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Darren Chester signs the condolence book for Queen Elizabeth IIFederal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester signs on the condolence book. By news@gippsland - 19th September 2022 - Back to News Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester signs the condolence book for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the British Consulate General in New York. The local MP is in New York as a Federal Parliamentary adviser for the 77th United Nations General Assembly which begins this week. 
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is pictured with Consul General Emma Wade-Smith Pictures from Darren Chester MP website.
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