Royal Pigeon Racing Association
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The Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) is a governing body for pigeon racing
in the United Kingdom
. HM Queen Elizabeth II
is the president of the RPRA and also an enthusiastic pigeon fancier herself. The RPRA has 37,000 members spread across 2,500 pigeon clubs in the UK. The association performs charity work and raises approximately £100,000 for charitable causes each year.
Pigeon racing
Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained racing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance...
in the United Kingdom
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. HM Queen Elizabeth II
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is the president of the RPRA and also an enthusiastic pigeon fancier herself. The RPRA has 37,000 members spread across 2,500 pigeon clubs in the UK. The association performs charity work and raises approximately £100,000 for charitable causes each year.