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ROYAL WEDDING CELEBRATED IN MARTINBOROUGH 

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The recent Royal Wedding was duly

celebrated by the Thursday Walking Group at a lunch at the home of Di Bunny.

A splendid lunch was enjoyed by all and a toast was made to the Royal

Couple. The Queen was present together with the Royal corgis. She had been

driven to the function in the Royal Commodore by the ‘Duke of Martinborough’

who then retired to his Palace for a sandwich.

Standing LtoR  Di Bunny, Cynthia Maling, Ann Parkinson, Leone Teagle, Esther Read, Di Martin, Barbie Cox, Bev Hancox, Helen Morrah, Gay Chadburn.Diana Cresswell.

 Sitting LtoR  Francie Lawrence, Sue Hughes, Bee Blundell, Marg Walmsley

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