Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: Thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Cathedral
For the first time since the Royal wedding, England’s first family will course through London in the State carriages, for thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, before the Queen’s address to the nation tonight. The memorable day is said to begin with a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, during which the entire Commonwealth will be invited to celebrate the Queen’s landmark achievement. Beginning at 10.30am, the service will include…
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Queen’s Diamond Jubilee street party turns deadly as dogs maul boy
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee street party turned fatal yesterday as a two-year-old boy was mauled by two dogs believed to be Staffordshire Bull Terriers. A 49-year-old man was also injured as he tried to pull the animals off the boy, who was later airlifted to hospital. Police informed they seized the dogs following the incident, which caused panic in a back garden in the Swanage Walk area of Moredon in…
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Queen’s Diamond Jubilee: Britain all set for the celebrations
With shops filled with jelly moulds of the Queen’s face, soldiers chanting three cheers for the Queen and freshly painted boats ready to sail along the River Thames, Britain is now fully prepared for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Full dress rehearsal of a procession have started between Westminster Hall and Buckingham Palace, ahead of the weekend’s Jubilee celebrations. As the rest of London was sleeping, thousands of servicemen and women braved the early morning chill and gathered…
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