London Archives
Places worth finding, things worth seeing, and stories worth knowing.
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Royal Maundy
In recognition of the service of elderly people to their community and to their church, Her Majesty The Queen presents special ‘Maundy money’ to local pensioners in a different UK cathedral or abbey every year at Easter. Since the 15th century, the number of Maundy coins handed out, and the number of people receiving the coins, has been…
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The Queen’s Grocer Opens in Dubai
Grand Opening! Fortnum & Mason will open its first store outside of London on Friday 21 March, 2014. The new 9,400-square foot store is located adjacent to The Address in cosmopolitan Downtown Dubai and situated opposite the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The new Fortnum’s store will offer its world-famous products including…
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Two Goats, One Glorious Race!
Every spring thousands of fans gather along the banks of the Thames to cheer on crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge as they go head-to-head in the famous BOAT RACE that has taken place since 1829. It seems there is a new race in town! Now in its sixth year, The Oxford &…