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The Queen is heading to Birmingham next week for her first glimpse of New Street Station and the new city centre trams.

The Queen , accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will visit Birmingham on Thursday, November 19, with a long itinerary in the city.

After taking in the improved New Street, Her Majesty will be shown the new Midland Metro extension , which will go to Bull Street. The Queen will name and then board one of the new trams – although she will not be able to see them travel to New Street after it was delayed .

The Queen and The Duke will pause at the Pals War Memorial, which commemorates railwaymen who died during the First World War. There, they will take part in a dedication and wreath-laying ceremony.

They will then head to the is the official opening of the new Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry.

The Queen will tour the facility and unveil a plaque to mark the official opening of the site at Pebble Mill.