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@GREATBritain
GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Campaign
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An iconic moment in music history. #OnThisDay 50 years ago, Iain MacMillan climbed a stepladder & took 6 pictures of The Beatles crossing Abbey Road. The VW Beetle was a coincidence; its owner unknowingly parking it in the most recognisable album cover of all time. #MusicIsGREAT
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And so it began... In 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, changing the world forever. Today we're joining in with #web30 , sharing the best of British internet moments to celebrate the 30th anniversary. #ForTheWeb InnovationIsGREAT 💻🇬🇧
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The youngest members of the bridal party, HRH Prince George and HRH Princess Charlotte, on the steps of Windsor Castle. #RoyalWedding
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. @Zoella , @NiallOfficial , @TeamGB . They've all created #BFGDreamJars . Follow the trail #OMGB
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Stonehenge in the snow. The Neolithic monument looks extra spectacular with a crisp blanket of snow. #HeritageIsGREAT 🗝️ 🇬🇧
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. @LittleMix & @edsheeran represent the UK at MTV EMAs, winning three awards between them!
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #ArmisticeDay100 #RemembranceDay2018 #WeWillRememberThem
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#DidYouKnow only 34 songs have ever debuted at No. 1 on the 🇺🇸 @billboard charts? Elton John, Adele, Zayn Malik and Ed Sheeran all fly the 🇬🇧 as part of that elite club. #MusicIsGREAT 🎶🇬🇧
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Supersonic. Iconic. #OnThisDay 42 years ago, Concorde took to the skies for its first commercial flight. #DesignIsGREAT #InnovationIsGREAT
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Congratulations to @EnglandRugby who have just won their place in the #RWC2019 finals! This will be their first rugby World Cup final since 2007! Amazing result 👏🏉👏🏉 #ENGvNZL #RWC19 #RugbyIsGREAT
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The fastest fleet in the skies. #OTD in 1969, Concorde completed her maiden flight, paving the way for three decades of supersonic travel. #DesignIsGREAT 🇬🇧🇫🇷
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Today marks HM The Queen’s official birthday. Expect to see the streets lined with people and the RAF flying past. #TroopingtheColour
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Straight to the top. #DidYouKnow only 48 songs have ever debuted at No. 1 on the 🇺🇸 @billboard charts? Elton John, Adele, Zayn Malik and Ed Sheeran all fly the 🇬🇧 as part of that elite club. #MusicIsGREAT 🎶 🇬🇧
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Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a very happy 94th birthday! This portrait was taken at Buckingham Palace by David Bailey, as part of the GREAT Britain Campaign. #QueensBirthday #HappyBirthdayHerMajesty
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Supersonic. Iconic. #OnThisDay 45 years ago, Concorde took to the skies for world's first supersonic passenger flight. #InnovationIsGREAT 🇫🇷✈️🇬🇧
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#OnThisDay in 1973, Concorde made its first non-stop Atlantic crossing in 3 hours and 32 minutes, at an average speed of 954 mph - cutting the old speed record in half. 📷 by Adrian Meredith in a @RoyalAirForce Tornado. #InnovationIsGREAT 🇬🇧 ✈️ 🇫🇷
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Feel the force of ethical fashion. @MileyCyrus and @ParisJackson (and Stella herself) in @StellaMcCartney , showing fashion can be stylish and sustainable. #MetGala #HeavenlyBodies #FashionIsGREAT
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#OnThisDay in 1973, Concorde made its first non-stop Atlantic crossing in 3 hours and 32 minutes, at an average speed of 954 mph - cutting the old speed record in half! 📸 by Adrian Meredith #InnovationIsGREAT ✈️
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A season of airshows to celebrate a centenary. The history and heritage of the @RoyalAirForce will take to the skies across the country in their 100th birthday year: #RAF100
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Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a very happy 93rd birthday! This portrait was taken at Buckingham Palace by David Bailey, as part of the GREAT Britain Campaign. #QueensBirthday #HappyBirthdayHerMajesty
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Happy 98th birthday to His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. Seen here celebrating his platinum wedding anniversary with Her Majesty The Queen. #HappyBirthdayHRH
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#Silverstone as seen from the skies. The @rafredarrows will perform over the iconic circuit today at 14:15 - don't miss it! #BritishGP #GREATinnovation 🛩️ 🏁 🇬🇧
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#DidYouKnow Winnie the Pooh is the same age as Her Majesty The Queen? To celebrate their shared 90th birthdays, a special story was released, which saw Pooh travelling to Buckingham Palace to deliver a present to Her Majesty. #LiteratureIsGREAT 🐻🇬🇧
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Today we mark the 65th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen's coronation. She was crowned in Westminster Abbey in the first televised coronation ceremony, watched by over 20 million people - at a time when there were only 2.7m televisions.
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Snow at the seaside. Staithes looked pretty perfect with a sprinkling of snow. 🎄() Has the #uksnow reached you? We'd love to see your photos! #WelcomeToGREAT ❄️🇬🇧
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A golden moment. #OnThisDay in 2002, Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee culminated in a spectacular flypast, with the @rafredarrows and Concorde wowing the crowds over Buckingham Palace. Were you there? Show off your shots - we'd love to see! 🍀📷 #HeritageIsGREAT 🗝️👑🇬🇧
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The #ThreeLions will return home as national treasures and heroes, having made the nation so proud. Stand tall @England - you've made history. #ENGCRO #FootballIsGREAT
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Supersonic. Iconic. #OnThisDay 44 years ago, Concorde took to the skies for its first commercial flight. #InnovationIsGREAT 🇬🇧 ✈️ 🇫🇷
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Happy 55th birthday to the @rafredarrows , whose first ever display took place #OnThisDay in Little Rissington! They started out as 7 pilots, increasing to 9 the following year to perfect their famous Diamond Nine formation. #InnovationIsGREAT 🎂🛩️
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Supersonic. Iconic. #OnThisDay in 1976, Concorde flew its first commercial transatlantic service to Washington DC. Two Concordes ( @British_Airways and @AirFrance ) simultaneously flew over the city, before touching down together @Dulles_Airport . #InnovationIsGREAT 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇺🇸
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Great teams celebrate difference. The #PremierLeague is one of the most diverse football leagues in the world, with 119 different nations represented on the pitch since 1992. Just one example of how the UK champions diversity. Join us and #SeeThingsDifferently .
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Fantastic to see British start-up @notpla win the prestigious @EarthshotPrize with their #GREATInnovation countering plastic waste. Congratulations to the team!
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Can’t believe we just won Prince William's £1,000,000 @EarthshotPrize , in the category 'Build a Waste-Free World'!
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In for a penny, in for a pound? @RoyalMintUK took a 1967 Mini & made it sparkle with pre-decimal pennies. #PennyLane
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"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." First published #OnThisDay in 1926 and translated into 29 languages, Winnie the Pooh is a national treasure. Happy birthday Pooh (and Piglet, too)! #LiteratureIsGREAT 🐻🇬🇧
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It wasn't the result we hoped for, but a moment please for the mighty Mr Jordan Pickford. He's had an absolutely outstanding #WorldCup and proved himself to be utterly world class. Our hero. 👏 #ENGCRO #FootballIsGREAT
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Did you know that 100 million copies of The Hobbit have been sold around the world, in over 60 different languages? #TolkienReadingDay #WednesdayWisdom #LiteratureIsGREAT 📚🌍
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All eyes on the skies today, as Winnie the Pooh is known to celebrate his special day in the clouds. #WinnieThePoohDay #LiteratureIsGREAT 🐻🇬🇧
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Massive congratulations to Olivia Colman - the 22nd 🇬🇧 Best Actress winner! #Oscars #FilmIsGREAT 📽️🇬🇧
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Happy 39th birthday to His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge! Seen here with his family at Anmer Hall, photographed by Matt Porteous. #HappyBirthdayHRH
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. @yearsandyears 's BB-8 design features their album artwork: #StarWarsIsGREAT #MusicIsGREAT
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The coronation of Her Majesty The Queen took place #OnThisDay in 1953. She was crowned in Westminster Abbey in the first televised coronation ceremony, watched by over 20 million people - at a time when there were only 2.7m televisions. 👑🇬🇧
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Elementary, my dear Watson. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced the world to a certain Mr Sherlock Holmes #OnThisDay in 1891, when his first short story appeared in The Strand magazine. #LiteratureIsGREAT 🔎🇬🇧
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Do you see gravity, or do you defy it? Do you see a party, or proud diversity? Do you see a place as old as time, or a breakthrough that could save your life? Now, more than ever, the world needs fresh perspectives. So join us, and #SeeThingsDifferently .
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Fantastic to see all 12 boys and their coach safely rescued from the #ThamLuang caves. Proud to see British expertise and bravery contributing to an amazing international effort. Our thoughts are with the family of hero Saman Gunan. #BritishCaveRescueCouncil #ThaiCaveRescue
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#OnThisDay 17 years ago... Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone hit the big screen, breaking box office records around the 🌍. Fitting then that the Wizarding World gets even richer today with the release of #FantasticBeasts : #TheCrimesOfGrindelwald #FilmIsGREAT 📽️ 🇬🇧
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Supersonic. Iconic. #OnThisDay in 1976, Concorde flew its first commercial transatlantic service to Washington DC. Two Concordes ( @British_Airways and @airfrance ) simultaneously flew over the city, before touching down together @Dulles_Airport . #InnovationIsGREAT 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇺🇸
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#HappyBirthdayHeathrow - opened #OnThisDay 72 years ago. In 2017, 78m passengers travelled through @YourHeathrow . Here's a look back at a spectacular flypast from Concorde and the @RAFRedArrows for @HeathrowAirport 's 50th birthday. #WelcomeToGREAT 🇬🇧✈️
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The last time @England scored 11 goals in a #WorldCup , they took the trophy home. 2018 - 11 goals 1966 - 11 goals #ENGSWE #ItsComingHome #SportIsGREAT ⚽️
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"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." First published #OnThisDay in 1926 and translated into 29 languages, Winnie the Pooh is a national treasure. Happy birthday Pooh (and Piglet, too!) #LiteratureIsGREAT 🐻 🇬🇧
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The fastest fleet in the skies. #OTD 52 years ago, Concorde completed her maiden flight, paving the way for three decades of supersonic travel. #DesignIsGREAT 🇬🇧🇫🇷
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Translated into 29 different languages & with his own ⭐️ on the Hollywood Boulevard, Winnie the Pooh is a national treasure. #WinnieThePoohDay is celebrated today, on author A.A. Milne's birthday. #LiteratureIsGREAT 🐻📕🇬🇧
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Wishing a very happy 35th birthday to His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. 🎉 #HappyBirthdayHRH
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Double Trouble! In celebration of the epic 🇬🇧 Summer of Sport, 🏏 legends @philtufnell and @isaguha unveiled a giant replica of the Cricket World Cup 🏆 (alongside the real one!) at @HeathrowAirport ✈️ #CWC2019 #SportIsGREAT
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#HappyBirthdayHeathrow - opened #OnThisDay in 1946. @HeathrowAirport is the UK's busiest, with 80.1 million passengers in 2018. #TBT a spectacular flypast from Concorde & the @RAFRedArrows for @yourHeathrow 's 50th birthday. #WelcomeToGREAT 🛩️🇬🇧✈️🇬🇧🛩️
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Record breakers. 2017 was a bumper year for 🇬🇧 music: 🎶 Export revenues ⬆️ 7% to a new high of £2.6bn. 🎶 @edsheeran , @RagNBoneManUK , @Harry_Styles & @samsmith albums all in 🌍 top 10 🎶 @DUALIPA = most-streamed female artist on Spotify. #MusicIsGREAT
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Supersonic. Iconic. #OnThisDay 45 years ago, Concorde flew its first commercial transatlantic service to Washington DC. Two Concordes ( @British_Airways and @AirFrance ) simultaneously flew over the city, before meeting nose to nose @Dulles_Airport . #InnovationIsGREAT 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇺🇸
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Happy centenary, @British_Airways ! 🎉🎂🍾 The @rafredarrows celebrated the milestone at the #RIAT , flying in formation with this BOAC-liveried Boeing 747. Picture by Corporal Ashley Keates. #BA100 #InnovationIsGREAT 🛩️🇬🇧 ✈️ 🇬🇧🛩️
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Happy 97th birthday to His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. Seen here celebrating his platinum wedding anniversary with Her Majesty The Queen. #HappyBirthdayHRH
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"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet". He inspired us to look beyond our own planet, and changed the way we see the universe forever. Thank you for everything, Professor Stephen Hawking.
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Unbeleafably beautiful 😍 The UK’s most stunning seasonal landscapes this autumn: #CountrysideIsGREAT 🍂🇬🇧
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A new chapter in the history of aviation. #OnThisDay in 1977, the mighty Concorde began flights from @HeathrowAirport to @JFKairport , with the journey taking just 3.5 hours. 35 lucky competition winners onboard arrived an hour before they'd left. 🤯 #InnovationIsGREAT 🇬🇧✈️🇫🇷
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Happy 92nd Birthday to Her Majesty The Queen! #QueensBirthday #HappyBirthdayHerMajesty
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An icon spreads its wings. #OnThisDay 48 years ago, #Concorde made her first visit to the USA, touching down in Dallas at #DFW airport. #GREATinnovation 🇫🇷✈️🇬🇧✈️🇺🇸
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The perfect loop. Fantastic photos from Corporal Ashley Keates, as the @rafredarrows finish up their training in Greece. There are just 5 days to go until their 55th display season starts @TorbayAirshow ! #InnovationIsGREAT 🛩️🇬🇧🛩️🇬🇧🛩️
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Wales gives the world wings. #OnThisDay in 2005, the @Airbus #A380 made its maiden flight, on wings produced in Broughton, Wales. Here is the first @British_Airways A380 in formation with the @rafredarrows . #RAF100 #ManufacturingIsGREAT 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Did you know that all 7 Star Wars films were made in the UK? #StarWarsIsGREAT
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The supercar that's causing a stir. @astonmartin 's Vanquish Zagato concept: #DesignIsGREAT
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Stonehenge in the snow. The Neolithic monument looks extra spectacular with a crisp blanket of snow. #HeritageTreasuresDay #GREATheritage 🗝️ 🇬🇧
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Join us in wishing @astro_timpeake the very best of luck on his #Principia mission. #GoodLuckTim #ScienceIsGREAT
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Bradford goes Gold. The world's first @UNESCO city of film is glittering to celebrate the release of #GoldMovie . The Bollywood blockbuster was filmed across the city and stars @akshaykumar . #FilmIsGREAT 🎥 🇬🇧 🇮🇳
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The final flight of the fleet. #OnThisDay 17 years ago, the crowds came out to wave off an icon, as Concorde made her final flight over the Clifton Suspension Bridge and home to Filton. #InnovationIsGREAT 🇫🇷 ✈️ 🇬🇧
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced a global prize to tackle climate issues 👇 @EarthshotPrize #InnovationIsGREAT 🌎🌍🌏
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Who is ready to lead as we make the 2020s a decade of action to repair our planet? Introducing the @EarthshotPrize 🌍
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Meet the #DBX , @astonmartin ’s first ever luxury SUV, handcrafted in St Athan, Wales, and designed for export. Next stop ➡️ USA! #ExportingIsGREAT 🇬🇧🇺🇸
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Wishing a very happy 73rd wedding anniversary to Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. Seen here admiring their anniversary card made by TRHs Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
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Happy 38th birthday to His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge! Seen here with his family at Anmer Hall, photographed by Matt Porteous. #HappyBirthdayHRH
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An icon spreads its wings! #OnThisDay in 1973, Concorde made its first visit to the USA, touching down in Dallas at #DFW airport. #InnovationIsGREAT 🇫🇷✈️🇬🇧✈️🇺🇸
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Big Ben will break its 4 year silence on Remembrance Sunday, chiming at 11am to mark exactly 100 years since the end of the First World War. #Remembrance2018 #WeWillRememberThem #Armistice100
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With 18 gongs to his name, Sir Paul McCartney holds the record for most British Grammy wins. #Grammys #MusicIsGREAT
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From Marylebone to Mexico. @UKinMexico and @MetroCDMX create #MetroUKMX in tribute to the long history of friendship and collaboration between the UK and Mexico. #WelcomeToGREAT 🇬🇧❤️🇲🇽
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Elementary, my dear Watson. He introduced us to a certain Mr #SherlockHolmes with 60 stories, translated into 99 languages and loved the world over. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born #OnThisDay 162 years ago. #Sherlocked #CreativityisGREAT 🕵
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#OnThisDay in 1907, Sir Frank Whittle was born. The @RoyalAirForce officer invented the jet engine in 1941, changing the world we live in forever. #InnovationIsGREAT 🇬🇧
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
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A lifetime of loyalty. #OnThisDay each (normal) year a service is held in Edinburgh to honour #GreyfriarsBobby . Devoted until the end, he sat on his master's grave for 14 years. Let's remember him remotely today and give his nose a boop in better times. #LoveIsGREAT 💕🐕🇬🇧
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All eyes on the skies today, as Winnie the Pooh is known to celebrate his special day in the clouds. #WinnieThePoohDay #GREATliterature 🐻🇬🇧
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An icon spreads its wings. #OnThisDay in 1973, Concorde made its first visit to the USA, touching down in Dallas at #DFW airport. #InnovationIsGREAT 🇫🇷 ✈️ 🇬🇧
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With 36 Oscar nominations, it's been a great year for British film. What was your favourite moment? #FilmIsGREAT
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For the first time since 1990, @England are in the #WorldCup semi-finals! What a performance from Jordan Pickford! #SportIsGREAT ⚽️ 🇬🇧
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Our warmest congratulations to Their Royal Highnesses, the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Wishing you the happiest of futures together. #RoyalWedding
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Exciting new route launches for @HeathrowAirport today. Fantastic opportunity for intergalactic tourism and trade. #Maythe4thbewithyou #StarWarsIsGREAT #StarWarsDay
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Flying the flag over #SanFrancisco . Throwback to a stunning @rafredarrows flypast over the Golden Gate Bridge two years ago, as part of their biggest-ever tour of 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸 📸: Sgt Ashley Keates, flying with Red 10. #GREATinnovation 🛩️🇬🇧🛩️🇬🇧🛩️
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My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go. Today, we celebrate the life of Robert Burns. Happy #BurnsNight2019 ! #LiteratureIsGREAT
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Happy birthday to the @rafredarrows , whose first ever display took place #OnThisDay in Little Rissington. ⠀ They started out as 7 pilots, increasing to 9 the following year to perfect their famous Diamond Nine formation. ⠀ ⠀ 📸 by Sergeant Ashley Keates. #InnovationIsGREAT
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The bear is back. @RoyalMintUK release 2 new #Paddington coins, celebrating 60 years since the first book's release. #LiteratureIsGREAT 🐻📕🇬🇧
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Is there anything more beautiful than a crisp blanket of fresh snow? 😍 Famously 'one of the most romantic sights in England', Shaftesbury's Gold Hill looks extra special with a sprinkling of snow. 📷: Andy Newton #WelcomeToGREAT 🌨️🇬🇧
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#DidYouKnow #WinnieThePooh is the same age as Her Majesty The Queen? To celebrate their shared 90th birthdays, a special story was released, which saw Winnie travelling to Buckingham Palace to deliver a present. Winnie the Pooh, published #OTD in 1926. #GREATliterature 🐻🐷🇬🇧
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It wasn't the result we hoped for, but a moment please for the mighty Mr Jordan Pickford. Utterly world class - the first goalkeeper to keep five clean sheets across the first five games of a European Championships. 👏 #EnglandvsItaly #EURO2020 #GREATsport
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Please look after this bear. 💌 Author Michael Bond was born #OnThisDay 95 years ago. He introduced the world to @Paddingtonbear , selling 35 million copies of his adventures in 40 languages, all around the 🌍! #PaddingtonIsGREAT 🐻
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From Castle Combe to #Kinmoza . A 'quintessentially British' B&B in Wiltshire has become rather famous in Japan, as the location for a popular anime series with 5 million viewers. #kiniromosaic #gokumi
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#TroopingtheColour2018 will finish with a bang - a traditional 41 gun salute and a spectacular flypast. Eyes on the skies - the @RAFRedArrows are due at 13:03. #WelcomeToGREAT
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