Queen Elizabeth II

Huge year-long celebrations for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee revealed by Buckingham Palace

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2nd June 2021
Buckingham Palace has unveiled a bumper programme of celebrations to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee In 2022 where she will mark 70 years on the throne. Her Majesty will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, having succeeded her father as monarch on 6th February 1952 when Her Majesty was only 25 years old. On Wednesday, a year-long programme of Platinum…
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On This Day in 2001 - The King and Queen of Nepal shot dead by their heir

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1st June 2021
On June 1 2001, The Royal Family of Nepal were massacred by the country’s heir to the throne. The King and Queen were among those to have been shot dead after Crown Prince Dipendra went on a shooting rampage at the Narayanhity Royal Palace. He killed nine members of The Royal Family before turning the gun on himself and entering a coma. Whilst in a comatose state, Dipendra was…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Joy for The Queen as her horse wins the Listed Achilles Stakes picking up £21,000 in prize money

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29th May 2021
There was much to celebrate for The Queen on Saturday after her horse won a prestigious race at Haycock Park. King’s Lynn, a four-year-old bay gelding, won the Listed Betway Achilles Stakes which was televised live on ITV to an audience of millions. Ridden by Oisin Murphy and trained by Andrew Balding, King’s Lynn won the five furlong sprint in an exciting battle to the line…
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Mystery surrounding Prince William's secretive meeting with former Prime Minister Gordon Brown

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27th May 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge held a private meeting with Gordon Brown during their visit to Scotland, prompting a number of questions to be asked. What the heir to the throne and former British Prime Minister discussed is unknown, with the meeting shrouded in secrecy. Channel 4 News reports that their team was prevented from airing footage of Mr Brown outside the gates of the Palace of…
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