State & Ceremonial

BREAKING: New Year Honours List 2022 revealed - Dame Joanna Lumley and Dame Vanessa Redgrave amongst recipients

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31st December 2021
Actresses Joanna Lumley and Vanessa Redgrave are amongst the famous faces honoured by The Queen in the 2022 New Year Honours. Lumney and Redgrave both receive Damehoods – Dame Joanna for services to drama, entertainment and to charitable causes, and Dame Vanessa for services to drama. The scientific community have been heavily recognised in the 2022 list, with some of the most…
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British government minister witnessed the birth of Princess Alexandra 85-years-ago to ensure there was no baby swapping

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25th December 2021
In years gone by, it was customary for the birth of any royal baby to be witnessed by the UK Home Secretary ensuring the new arrival was genuine. The Queen’s cousin, Princess Alexandra, was the last royal to have had her birth witnessed by the by an official political observer in 1936. Sir John Simon, Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home Office, was present when Princess Marina…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's 2021 Christmas Broadcast to be "deeply personal" with a tribute to her beloved late husband Prince Philip

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23rd December 2021
The Queen’s upcoming Christmas Broadcast is set to be “deeply personal” according to royal sources, with Her Majesty paying tribute to her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. The 95-year-old monarch looks likely to make a moving tribute to her ‘beloved’ husband of 73 years in her message which will be broadcast to the nation and the Commonwealth on Christmas…
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