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The Queen presents Mother Teresa with the Order of Merit

In November 1983, Queen Elizabeth II presented an honourary Order of Merit to Mother Teresa in recognition of her outstanding service to humanity. The Nobel Peace Prize winner became the fifth non-British citizen to win the Order. During the simple ceremony on the lawn of the Presidential Lodge in New Delhi, India, The Queen handed Mother Teresa a scarlet metal insignia. There were no citations…
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Playing Diana gets Kristen Stewart an Oscar nod

Kristen Stewart landed her first Oscar nomination for portraying the late Diana, Princess of Wales in Spencer. The nominations, announced on Tuesday morning, recognise the best performances in film over the past year. Stewart was critically lauded for her portrayal of Diana over the holiday period at Sandringham in 1992 when her marriage to Prince Charles has broken down, and she contemplates a…
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Westminster Abbey Dean campaigned for Sir Elton John to sing at Diana's funeral

Papers released by the National Archives suggest there were concerns ahead of Sir Elton John’s poignant performance of “Candle in the Wind” at the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. With concerns the lyrics would be deemed “too sentimental,” the Dean of Westminister Abbey, at the time, came forward to appeal the case and to have John perform. The original song…
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Blue plaque to Diana, Princess of Wales unveiled

A flat once dubbed the most famous address in Britain now bears a permanent tribute to its most celebrated occupant. A blue plaque has been unveiled at the home of Diana, Princess of Wales at the time she became engaged to Prince Charles. The plaque now sits on the wall of 60, Coleherne Court on the Old Brompton Road in London where the then Lady Diana Spencer lived when she began a…
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