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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The army has paid tribute to Britain's longest reigning monarch – the Queen, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n
On September 9th, Queen Elizabeth surpassed Queen Victoria's reign of 23,226 days, 16 hours and 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Experts at the Royal Household have calculated the length of reign and taken leap days into account.<\/p>\n
To mark the occasion, a Drumhead Service will be held in Bury St Edmunds with six Army Air Corps.<\/p>\n
In London on the other hand, The Household Division has arranged for the Band of the Coldstream Guards to perform a piece of music.<\/p>\n
An Army spokeswoman said: "The Army's tribute to their Commander in Chief has a dignified restraint.
"A Drumhead Service will be held in Bury St Edmunds with 6 Army Air Corps, and in London, the Household Division, which enjoys a uniquely close relationship with the sovereign, has arranged for the Band of the Coldstream Guards to perform a bespoke piece of music which will be released on the day."<\/p>\n
Forty musicians from the band will perform the quintessentially British piece Vivat Regina (Long Live The Queen), the first of Four Historical Portraits by composer and band leader Laurie Johnson.<\/p>\n
Major Simon Haw, director of music, said: "It is a huge privilege to be marking this historic occasion on behalf of the Household Division. The piece of music we have chosen: Long Live The Queen is something we all long for."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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