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The Queen opens the Commonwealth Games in Manchester with a spectacular ceremony in front of 38,000 people.
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South African History Online. (2012, July 20). The Queen opens the Commonwealth Games in Manchester with a spectacular ceremony in front of 38,000 people.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088767
South African History Online (2012) 'The Queen opens the Commonwealth Games in Manchester with a spectacular ceremony in front of 38,000 people.', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088767 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, The Queen opens the Commonwealth Games in Manchester with a spectacular ceremony in front of 38,000 people. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088767, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"The Queen opens the Commonwealth Games in Manchester with a spectacular ceremony in front of 38,000 people.." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088767. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Queen opens the Commonwealth Games in Manchester with a spectacular ceremony in front of 38,000 people.." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088767.
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