State & Ceremonial

The Queen attends the State Opening of Parliament in Westminster just six days before Christmas

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19th December 2019
The Queen attended the State Opening of Parliament on Thursday morning – just six days before Christmas. The occasion in Westminster is thought to have been Her Majesty’s final engagement of 2019. She will shortly depart London for Sandringham where the 93-year-old monarch will reside during the winter season. This was The Queen’s second State Opening of Parliament in as…
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British Royals

The Royal Family attend The Queen’s annual Christmas dinner at Buckingham Palace

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18th December 2019
The Queen hosted her traditional pre-Christmas dinner at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for members of The Royal Family. Senior royals and extended members of Her Majesty’s family are invited to Her Majesty’s Christmas dinner each year at Buckingham Palace – a rare occasion where everybody gets together. Among the first guests to arrive were the Duke of Cambridge, alongside his eldest…
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Norway

New royal implicated in Jeffrey Epstein scandal

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2nd December 2019
It has emerged that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway held meetings with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after his release from prison. According to VG, Norway’s biggest newspaper, Mette-Marit had meetings with Epstein between 2011 and 2013 – years…
Queen Elizabeth II

Vicious rumours of The Queen's death circulate on social media

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1st December 2019
Vicious rumours claiming that The Queen died on Sunday morning are being shared on social media. Despite the monarch being alive and well, tens of thousands of people have been flooding social media with rumours that Her Majesty has passed away. In this latest ‘fake news’ pandemic, an anonymous account claimed that the 93-year-old monarch died on Sunday morning, with a media…
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Prince PhilipQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen has only seen Prince Philip a handful of times this year as they live separate lives

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30th November 2019
The Queen has only seen the Duke of Edinburgh a handful of times this year as a result of their differing workandlifestyles. According to a report in the Daily Express, the monarch has only seen her husband on a couple of occasions since September as the world’s most famous couple live separately in different parts of the country. Prince Philip retired from public…
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