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Giorgio, can you help one¿s truffles grow: Philip¿s fungi crop fails again so he calls in Italian experts | Mail Online
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Prince Philip has called in experts from Italy to help him establish a truffle plantation at Sandringham.
The Duke of Edinburgh has been desperate to set up a one-acre ‘truffiere’ since 2007. He even spent £5,000 on special truffle-impregnated trees but they failed to produce.
Now specialists Giorgio Remedia and Gianluigi Gregori from Acqualagna in central Italy have been called in.
They will fly in to carry out an investigation on the soil at Sandringham on Thursday and advise Prince Philip on the best way to produce the sought-after fungi.
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He may be nearly 90, but he is still very firmly focussed on getting their land holdings to generate maximum returns.
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Lady Gaga ranks higher than Queen in Forbes top ten list of influential women | Mail Online
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One is head of the Commonwealth, whose influence stretches across 54 states and takes in almost a third of the world’s population.
The other is an outrageous pop star notorious for outfits including a dress apparently made of raw meat.
Yet, according to a new list of the most powerful women on the planet, The Queen comes far behind Lady Gaga.
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Nicolas Sarkozy asked Queen if she 'ever got bored' - Telegraph
Nicolas Sarkozy has recounted how he asked the Queen during a state banquet at Windsor Castle in 2008 if she ever got bored, to which she replied: "Yes but I don't say so".
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After reading A Year with the Queen, I seriously do not think HM gives a rats patooti about that sort of thing. Really, she never has. She just is still, the same. And like Diana and her popularity, Gaga will fade away as well. . .
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Queen Elizabeth cruise liner: The Buckingham Palace of the high seas | Mail Online
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But this is something special — for the Queen especially. One of the iconic moments of her reign was the day in 1967 she launched the fabled QE2 at the John Brown shipyard on the Clyde. As a floating advertisement for royalty and Britain, the liner was unsurpassed for the next four decades.
Now comes her replacement, alas not built in a British yard, but in every other respect as British as they come. Her Majesty is said to be ‘thrilled’ to make her acquaintance.
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"It's very special, as Kate is very special. It's my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on today and the excitement." Prince William, November 16 2010
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Lovely photos, thanks Marika86!
Here is a short video of the ceremony from BBC news. Her Majesty sounds a little hoarse to me but looks lovely in her blue ensemble, especially the diamond brooch. 
BBC News - Queen names new QE cruise ship in Southampton
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Wonderful appearance, with that great colour and the wonderful brooch,
I feel we haven't seen her enough during the last months, of course the
summer break, but seeing these pics, I notice how I've missed her 
The gettyimages gallery without watermarks:
** Queen Elizabeth Names New Cunard Vessel - Ceremony **
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Today, October 12, the Queen received His Excellency the Ambassador of Finland,
Pekka Huhtaniemi (1), Her Excellency the Ambassador of Sweden, Nicola Clase (2)
and His Excellency Anthony Johnson, High Commissioner of Jamaica for the UK
with his wife (3) during private audiences at Buckingham Palace.
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Today, October 13, the Queen attended an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham
Palace and offered private audiences again, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta,
Canada, the Honourable Donald S Ethell has been one of the guests.
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I like the color of her dress!! :)
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Has Russo pointed out...I am sure HM doesn't care that Lady Gaga outranks her. Fame is fleeting but HM will be remembered long after Lady Gaga's career has come and gone.
Don't get me wrong...I like her music but she needs to evolve with the times.
But back on topic....How great does the Queen look. I love love that brooch! And the smile of course.
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Thanks for those marvellous pictures !! I nearly missed the whole affair due to my house move :-))
How does the Queen do it ?? She performs effortlessly and seems to become more gracious, the older she gets.
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Good genes, good diet and a couple of gin and tonics thrown in for good measure.
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Queen Elizabeth II to visit UAE, Oman - The Knowledge News - TimeOutDubai.com
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will visit the UAE and Oman in November, Buckingham Palace has said.
The official state visit will be to Abu Dhabi on November 24 and 25 and to Muscat between November 24 and 28, according to an official statement.
The visit has been arranged following invitations from His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
This will be the second visit by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to the UAE and Oman, the statement said.
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A great week for new pics of the Queen, today she was pictured again!
The Ambassador of Turkey Mr Ahmet Unal Cevikoz and the Ambassador of
Swaziland Mrs Dumsile Thandi Sukati were received in private audiences
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Great. I presume this is reinstating the trip that was cancelled recently (last year?)
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