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Though she still doesn't have a personal Twitter account, Queen Elizabeth II tweeted for the first time on October, 24th.

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The installation by Paul Cummins, entitled "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red", will see volunteers place 888,246 ceramic poppies into the dry moat of the Tower of London.  Each poppy represents a British or Colonial military fatality during WW1.

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This very dead giant parrot was spotted in Potter’s Field Park in London. The sculpture was commissioned by comedy TV channel Gold to celebrate the screening of the very last Monty Python live show that aired on July 20th. 

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STEALING BANKSY? is a project exploring the social, legal and moral issues surrounding the sale of street art. Taking place from April 24th to 27th in the heart of London, the exhibition showcases the most expensive collection of Banksy artworks ever assembled under one roof. Banksy though spoke out against the project by posting an adversarial statement on his website: the controversial guerrilla artist labelled as 'disgusting' the exhibition and pointed out that it had been organised without his involvement or consent.

Read more: http://thelondonaye.blogspot.it/2014/04/stealing-banksy-or-saving-them.html

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"Beautiful Science" exhibit is on display at the British Library, London.

The exhibit is taking place in The Folio Society Gallery at London's British Library from 20 February to 26 May 2014. "Beautiful Science" explores how our understanding of ourselves and our planet has evolved alongside our ability to represent, graph and map the mass data of the time.

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London Fashion Week moves up to the catwalk. Fashion designers J. JS Lee, Felder Felder, Jean-Pierre Braganza, Bora Aksu and Feodor Golan showcased their collection on Day 1.

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Burberry introduces its new fragrance Brit Rhythm for women. Inspired by music, leather and glamour rock, the campaign stars the UK celebrities like the model Suki Waterhouse and The New Puritans' drummer George Barnett. Find out more:  http://uk.burberry.com/womens-brit-rhythm/

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Sherlock: the hero's fallen, long live the hero http://bit.ly/1flFOyH

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Queen Elisabeth II has been hospitalized, officially after symptoms of a gastroenteritis. She is expected to stay there 2 days. The British and everyone else wish her to get back to health soon.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/03/queen-hospital-gastroenteritis

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"Voyage" is an original installation made of 300 tiny illuminated boats floating over the Thames at London Canary Wharf. Viewers can interact with it via mobile and change the light combination according to their own taste. This bridge of light is designed by Italian media architect Claudio Benghi and light artist Gloria Ronchi and will be on until February 15th, 2013. Ready to unravel every shade out of London nightlife?

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Doctor Who is soon back on BBC screens with its beloved Christmas special:  this time the Doctor will fight against "The Snowmen". Ready for the next rollercoaster ride through time and space?

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Voilà! The Paris Crazy Horse now performs its renown cabaret show in London too. Aren't they the hottest royal guards ever?