British Royals

Sir Tim's star role in Princess Anne's birthday portrait acknowledges the huge support he gives to Royal Family's hardest working member

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8th August 2025
There’s a lead role for the husband of the Princess Royal in a portrait taken to mark a special day.Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence is photographed with his wife in the official image for Princess Anne’s 75th birthday.The couple, who have been married for 32 years, posed for the portrait before the State Banquet for the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, which was held at…
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World famous market with royal ties to close after 900 years

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28th November 2024
London’s oldest meat market which has served the community for more than 900 years is set to close. Smithfield has been one of the most famous trading spots in Britain for centuries, given special status by a very famous medieval monarch, but is now set to shut its doors.The closure comes after the City of London Corporation decided not to go ahead with earlier plans to relocate the…
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Is Queen Elizabeth II the greatest monarch of them all?

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10th October 2022
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon”. These are the shocking words that echoed through the United Kingdom just a month ago. Despite her age and her health concerns in recent times, the death of Queen Elizabeth II came as a surprise to many and caused a country to think, again, about its own image.Looking back at those days and the late Queen’s life, it’s…
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History of the Crown of Scotland as it is placed on Queen Elizabeth's coffin

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13th September 2022
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was adorned with the Crown of Scotland as it laid at rest in St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. The crown was placed atop the monarch’s coffin on September 12, during a sombre moment watched by King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the Princess Royal, the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Prince Andrew. It is one of four crowns that will play a role in her…
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