May 30, 2002. The Golden Jubilee will be celebrated throughout the world this weekend.
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Biker Alan "Snob" Fisher is proud to be participating in the celebrations.
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Heavy rain did not keep loyal Scots from turning out to greet their Queen on the last day of her Jubilee tour yesterday.
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Good weather is predicted for the first part of Jubilee Weekend; Monday may be showery.
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A medieval English crown has been returned to the Tower of London.
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The Queen's new Bentley will be used for the first time to take her and Prince Philip to St Paul's on Tuesday.
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London is ready for the crowds as a poll indicates that a healthy majority of Britons plan to celebrate Jubilee Weekend.
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Some of pop music's biggest stars will perform for the Jubilee on June 3.
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May 29, 2002.
Organisers denied that Royal Academy of Music students playing in the Jubilee pop concert for free are being "exploited."
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The Queen concluded her Scottish tour with a visit to the Borders.
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Beacons will light up the United Kingdom on June 3.
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In yesterday's speech, the Queen expressed her support and respect for the Scottish Parliament.
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Former King Zahir Shah announced that he would accept the position of head of state if offered it by the loya jirga.
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One street in London's East End is just one of many neighborhoods planning a Jubilee street party.
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British scientists in Antarctica are ready for the "coolest" Jubilee celebrations.
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Queen Elizabeth addressed the Scottish Parliament in Aberdeen.
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The Queen and other members of the royal family will join Sir Paul McCartney on stage for "All You Need is Love."
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The left-leaning think tank Demos has called for the Queen to announce an abdication date.
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Scotland's Western Isles warmly welcomed the Queen and Prince Philip yesterday.
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Princes William and Harry will attend church, not the World Cup, on June 2.
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May 27, 2002. Widespread enthusiasm for Jubilee street parties disproves predictions of apathy.
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Scots greeted their sovereign enthusiastically in the Highlands and Islands.
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The Queen may echo Queen Victoria's 1887 gesture of affection for her eldest son and heir.
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Scottish Nationalists objected to plans to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the union of the crowns of England and Scotland next year.
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Sixty Windsor stewards have resigned from their duties at St George's Chapel.
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Newlyweds Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn successfully concealed their honeymoon departure and destination from the press.
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May 26, 2002. In yesterday's address, the Queen thanked her Scottish subjects for their sympathy for her losses this year.
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The funeral of the Queen Mother has apparently boosted tourism in Britain.
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Some Jubilee concert ticket recipients have offered them for sale at huge prices.
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May 25, 2002. Human remains found in Yekaterinburg are likely to be those of members of the murdered Russian imperial family.
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The Queen addressed the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh.
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Three African tribeswomen have brought their distinctive artistic contributions to the Golden Jubilee.
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The timing of a new BBC documentary about the relationship between the Queen and the late Princess of Wales seems odd as Jubilee Weekend approaches.
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With the opening of the Falkirk Wheel yesterday, the Queen officially completed Britain's largest canal restoration project.
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Jubilee Weekend, centered in London, will include celebrations throughout the United Kingdom.
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A new poll suggests that Britons are looking forward to the Jubilee, and expect the monarchy to survive the 21st century.
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Prince Albert's continued bachelorhood could let Monaco's succession pass to his sisters.
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May 24, 2002. Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn exchanged vows in Trondheim's medieval Nidaros Cathedral.
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Buckingham Palace is preparing for Jubilee Weekend.
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Continuing her Scottish tour, the Queen opened the world's only rotating boatlift in Falkirk.
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The Queen received a warm welcome in Glascow yesterday.
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Lord Sterling, chairman of the Golden Jubilee Weekend Trust, is confident about the upcoming celebrations.
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Families have a chance to win prime seats for the festivities.
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Buckingham Palace security hopes that guests at the Jubilee concerts will not dress too elaborately.
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May 23, 2002. The couple celebrated with family and friends.
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Trondheim will host Norway's second royal wedding within the past year tomorrow, as Princess Martha Louise weds Ari Behn.
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As Queen Elizabeth II began her tour of Scotland, nationalists insisted that north of the border she should be known as Elizabeth I.
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The Queen expressed her appreciation for Britain's cultural stars at last night's arts gala.
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May 22, 2002. Princess Martha Louise and her fiance Ari Behn arrived in Trondheim, where they gave a press conference.
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Stars of arts and entertainment were honored by the Queen at the Royal Academy of Arts tonight.
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The Queen opened her new art gallery, giving one young visitor a short history lesson in the process.
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More than 1,800 beacons will be lit across the world to celebrate the Golden Jubilee.
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May 21, 2002. The new Queen's Gallery, featuring the "Royal Treasures" exhibit, opens to the public tomorrow.
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The Queen's advice has been greatly valued by the ten prime ministers of her reign.
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The Prince of Wales's healing garden won a silver medal.
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At yesterday's preview, Prince Charles showed his parents the garden he designed for the Chelsea Flower Show.
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Buckingham Palace is "studying" the Fabian Society's request to participate in its inquiry into the role of the monarchy.
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The Queen will host arts and entertainment celebrities at the Royal Academy of Arts tomorrow.
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London Underground will run all night during Jubilee Weekend.
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The anti-monarchist group Republic plans a new advertising campaign.
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May 20, 2002. A new poll suggests that the young Norwegian royals' choices of spouses have not benefited the monarchy.
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Trondheim is preparing for Princess Martha Louise's wedding on Friday.
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Monaco's Prince Rainier III has returned home from the hospital.
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The left-wing Fabian Society plans to ask the Queen for her views on the future of the monarchy.
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The Queen and Prince Philip attended a special preview of the Chelsea Flower Show.
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Archaeologists have discovered the grave of King Henry VIII's older brother Prince Arthur (1486-1502).
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Tony Blair told William Shawcross about his relationship with the Queen for the BBC documentary Queen and Country.
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Secret papers related to the late Queen Mother and her brother-in-law's 1936 abdication will be released later this year.
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May 19, 2002. The Golden Jubilee makes London an especially exciting destination for travelers this summer.
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Prince Rainier III has altered Monaco's succession rules in order to ensure the survival of the Grimaldi dynasty.
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Police are investigating the theft of allegedly anti-EU letters written by Prince Charles to a member of the European Parliament.
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The route of the June 4 Jubilee procession has been changed to give sponsors a better view.
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The BBC is producing a drama about the Queen's uncle Prince John (1905-1919).
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Previously unseen 1931 footage shows the playful side of the future Queen Elizabeth II.
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Berlin society has rediscovered the German nobility.
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The Jubilee pageant "All the Queen's Horses" at Windsor Great Part celebrated the monarch's love of riding.
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May 18, 2002. Windsor celebrated the Jubilee with a spectacular horse show.
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Clarence House will be opened to the public after Prince Charles moves in.
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The details of the Queen Mother's will were disclosed.
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May 17, 2002. Sir Elton John is not sure if the Queen likes his music, but looks forward to her Jubilee.
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St. James's Palace defended the size of the retinue that accompanied Camilla Parker Bowles to Lisbon.
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Punk singer Johnny Rotten's attitude toward the Queen has softened a bit since the Silver Jubilee.
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Prince Philip rode a mini-motorcycle as Britain enjoyed unusually warm weather.
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"Royal Treasures" are being exhibited at the new Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace.
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May 16, 2002. Overall, the Queen's Northern Ireland tour was a success.
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Prince Charles dedicated his Chelsea Flower Show garden to the memory of his grandmother.
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The Golden Jubilee celebrations are expected to attract more attention from TV viewers than the World Cup.
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King Louis XVI's handwritten copy of his last speech before the French Revolution is to be auctioned.
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