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Sep 2022
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Queen Elizabeth II and Sport

Bbc World Service
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We look back at the sporting life of Queen Elizabeth II

Image: Queen Elizabeth II (wearing her Cartier diamond Palm Leaf Brooch, which belonged to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) attends day 5 of Royal Ascot 2021. (Credit: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

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