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Official Tumblr of the British Embassy in Washington & our offices throughout the US. Showcasing what makes Britain GREAT and celebrating the UK-US relationship.

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It’s World Book Day! Here is some classic British literary inspiration!

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5 Americans received The Victoria Cross For Valour during #WW1. Read their stories: bit.ly/USVictoriaCross

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Watch Miranda’s Letter a beautiful tale of mothers & daughters inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest. #ShakespeareLives

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5 Americans received The Victoria Cross For Valour during #WW1. Read their stories: http://bit.ly/USVictoriaCross

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To show our support for LGBT rights around the world, we marched in ‪#‎CapitalPride‬ on Saturday. Hours later we were horrified to learn of the abhorrent attack in Orlando. Today, however, these photos remind us that ‪#‎LoveWins‬ – always.

And to the people of Orlando and the LGBT community around the US, know that the UK stands with you.

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BREAKING: UF🍩 footage. Likely from one of these UK doughnut shops.

#NationalDonutDay

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Read along to the latest Winnie-the-Pooh adventure - starring a very special Royal guest!

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The White House on Twitter

““The Queen has been a source of inspiration for me, like so many people around the world.” —@POTUS #ObamaInUK”

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2015 Human Rights and Democracy Report is now available. Read about UK's promotion of human rights and democracy.

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To celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday here's a few portraits of the Queen from around the Embassy. Happy Birthday Your Majesty!

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Prehistoric monuments discovered during work to build 227 new army family homes in Wiltshire.

The archaeological features were first discovered during standard pre-planning application trenching, by a specialist team from Wessex Archaeology, working on behalf of the DIO and its consultants WYG. Further investigations within the site revealed an Anglo-Saxon cemetery of about 150 graves. Artefacts found in the graves included spears, knives, jewellery, bone combs and other personal items. One of the burials has been radiocarbon dated to between AD 660 and 780 which falls in the mid-Anglo-Saxon period in Britain. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/5000-years-of-history-unearthed-at-site-for-new-army-homes

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British schoolchildren sent a stuffed dog to space & now need help to #FindSam! 

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Today Prince Harry met with the 110 strong British Invictus Game steam at Buckingham Palace.

The team will travel to Orlando next month to compete in the second Invictus Games for wounded, injured and sick military personnel and veterans.

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Thank you to the Churchill Centre for this wonderful gift! A framed ticket to Churchill's 1946 speech in which he coined the phrase 'special relationship'. ‪#‎SR70‬

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Thanks to British music legend Ozzy Osbourne and Jack Osbourne for stopping by the Embassy earlier today.

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In a dystopian future, power and greed divides, as Brutus plots the downfall of Caesar in our newest #ShakespeareLives film adaptation. Watch the full short-film: https://youtu.be/uyaBs4gBHFU

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On this day in 1964 The Beatles played their first US show at the Washington Coliseum. Photo from arrival in US on 7 February.