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King Charles says farmers deserve our 'utmost admiration and gratitude'

Some 2,000 people join Queen Camilla at the annual National Harvest service at Westminster Abbey which offers thanks to 'custodians of our land'

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More than 2,000 members of the food and farming sectors joined the Queen at the Harvest Service at Westminster Abbey
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More than 2,000 members of the food and farming sectors joined the Queen at the Harvest Service at Westminster Abbey

His Majesty the King has paid tribute to farmers thanking them as ‘custodians of our land' for the food they produce and the ‘vital protection' they provide for the countryside. Addressing some 2,000...

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