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Britain and the E.U. Are Breaking Up, but Theyre Still Partying Together.
'Few couples would celebrate their wedding anniversary after one of them had filed for divorce, but that is just what the British Embassy here did on Saturday by holding a party to celebrate European Union Day.
Thousands streamed through the ambassador’s residence and gardens in an annual tradition that has become one of Washington’s signature spring events, with all 28 embassies of the European Union opening their doors.
But Britain’s continued participation was a surprise to some, since British voters narrowly decided in a referendum last year to leave the European Union.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/us/politics/brexit-eu-union-day-britain-embassy.html?
