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A PLATINUM PARTY

We finally discovered what Her Majesty really keeps in her handbag...a marmalade sandwich, of course

With 12 million viewers across the world, 10,000 pageant performers, innumerable coronation chicken sandwiches, and 70 glorious years, Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee was a truly wonderful weekend.

From 2-5 June 2022, the nation marked Her Majesty The Queen’s momentous 70 years on the throne in true royal style, with hundreds of street parties up and down the country, Jubilee beacons, a pop concert, a spectacular Jubilee Pageant, and a surprise (even

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