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The Queen pays tribute to her father as she prepares to mark her Platinum Jubilee

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5th February 2022
Queen Elizabeth II will have many tributes paid to her, in her Platinum Jubilee year but she is beginning the event with a tribute to her father, King George VI. At Windsor Castle, The Queen looked at items from past jubilees, her own and previous monarchs. Wearing a turquoise dress and her familiar three-strand pearl necklace, Her Majesty also wore two aquamarine brooches. The brooches are…
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Japan: A look back at the royal year focused on a not so royal wedding and the Olympics

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24th December 2021
A not-so-royal wedding, the Olympics and remorse for war were the headlines coming out of Japan about the Imperial Family. Most notably would be the wedding of former Princess Mako and her commoner husband, Kei Komuro. Though often and incorrectly, compared to Harry and Meghan departing the British Royal Family, the Komuros’ situation was entirely different. When Mako married her college…
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William Shatner hits back at Prince William’s criticism of space travel

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19th October 2021
Actor William Shatner, 90, recently became the oldest person to go to space. He and three other people rode a Blue Origin rocket, a company headed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The four spent ten minutes in space, going just beyond the Karman Line, also known as the internationally recognised space boundary. This is the latest of space travel trips, funded by global billionaires, including Sir…
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Queen Noor - her wedding to King Hussein

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23rd August 2021
As she celebrates her 70th birthday, we take a look at the romance and wedding of Queen Noor and King Hussein of Jordan. Queen Noor stepped onto the international stage 43 years ago when she married King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan. Born Lisa Najeeb Halaby, the American-born Princeton graduate, became Hussein’s fourth wife at age 27. Expected to be named a princess, King Hussein declared his…
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