Queen marks British Science Week virtuallyon March 12, 2021 at 7:25 pm

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During the virtual event the Queen was shown a meteorite that fell to Earth and classroom rockets.

To mark British Science Week the Queen has taken part in a virtual event with experts and schoolchildren.

During the video call, hosted by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, she was shown pictures from Nasa’s latest mission to Mars, a meteorite that fell to Earth and rockets made by schoolchildren as part of their science project.

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