Queen Elizabeth II

Poignant portrait re-issued by Buckingham Palace to mark The Queen's Sapphire Jubilee

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6th February 2017
Buckingham Palace have re-issued a poignant portrait of The Queen to mark Her Majesty’s Sapphire Jubilee. The photograph, which was taken by David Bailey in 2014, shows the 90-year-old monarch wearing an array of sapphire jewellery given to her by her father King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947. The Duke of Cambridge can be seen admiring the portrait below. Embed from Getty…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

One million people sign petition to cancel Trump’s State Visit, to avoid embarrassing The Queen

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29th January 2017
Over one million Britons have signed a petition demanding that the government cancels a planned State Visit to the UK by President Donald Trump. The petition, which is the most signed petition to ever feature on the government’s website, says that the State Visit should be cancelled to prevent any embarrassment to The Queen. MPs will vote tomorrow over whether there should be a date set in…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

British politicians call for Donald Trump's State Visit to be cancelled

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29th January 2017
A significant number of British MPs, including two party leaders, have called for Donald Trump’s State Visit to the United Kingdom to be cancelled following travel restrictions he has put in place to some immigrants. The Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, has said that he is not happy for President Trump’s State Visit to go ahead while the controversial bans preventing people…
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King Charles III

Camilla transformed into Fairy Godmother for BBC animation

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16th January 2017
The Duchess of Cornwall has made an appearance in a new campaign for the BBC … but not in the way you might think. Camilla has been transformed into an animated Fairy Godmother to help launch ‘500 Words’, a BBC literary initiative for youngsters aged between five and 13. In the clip, the Duchess encourages a little boy to explore his imagination. The video was released to launch BBC Radio…
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