Kent

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Canterbury, Kent

Tonbridge Castle

Roman fort near Richborough, Kent

Canterbury Cathedral

Sandwich: Church of St. Clement

Sheppey, Isle of

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Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (June 2, 1953) holding the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross in her right hand the Orb in her left, in an embroidered and beaded dress by Norman Hartnell, a crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, with the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace, and the Imperial State Crown. The backdrop depicts the interior of Westminster Abbey; photograph by Cecil Beaton. (British royals)

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Camilla, Queen Consort) wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles in London, England on May 6, 2023

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Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.

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Canterbury, Kent

Tonbridge Castle

Roman fort near Richborough, Kent

Canterbury Cathedral

Sandwich: Church of St. Clement

Sheppey, Isle of

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