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Beacons lit for Queen's 90th birthday

From Stonehenge to the Shetland Islands, beacons have been lit far and wide in honour of The Queen’s 90th birthday. [getty src=”522899542″ width=”594″ height=”396″] Before Her Majesty lit the beacon, her eldest son, Prince Charles made a short speech in which he led three cheers for The Queen. He said: “I find it very hard to believe that…
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Stunning new photographs released to mark Queen's 90th birthday

Three brand new photographs of The Queen and Royal Family have been released today to mark the occasion of The Queen’s 90th birthday. The photographs were all taken by American photographer Annie Leibovitz, who has photographed Her Majesty before – most notably back in 2007 ahead of her visit to the United States (documented on the BBC show Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work). One of…
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"Do you know The Queen?" Her Majesty jokes with tourists who didn't recognise her

The Queen often walks around the grounds of Balmoral completely unnoticed because she doesn’t wear her tiara, according to a former royal protection officer. Speaking to The Times, Richard Griffin said that she is so unrecognisable, a group of tourists once had a long chat with her, not knowing that they were speaking to The Monarch. However, Mr Griffin said that The Queen did not want to blow…
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Bake Off's Nadiya Hussain to make The Queen’s 90th birthday cake

Last year, Nadiya Hussain captured the public’s hearts as she won the popular prime time bakery show, The Great British Bake Off. Now the Queen of Baking will meet The Queen herself, as the 31-year-old has been commissioned to make Her Majesty’s 90th birthday cake. [getty src=”505877330″ width=”409″ height=”594″] The champion of the BBC One…
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