Sucharita Ganguly

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Trooping the Colour, the customary birthday procession will kick off the Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Thursday, June 2. Kate Middleton and Prince William will lead Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations across the United Kingdom. The Cambridge couple leads,During the monarch's festive weekend next month, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be the most senior members of the royal family to travel outside of London. The royal pair will visit Wales, where they resided for a short years after their marriage more than a decade ago, while Princess Anne will visit Scotland, and Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex will visit Northern Ireland. Also read: Queen Elizabeth II turns 96: Here's how the Royal Family wished the monarch,Over the course of the Central Weekend, Members of the Royal Family will visit the Nations of the United Kingdom to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. Members of the Royal Family will attend engagements in each nation, including public events marking the occasion, the palace made the announcement in a statement. According to royal insiders, the monarch and her late husband Prince Philip visited several areas around Britain during the Queen's Golden and Diamond Jubilees, touring aboard the royal train in the run-up to the Jubilee weekend celebrations. Because the Queen is now 96 and mostly restricted to less strenuous tasks at Windsor Castle, the family, and their advisers believed it would be fitting to have some of the senior royal family members represent Her Majesty outside of London and around the country. Also read: Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 96th birthday: A look back at her life and legacy,There are no established dates or locations for the away days, which will take place during the central weekend in early June. The absentees,While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have confirmed that they will visit the United Kingdom next month, they will not be appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the end of the parade, it was reported on Friday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were left out of the lineup because they are not working members of the royal family, according to a palace spokesman. Prince Andrew, who is no longer a working royal due to his involvement with convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, will also not be on the balcony for Trooping the Colour, which marks the Queen's official birthday each year. Also read: Queen Elizabeth II gets her own Barbie doll for Platinum Jubilee this year,After careful consideration, the Queen has decided that this year's traditional Trooping the Colour balcony appearance on Thursday 2nd of June will be limited to Her Majesty and those members of the Royal Family who are currently undertaking official public duties on behalf of the Queen, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said. ,The balcony view ,The Queen, Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, William and Kate, and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, will therefore emerge on the balcony. There will also be Princess Anne and her husband, Prince Edward, as well as Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their two children, as well as the Queen's cousins, the Duke of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and Princess Alexandra. A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said in a statement announcing their visit to the United Kingdom with their two children, Archie Harrison and Lilibet Diana, that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are excited and honored to attend The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations this June with their children. Also read: Unseen home recordings of young Queen Elizabeth to be aired at the end of May,Home theatre,To begin off the week of commemorations, a one-of-a-kind documentary containing never-before-seen home movies of the monarch — including a sweet moment when she proposed to Prince Philip — will air. The then-Princess Elizabeth can be seen gazing at her engagement ring during a visit to Scotland's Balmoral Castle in 1946, long before her imminent wedding was publicised. The film draws on rare home videos, most of which was filmed by members of the royal family in the 1920s. The British Film Institute has kept them confidential for decades on behalf of the Royal Collection Trust. The programme will premiere on the BBC and its streaming iPlayer service on May 29 and will depict the Queen's journey from being pushed in a pram by her mother as a baby to her Coronation at the age of 27 in 1953. Following the death of her father, George VI, Elizabeth ascended to the throne in February 1952.

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<ul>
 <li>Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin on Thursday, June 2</li>
 <li>Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be the most senior members of the royal family to travel outside of London</li>
 <li>While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have confirmed that they will visit UK in June but won't appear on the palace balcony</li>
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What do we know of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations so far?

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Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her 96th birthday at a private party on Thursday at the Sandringham estate in eastern England that has offered the monarch and her late husband, Prince Philip, a refuge from the affairs of state. Elizabeth is likely to spend the day at the estate’s Wood Farm cottage, a personal sanctuary where she also spent her first Christmas since Philip’s death in April 2021. Also Read: New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern in Tokyo to meet Kishida, promote trade,On the pious occasion of her birthday, Opoyi takes a look at her life and legacy. ,*Queen Elizabeth II’s original name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. She was born on April 21, 1926, in Mayfair, central London. ,*In 1940, during the Second World War, as Nazi Germany bombed London, Elizabeth and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, moved to Windsor Castle, west of London, for their safety. Also Read: North Korea celebrates Kim Jong Il’s birth anniversary with fireworks, concert at -15°C,*During the Second World War, Queen Elizabeth II took military training. ,*Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s first child, Prince Charles, was born in 1948. Charles’ sister, Anne, was born in 1950, followed by Andrew in 1960 and Edward in 1964. ,*Princess Elizabeth, then aged 25, was on a tour of Kenya with Prince Philip when her father died aged 56 on February 6, 1952. She cut short the trip and rushed back to Britain. Also Read: Google Doodle pays tribute to Michiaki Takahashi, scientist who developed chickenpox vaccine,*She was crowned at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, in front of 8,500 assembled guests. *On February 6, 2022, she became the first monarch in British history to rule for 70 years. ,*Queen Elizabeth II’s husband Prince Philip died aged 99 in April 2021.

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<ul>
 <li>Queen Elizabeth II became the first monarch in British history to rule for 70 years on February 6, 2022</li>
 <li>She was crowned at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, in front of 8,500 assembled guests</li>
 <li>Queen Elizabeth II’s original name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor</li>
</ul>

Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 96th birthday: A look back at her life and legacy

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is being honoured with a Barbie doll in her likeness to mark her Platinum Jubilee this year. Reuters reported that toy maker Mattel has said that it was commemorating the monarch's 70 years on the throne with a Tribute Collection Barbie doll. Dressed in an ivory gown with a blue sash adorned with miniature medallions and ribbons, the figure also has a tiara based on the one Elizabeth wore on her wedding day. Also read: Queen 'on great form', has 'right people around her': Prince Harry,Queen Elizabeth II, who turns 96 on Thursday, ascended the throne on the death of her father King George VI on February 6, 1952. She is the longest-ruling monarch in British history. The doll will be sold in London stores Harrods, Selfridges and Hamleys ahead of official Platinum Jubilee celebrations in early June. Also read: Queen Elizabeth II to miss Sunday's Easter service at Windsor: Report,The monarch, who has been based at Windsor Castle in south-east England, will mark a low-key birthday at a farmhouse where her late husband, Prince Philip, spent many of his retirement years in the royal estate in the county of Norfolk. Wood Farm was the home of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, after his retirement from royal engagement in August 2017 and the Queen visited him there frequently until he shifted to the Windsor Castle “royal bubble” during the COVID pandemic until he passed away in April 2021 aged 99. Also read: Prince Harry, wife Meghan makes first Europe public appearance since Royal exit,“I know the whole House will want to join me in wishing Her Majesty the Queen a very happy birthday for tomorrow,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Also read: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle pay surprise visit to Queen at Windsor Castle,Several similar tributes are expected to pour in for the birthday, which is formally celebrated only in early June as the Queen’s official birthday. This year, it will be marked with added pomp and show as the Platinum Jubilee of the monarch’s 70-year reign.

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 <li>Several similar tributes are expected to pour in for the birthday</li>
 <li>The doll will be sold in London stores Harrods, Selfridges and Hamleys</li>
 <li>Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on the death of her father King George VI on February 6, 1952</li>
</ul>

Queen Elizabeth II gets her own Barbie doll for Platinum Jubilee this year

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Despite the fact that the monarch turns 96 this week, her party does not begin until June, as it has been the tradition. While Queen Elizabeth's own big day is April 21, she'll have a second, much greater party on June 11 for what is regarded as the sovereign's formal birthday, which will be honoured by the traditional Trooping the Colour parade. Also Read | Queen Elizabeth II to miss Sunday's Easter service at Windsor: Report,However this year to commemorate her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee weekend, the Queen's Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour, will take place on June 2 instead of June 11. The monarch's birthday is commemorated on her actual birthday in April, as well as with a huge parade by Buckingham Palace later in the summer. The two celebrations' birthdays can be a source of uncertainty for some. Also Read | Prince Harry pledges global unity with Ukraine at Invictus Games,When was the Queen actually born?,The Queen was born on April 21, 1926. She was born by Caesarean section at 2.40 a.m. at her maternal grandparents' Mayfair home. What does the Queen do to commemorate her birthday?,The event is celebrated by a succession of gun salutes, including a 41-gun salute in Hyde Park, a 21-gun salute in Windsor Great Park, and a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London. The gun salutes are usually performed on the monarch's birthday. However, due to the continuing coronavirus shutdown, the salute has not taken place for the last two years. Also Read | Prince Harry, wife Meghan makes first Europe public appearance since Royal exit,What is the significance of the Queen's second birthday?,The tradition of the British monarch commemorating two birthdays dates back to 1748, during King George II's reign. ,The king's birthday happened in late October, the weather was unsuitable for a major, public celebration in his honour. Hence, the monarch's formal birthday celebrations were mixed with the Trooping the Colour procession in the summer, which had hitherto been primarily a military affair. Also Read | Prince Harry, Meghan Markle pay surprise visit to Queen at Windsor Castle,What is the date of the Queen's second birthday?,The Queen's second birthday also known as the official birthday is generally celebrated on the second Saturday of June. Also Read | Meghan Markle moves to trademark title of Spotify podcast 'Archetype',What does the Queen do to commemorate her formal birthday?,The Trooping the Colour parade is the premiere event celebrating the Queen's official birthday in June. The Trooping the Colour parade, which normally includes more than 1,400 troops, 200 horses, and 400 musicians, marches along The Mall towards the Horse Guard's Parade from Buckingham Palace. The procession concludes with a fly-past by the Royal Air Force, which the Queen and the royal family observe from the Buckingham Palace balcony. With limitations relaxed across the UK, Trooping the Colour is set to take place in London on Thursday 2 June, rather than Saturday 11 June, which is the Queen's formal birthday. It is one of several major events scheduled for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, which will honour her 70th year on the throne.

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Hence, the monarch's formal birthday celebrations were mixed with the Trooping the Colour procession in the summer, which had hitherto been primarily a military affair.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Also Read |&nbsp;<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/prince-harry-meghan-markle-pay-surprise-visit-to-queen-at-windsor-castle\\\">Prince Harry, Meghan Markle pay surprise visit to Queen at Windsor Castle</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"What is the date of the Queen's second birthday?\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Queen's second birthday also known as the official birthday\\\" is generally celebrated on the second Saturday of June.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Also Read |&nbsp;<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/meghan-markle-moves-to-trademark-title-of-spotify-podcast-archetype\\\">Meghan Markle moves to trademark title of Spotify podcast 'Archetype'</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"What does the Queen do to commemorate her formal birthday?\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Trooping the Colour parade is the premiere event celebrating the Queen's official birthday in June. The Trooping the Colour parade, which normally includes more than 1,400 troops, 200 horses, and 400 musicians, marches along The Mall towards the Horse Guard's Parade from Buckingham Palace.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The procession concludes with a fly-past by the Royal Air Force, which the Queen and the royal family observe from the Buckingham Palace balcony. With limitations relaxed across the UK, Trooping the Colour is set to take place in London on Thursday 2 June, rather than Saturday 11 June, which is the Queen's formal birthday. It is one of several major events scheduled for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, which will honour her 70th year on the throne.\"}}]}

<ul>
 <li>The monarch's birthday is commemorated on her actual birthday in April, as well as later in June</li>
 <li>The Queen was born on April 21</li>
 <li>The official birthday is generally celebrated on the second Saturday of June</li>
</ul>

Explained: Why does the Queen celebrate 2 birthdays?

Ukraine

Hague, Netherlands

Prince Harry is opening up about his life at home and his recent surprise visit with Queen Elizabeth II, saying he and his wife, Meghan, had tea with the monarch and shared laughs. It was really nice to catch up with her, Harry told NBC's Today show in an interview that aired Wednesday. She's on great form. She's always got a great sense of humor with me. Also Read: Watch: Prince Harry attends his first Super Bowl with Princess Eugenie sans Meghan Markle,Harry and Megan visited the queen at Windsor Castle on Thursday for their first joint visit to the U.K. since they gave up formal royal roles and moved to the U.S. more than two years ago. Harry said like a lot of working parents, he and his wife found it hard to separate work and parenting — they have two children, Archie, who is almost 3, and 10-month-old Lilibet — during the pandemic. Archie spends more times interrupting our Zoom calls than anybody else, he said, adding he also gets us off them as well, which is a nice thing. The couple visited Harry's 95-year-old grandmother on their way to the Netherlands to attend the Invictus Games. Harry is founder and patron of the international sports competition for wounded military veterans. Harry said he wanted to return to the United Kingdom with his kids for the queen's upcoming platinum jubilee, but warned that security issues could get in the way. I don't know yet. There's a lot of things, with security issues and everything else, Harry said, adding he was trying to make it possible that I can get my kids to meet her. Harry is suing the British government for refusing to let him pay for his own police security on his visits to the U.K. His lawyers say Harry wants to bring his children to visit his home country but that it is too risky without police protection. Harry and Meghan, also known as the duke and duchess of Sussex, stepped down as senior working royals and moved to Santa Barbara, California, in 2020, citing the unbearable pressure of their roles and racist attitudes of the British media. Home for me now is — for the time being — it's in the States, he said. We've been welcomed with open arms. I mean, it's got such a great community up in Santa Barbara. Harry has made solo trips to the U.K. to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Prince Philip, in April 2021 and to unveil a statue of his late mother Princess Diana last July. Also Read: Here's why Prince Harry finds it unsafe to attend Queen's platinum jubilee,He said he was enjoying fatherhood: I've always wanted to have my own kids, and now I've got two little people who I'm responsible for. He also said he has found himself thinking of his late mother even more: I feel her presence in almost everything that I do now. But definitely more so in the last two years more than ever before, without question. So she's watching over us.

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Aman Butani

<ul>
 <li>"It was really nice to catch up with her", Prince Harry said about the Queen</li>
 <li>"Now I've got two little people who I'm responsible for", he said while speaking on fatherhood</li>
 <li>Prince Harry was not sure about visiting UK for the Queen's birthday</li>
</ul>

Prince Harry opens up about fatherhood, Elizabeth II and Diana

PrincessDiana

International

Entertainment

The Hague, Netherlands

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan made their first joint public appearance on Friday on this side of the Atlantic since quitting royal life and moving to North America two years ago. The Sussexes attended an evening reception in the Dutch city of The Hague for the Invictus Games. This comes a day after a visit with his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II in Britain. Also read: Chelsea director among Abramovich associates sanctioned in UK's 'largest asset freeze',Harry, who served with the British army in Afghanistan, founded the event for disabled military veterans that starts on Saturday. On Thursday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex met Queen Elizabeth, who will celebrate her 96th birthday in a few days, at Windsor Castle. Also read: East, Horn of Africa to face worst drought in decades,Earlier, Harry and his wife were criticised by British tabloids for skipping Prince Philip's memorial service in Westminster Abbey last month. Philip, who was married to the queen for 73 years, died in April 2021 just weeks short of his 100th birthday. Also read: Sorry not sorry: UK PM apologizes but refuses to resign over partygate fine,Harry and Meghan had not visited the United Kingdom together since their decision to step aside from the royal family. More than 500 participants from 20 countries are taking part in the Invictus Games, which have been postponed twice because of the coronavirus pandemic. Also read: United Kingdom's inflation rate rises at highest pace in three decades,Meanwhile, just before Harry's arrival, the Ukrainian team made their arrival to great applause. The team of 19 people from war-torn Ukraine arrived in the Netherlands to take part but the group regretted the absence of one participant, imprisoned in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

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<ul>
 <li>The Sussexes attended an evening reception in the Dutch city of The Hague for the Invictus Games</li>
 <li>This comes a day after a visit with his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II in Britain</li>
 <li>Philip, who was married to the queen for 73 years, died in April 2021</li>
</ul>

Prince Harry, wife Meghan makes first Europe public appearance since Royal exit

Afghanistan

Netherlands

Asia

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have visited Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle on their first joint visit to the U.K. since they gave up formal royal roles and moved to the U.S. more than two years ago. The couple’s office says they visited the 95-year-old queen, Harry’s grandmother, Thursday on their way to the Netherlands to attend the Invictus Games. Harry is a founder and patron of the international sports competition for wounded military veterans. Also read: Chelsea director among Abramovich associates sanctioned in UK's 'largest asset freeze',Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior working royals and moved to North America in 2020, citing the unbearable pressure of their roles and racist attitudes of the British media. The couple, also known as the duke and duchess of Sussex, lost their taxpayer-funded police guard when they walked away, and Harry is suing the British government for refusing to let him pay for his own police security on his visits to the U.K. His lawyers say Harry wants to bring his children — Archie, who is almost 3, and 10-month-old Lilibet — to visit his home country but that it is too risky without police protection. Also read: By-election to test Johnson after UK MP quits over sex abuse conviction,Harry and Meghan are expected to attend a reception in The Hague on Friday for the Invictus Games, which run from Saturday to April 22. The visit to the queen came on Maundy Thursday, a day in the week before Easter that the queen for decades marked by distributing silver coins known as “Maundy money” to pensioners at a church service. This year the queen, who has been experiencing mobility issues in recent months and came down with COVID-19 in February, did not attend. She was represented by her eldest son, Prince Charles, and his wife Camilla. Also read: Sorry not sorry: UK PM apologizes but refuses to resign over partygate fine,The monarch also is expected to miss the royal family’s Easter Sunday church service. She has continued to perform royal duties, including virtual audiences with politicians and diplomats.

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<ul>
 <li>Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have visited Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle</li>
 <li>It was their first joint visit to the UK since they gave up formal royal roles and moved to the US</li>
 <li>They stepped down as senior working royals and moved to North America in 2020, citing the unbearable pressure of their roles and racist attitudes of the British media</li>
</ul>

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle pay surprise visit to Queen at Windsor Castle

Camilla

UnitedStates

London, Mar 6 (PTI) Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is unlikely to live at Buckingham Palace in London again, choosing her Windsor Castle residence in Berkshire as her base, according to a media report on Sunday.The 95-year-old monarch has been based at the Castle, traditionally only a weekend retreat, since she moved there for isolation during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. According to ‘The Sunday Times’, she now prefers it as her permanent home and main official residence as opposed to the palace in central London – which was her home for most of her 70-year reign.Buckingham Palace, which has been the official London residence of British monarchs since 1837, is midway through a 10-year, 369 million pounds refurbishment programme.The Queen originally planned only to temporarily move out of her private apartments and relocate to another part of the palace while her quarters were renovated.But as her 96th birthday approaches on April 21 and having got used to working remotely from Windsor Castle for two years, she is believed to be more keen on the idea of staying on more permanently.“The reservicing does not end until 2027. While ongoing, it is not really a place to stay long-term,” the newspaper quoted a royal source as saying.Senior royal sources also say the Queen, who recently recovered from COVID, will “predominantly” undertake future engagements at Windsor, to reduce her travel.Windsor Castle was previously only the Queen’s getaway home and her residence for Easter and Royal Ascot races in June.But the newspaper says that it is understood the monarch has come to prefer life at the Castle, where she has spent much of the past two years since leaving London with her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh.It means her son and heir – Charles, Prince of Wales – and wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are set to be the next members of the royal family to take up residence at Buckingham Palace.The 73-year-old royal is believed to prefer his current London home, Clarence House, but Buckingham Palace is likely to remain the monarchy headquarters once he takes charge as King.He also plans to give the public greater access to the palace and other official and private royal residences, the newspaper reports.Buckingham Palace, a grand building made up of 775 rooms, has been the setting for some of the most memorable moments of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, including royal newly-weds kissing on its balcony.The Queen’s next planned engagement outside Windsor Castle is the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 14, her first official event away from a royal residence in five months.

Britain’s Queen picks Windsor Castle over Buckingham Palace as permanent home

The UK home secretary, Priti Patel, has ordered a study into crossbow ownership, only days after a 19-year-old man was arrested at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day allegedly carrying the weapon. The Metropolitan Police Service is looking into a video that has been linked to the suspect and purports to show a masked individual with a crossbow threatening to assassinate the Queen. Also read: Man detained under Mental Health Act for trespassing Queen's residence,Patel had directed the department to look into ways to strengthen controls on the weapons, according to a spokesperson for the Home Office. The spokesperson said: “Crossbows are subject to controls, and legislation is in place to deal with those who use them as a weapon. “At the home secretary’s request, we are considering options to strengthen controls on crossbows. Work on this has been ongoing throughout the year, and we keep all relevant laws under review to maintain public safety.”,Also read: Mail prints front-page statement as Meghan Markle wins copyright court battle,The man apprehended on Christmas Day on the grounds of the Berkshire castle where the Queen resides has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act, according to the Metropolitan Police. Whitehall sources told the Daily Telegraph that officials had been told to incorporate any lessons learned from the arrest into a review of crossbow rules planned earlier this year. Anyone under the age of 18 is prohibited from purchasing or possessing a crossbow, and anyone selling a crossbow to someone under the age of 18 is also prohibited. Crossbows are potentially offensive weapons, and they are prohibited from being carried in public without lawful permission or a good reason. Also read: Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton plays piano on Christmas Eve, surprises British TV viewers,According to MailOnline, the father of the 19-year-old arrested on Christmas Day said on Monday: “Something’s gone horribly wrong with our son and we are trying to figure out what.”,“We’ve not had a chance to speak to him but are trying to get him the help he needs,” he said. “From our perspective, we are going through a difficult time. We are trying to resolve this issue and it’s not easy.”

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<ul>
 <li>UK home secretary, Priti Patel, has ordered a study into crossbow ownership</li>
 <li>Order comes after a 19-year-old man was arrested at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day allegedly carrying the weapon</li>
 <li>Metropolitan Police Service is looking into a video that has been linked to the suspect</li>
</ul>

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