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Post by Admin on May 10, 2021 19:05:19 GMT
'The Queen Shares Memories of Achieving Life Saving Award During Video Call'
Her Majesty The Queen, Patron of the Royal Life Saving Society, has shared memories of achieving her own lifesaving qualification as a young girl during a video call with the Royal Life Saving Society.
The Society works across 30 Commonwealth nations with the aim of eliminating preventable death by drowning, promoting water safety, and delivering lifesaving and lifeguarding education.
The Royal Life Saving Society was founded in London in 1891, in response to the hundreds of preventable drownings happening in the UK.
Drowning remains one of the biggest causes of preventable death in the world today, with an estimated 235,000 deaths every year, of which 90% occur in low and middle income countries.
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Post by Admin on May 11, 2021 19:04:41 GMT
Queen Elizabeth Opens Parliament with Prince Charles and Camilla by Her Side | PEOPLE
Queen Elizabeth is marking her first official engagement outside of Windsor Castle since the death of her husband Prince Philip.
On Tuesday, the monarch, 95, attended the State Opening of Parliament in Westminster. She was accompanied by her son and heir, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who arrived separately from the Queen.
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Post by Admin on May 11, 2021 23:03:30 GMT
Queen Elizabeth II carried out her first major public engagement since her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, died last month. The queen attended the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday, which was scaled back due to the pandemic, to give the Queen's Speech, a significant address that sets out what laws the government wants to pass. The Queen's Speech usually happens once a year, typically in the spring or after an election, as part of the State Opening of Parliament ceremony, according to BBC News. However, the last Queen's Speech took place in December 2019, two weeks after Boris Johnson was elected. The speech signified Johnson could set out his agenda for the next session of parliament, which ended in April 2021.  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reads the Queen's Speech on the The Sovereign's Throne, as Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales listens during the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London on May 11, 2021. Tuesday's speech was the queen's first engagement outside Windsor Castle since the death of her husband. She usually arrives in a carriage with a long procession. This time, she arrived in a Bentley limousine with 74 people, including herself, in the chamber as she read her speech from the throne in the House of Lords. Face masks were worn and there was no military and or guard of honor due to pandemic restrictions. Usually, diplomatic or non-parliamentary guests are invited and the total attendance is typically 600 people. In her 10-minute speech, she highlighted 30 laws that ministers intend to pass in the coming year, including bills on infrastructure, the armed forces, borders and security, housing and the environment, according to BBC News. One would extend 5G mobile coverage, while another, controversial measure proposes new powers for police officers over protesters and new sentences for serious crimes. |
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