Queen Elizabeth II

Hitting the right note: The Queen approves the award of Her Majesty’s Medal for Music 2014

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11th March 2015
The Queen has granted the award of Her Majesty’s Medal for Music 2014 to Mr Simon Halsey. Halsey is the tenth recipient of the award. The award, created in 2005, is given to an exceptional individual or group of musicians who have had a significant impact on the musical life of the country. Sir Charles Mackerras was the inaugural recipient of the award. Winners of Her Majesty’s Medal for…
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History

King William IV - The Forgotten Hanoverian

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10th March 2015
King George I, King George II, King George III, King George IV and Queen Victoria. All Hanoverian Monarchs of the United Kingdom but the House of Hanover also presented us with another King – William IV. He may not have brought the Hanoverians to Britain like his…
Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen to appear at Runnymede Pleasure Ground in bronze statue form

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9th March 2015
As Her Majesty The Queen is poised to become the longest serving Monarch Britain has seen, Runnymede Pleasure Ground will soon be unveiling a 10ft bronze statue of the Monarch, in recognition of this remarkable achievement. The project, which will cost an estimated £350,000, is the brainchild of the Deputy Mayor of Runnymede, Councillor Derek Cotty. The statue is currently being cast in bronze…
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British Royals

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: A Life in Decades – 1980s

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6th March 2015
Our series continues with a look at The Queen Mother during my favourite decade: The 1980s. The 1980s would usher in a disastrous racing season, but the mood would change with The Queen Mother’s eightieth birthday on 4th August. In May 1980, The Queen Mother made her journey north as she always had for her fortnight of fishing. This year a slight change in plans as she stayed at Craigowan, and…
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Features

Week of live broadcasts of Richard III’s burial to be shown on Channel 4

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4th March 2015
It has been announced that Channel 4 will be following the reburial of Richard III’s remains with a number of live broadcasts of the last Plantagenet King’s re-internment later this month. Channel 4, who were the broadcasters to produce the award-winning documentary Richard III: The King in the Car Park, and were the ones to reveal to the nation the discovery of the King’s long-lost remains…
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