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Lucy Farrell

The eight new cities named for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee - and the ones that missed out

To celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, The Queen has awarded city status to a record-breaking eight towns across the UK and beyond after 38 hopefuls entered the race.

Dunfermline in Scotland, Milton Keynes in England, Bangor in Northern Ireland and Wrexham in Wales have won the title.

In a first, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies were eligible to apply - with Stanley in the Falklands, and Douglas on the Isle of Man also winning the new title.

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