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New attire for The Queen's Madame Tussauds display

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7th September 2015
As The Queen this week becomes Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Madame Tussauds in London will be playing their part in the celebrations as they dress their wax-work figure of Her Majesty in a new crystal covered dress. The Queen will overtake her great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria’s, reign on Wednesday 9th September. A previous waxwork figure of The Queen at Madame Tussauds in…
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Features

The Monarchy In Australia

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7th September 2015
The British Monarchy has profoundly shaped Australian political life, despite supporters of a republic saying otherwise, and members of the Royal Family have been warmly welcomed by most Australians since 1867. Former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies’ description sums up…
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Monarchy Rules: stories from Queen Elizabeth II to Alfred the Great

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7th September 2015
After the success of our series: A Victorian Family Tree: the story of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters as well as celebrating Her Majesty’s record breaking reign, we begin our new series: Monarchy Rules: stories of Queen Elizabeth II to Alfred the Great. The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone. Not your typical series of facts and milestones, but a look into the lives of those who…
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History

Edward & Joan: A Plantagenet Love Story

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6th September 2015
“The most beautiful woman in all the realm of England, and the most loving,” fourteenth-century French chronicler, Jean Froissart once said of Joan of Kent. Joan, known by the sobriquet of “the Fair Maid of Kent,” was thirty-two and recently widowed upon the…
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The Queen attends 200th anniversary Braemar Gathering days before her own historic milestone

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5th September 2015
Just a few days shy of making history when she becomes the longest reigning British monarch, The Queen attended the Braemar Gathering in Scotland. The Duke of Edinburgh and The Duke of Rothesay, as Charles in styled in Scotland joined Her Majesty. [getty src=”487005644″ width=”594″ height=”396″] The event, just like Her Majesty is celebrating a milestone for the…
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The Royal Society of Portrait Painters commemorate The Queen’s reign

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5th September 2015
On 9 September Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning British monarch, surpassing the record held by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. According to 2014 figures, there have been over 150 portraits of her during her lifetime. “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Painted in 1974 by David Poole for Royal Artillery Woolwich. “I wanted to paint The Queen as a woman rather…
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