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Thursday 21 December 1995

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The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, attends the British Association for Shooting and Conservation/Game Conservancy Trust Young Shot's Clay Shooting Competition at Sandringham Shooting Ground, Norfolk. The Duchess of Kent attends a screening of The Wind in the Willows in aid of the Renton Foundation, at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema, London W1.

Changing of the Guard

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment mounts the Queen's Life Guard at Horse Guards, 11am.

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