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But state visits don´t depend on a state opening of parliament. And I´ve often noticed that some incoming state visits have not announced before at the Queen´s Speech, but were made public only a few weeks before they took place!
And what does CHOGM mean...?!
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https://www.chogm2018.org.uk/
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Which State visits have been announced with a few weeks to go?
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Wow! Now I have a new routine for the first of the month besides looking for "magic money" that suddenly appears in my bank account and just as quickly disappears. 
Just learning about this little British thing makes the family gathering all the more "family" like if Louise and her dad were caught doing it. I love it! |
What's interesting to see from a Brit's perspective is the little things that I didn't realise were not done by children outside of the UK - "pinch, punch, first of the month" was a common greeting my primary school friends and I used to give each other whenever the new month started. And "no returns" would sometimes be added at the end so that you couldn't have the other person do it back to you 
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04-05-2018, 05:56 PM
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What's interesting to see from a Brit's perspective is the little things that I didn't realise were not done by children outside of the UK - "pinch, punch, first of the month" was a common greeting my primary school friends and I used to give each other whenever the new month started. And "no returns" would sometimes be added at the end so that you couldn't have the other person do it back to you |
Was done in Australia when I was growing up but I haven't seen it or heard it here for the past decade or so.
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04-05-2018, 05:57 PM
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But state visits don´t depend on a state opening of parliament. And I´ve often noticed that some incoming state visits have not announced before at the Queen´s Speech, but were made public only a few weeks before they took place!
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I can't remember a single State Visit announced with only a 'few weeks' to go.
Usually that is when the details are made public not the announcement of the actual visit which is made in the Queen's Speech as it is a parliamentary announcement.
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04-05-2018, 06:24 PM
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 Nothing announced.
Twitter will break it ( https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily) and full press releases will be somewhere here: https://www.royal.uk/state-visits-2.
November and Apri/May seem to be the favored times. But last year it was only July. I think spring was influenced by the upcoming nuptials/babies and the health/age of Her Majesty and Phillip. It's a real time of transition for the family and so I am not shocked to see no inbound visits YTD.
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04-05-2018, 08:02 PM
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CHOGM is the same as a state visit in status - there is even a state dinner.
53 Heads of State! Plus many events. This is something very special as it will be the last HMQ attends as she no longer does long haul travel.
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04-21-2018, 08:59 AM
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The Queen’s Birthday Party at the Royal Albert Hall: Tonight on BBC One at 8PM- The Queen and members of the Royal Family will be in attendance:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b0y1dg
We in America can watch from this link-
http://www.tvpc.us/Channel.php?ChannelID=42431
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04-21-2018, 11:23 AM
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I wonder what members will attend this evening. I’m sure we will see the usual family members but it would be nice if a few surprises attended. Maybe we will see Lady Louise as she’s now getting old enough to go to these things.
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04-21-2018, 03:52 PM
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The Concert will be starting soon!
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04-21-2018, 03:56 PM
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I wonder what members will attend this evening. Im sure we will see the usual family members but it would be nice if a few surprises attended. Maybe we will see Lady Louise as shes now getting old enough to go to these things.
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Charles, Camilla, William, Harry, Meghan, Andrew, Edwards, and Sophie are there from what Ive read on various twitter accounts. Im sure Anne is there as well, just havent read it on the twitter accounts I follow.
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04-21-2018, 04:08 PM
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Charles, Camilla, William, Harry, Meghan, Andrew, Edwards, and Sophie are there from what Ive read on various twitter accounts. Im sure Anne is there as well, just havent read it on the twitter accounts I follow.
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Beatrice and Eugenie are there too.
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04-21-2018, 04:13 PM
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Are Peter, Autumn, Zara and Michael also there?
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04-21-2018, 04:16 PM
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I wonder what members will attend this evening. I’m sure we will see the usual family members but it would be nice if a few surprises attended. Maybe we will see Lady Louise as she’s now getting old enough to go to these things.
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Molly your surprise is here, Lady Louise is there too! Wow, Jack as well.
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04-21-2018, 04:18 PM
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Are Peter, Autumn, Zara and Michael also there?
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Autumn can be seen on the DM article on the same picture than Princess Alexandra.
A good view of the royal family members present tonight :
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbVFgD-WkAEHO_k.jpg:large
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Thank you Elektra!
What a nice turnout...lots of Kents and Gloucesters!
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04-21-2018, 04:27 PM
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Yes, children, grandchildren cousins and almost all the spouses, here to celebrate the matriarch's 92nd birthday. What a great pity Prince Philip had to miss this.
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04-21-2018, 04:28 PM
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Lovely to see them all together.
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04-21-2018, 04:29 PM
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Jack Brooksbank is in the Royal box as well ...
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04-21-2018, 04:33 PM
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I am pretty sure that Zara, Mike and Catherine will watch the concert on TV. Maybe together will many sweets and tea.
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