Queen Elizabeth II

Queen only days away from becoming longest-reigning British Monarch

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21st August 2015
The Queen is just 19 days away from becoming the longest-reigning monarch in British history, overtaking great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. According to Royal Central‘s calculations, The Queen will overtake Queen Victoria on 9th September at 4.18pm. Reliable records show Queen Victoria’s reign spanning from 2.12am on 20th June 1837 to 6.30pm on 22nd January 1901, a total…
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Stories of the Stuarts: Abigail Masham

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20th August 2015
Abigail Masham was the Daughter of Francis Hill and through relatives, she already had a very close connection to the court of Queen Anne. Abigail’s Mother was the former Elizabeth Jennings, aunt to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, her second cousin was Robert Harley…
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The stories of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters: Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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20th August 2015
Princess Beatrice was born Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria on 20 April 1884 at Eastwell Park in Kent. She was the youngest child of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. Her father was the second son of Queen Victoria and her mother the only daughter of Tsar Alexander II and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine.Beatrice…
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'Long To Reign Over Us' displays to open celebrating The Queen's remarkable reign

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18th August 2015
To mark the occasion of Her Majesty The Queen becoming Britain’s longest reigning Monarch on September 9th, special photographic displays will open at various royal residences across the country. The Queen becomes Britain’s longest reigning monarch on 9th September. Entitled ‘Long To Reign Over Us’, the displays will open from Wednesday 9th September at Windsor Castle, the…
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The stories of Queen Victoria's granddaughters: Victoria Eugenie, Queen of Spain

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17th August 2015
Being Queen of Spain isn’t the easiest royal role around. Ask the two women who currently hold that title – neither Sofia of Greece nor Letizia Ortiz have enjoyed totally smooth sailing. And a century ago, the woman who reigned as Spanish consort had more than her fair share of problems. She was Victoria Eugenie, known as Ena, and she was the youngest of the women who were granddaughters of…
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