There the backdrop is older still: the Queen's House of 1617-37 by Renaissance master architect Inigo Jones.
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The Queen's House (by Inigo Jones) was the first Palladian building in England and the park contains the Old Royal Observatory, the work of Christopher Wren and the scientist Robert Hooke.
This year we have already seen the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams deliver the "Motion for an Humble Address on the occasion of Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee" in the House of Lords.
Lord Grocott, who was chief whip in the Lords from 2002-08, under the last Labour government, spoke as peers resumed debate on the Queen's Speech on 14 May 2012, with the House of Lords Reform Bill receiving the lion's share of attention.
The final bill was confirmed in the Queen's Speech of 9 May 2012 and was introduced to the House of Lords on 28 May 2012.
The same year, Marconi installed radio equipment on Queen Victoria's Royal Yacht so that the Queen, who was staying at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, could communicate with the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) who was convalescing on board.
U.S. President Barack Obama conveyed the "heartfelt congratulations of the American people" in a video message posted on the White House website that paid tribute to the queen's enduring reign.
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The Queen's trip to Mrs McCarron's house was just the "first of her more intimate meet-the-people visits", The Times reported.
The queen will still attend Monday evening's Commonwealth Reception at Marlborough House, the statement said, where she will sign a new charter calling for equal rights in all Commonwealth nations.
During a visit to Fisher House, near Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the chancellor said he wanted to help those who personified the best of British values.
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Once the parade leaves Mansion House, it will travel along Queen Victoria Street and Cannon Street and pass St Paul's Cathedral.
Peers will resume debate on the Queen's Speech on Thursday, beginning with constitutional reform, including the government's plans for reform of the House of Lords.
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