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The content originally appeared on: CNN London CNN - Queen Elizabeth II will receive the UK's next prime minister at Balmoral rather than Buckingham Palace - a historic first for her 70-year reign. A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said the 96-year-old monarch will not be making the 1,000-mile round trip from Scotland and instead the outgoing leader Boris Johnson will travel north from London on September 6, followed by an audience with his successor. The decision was taken for the […]

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