Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen and Princess Anne's long time horse racing friend, Ivor Herbert, dies aged 96

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13th January 2022
The Queen is mourning the loss of one of her close friends, Ivor Herbert, who has died at the age of 96. Herbert, who was a respected horse racing journalist and trainer, died peacefully at his home according to an announcement in The Times. The ex-Coldstream Guards officer was a friend of Her Majesty, and regularly visited the monarch at Balmoral to discuss all things horse racing. He…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Three stunning new portraits of the Duchess of Cambridge released to mark her 40th birthday

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8th January 2022
Three new photographic portraits have been released to mark the 40th birthday of the Duchess of Cambridge. Taken a couple of months ago at Kew Gardens by photographer Paolo Roversi, the portraits will enter the permanent Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, of which The Duchess is Patron. Photo: Royal Communications Handout / Paolo Roversi The Gallery will reopen in 2023 with the…
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The Yorks

The Sunday newspapers spell further trouble for Prince Andrew

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1st January 2022
In November 2019, the Duke of York stepped back as a working member of The Royal Family in the hope that such a move would keep him out of the spotlight. Yet more than two years later, Andrew still finds himself in a centre of a media storm, with Sunday’s newspapers promising to be unhappy reading for the 61-year-old. The Sunday Times claims on their front page that Andrew may be required…
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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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