Join me on the journey as we visit more than just buildings, but the sights and sounds of what comprise England’s greatest treasures: Historic Royal Palaces. The gardeners at Historic Royal Palaces have “planted” the seeds of restoration at Hampton Court…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Queen and Royal Family set to attend Trooping the Colour

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13th June 2014
<![CDATA[Her Majesty The Queen is set to be joined by members of the Royal Family on Horse Guards Parade tomorrow morning for the traditional Queen's Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour for Her Majesty. The Queen, travelling in her carriage with the Duke of Edinburgh, will be joined by Prince Charles, Prince William, the Duke of Kent and Princess Anne who will follow her in their…
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History Rewind: The Queen shot at during Trooping the Colour

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13th June 2014
<![CDATA[On 13 June 1981 a 17-year-old man was arrested for shooting a replica gun at The Queen as she rode past crowds on horseback. Marcus Serjeant aimed a pistol directly at Her Majesty as she made her down Horseguards’ Parade for the beginning of the Trooping the Colour ceremony. The assailant fired six blank cartridges before being tackled by a Guardsman and police. The shots…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

First father and son portrait released for William and George...in chocolate

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12th June 2014
<![CDATA[An artist has released a portrait of The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George made entirely out of chocolate! Michelle Sugar Art is responsible for the piece, which is made of 16,074 individual white, milk and dark Toblerone triangles, and took over 100 hours to make. The release coincides with William’s first Father’s Day since the birth of son, George. The unusual…
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