Queen Elizabeth II

A look ahead at The Queen's June birthday celebrations

There is no one who can celebrate their birthday quite like Her Majesty The Queen. She so far has celebrated her actual birthday on April 21 where she lit the first of close to 1000 beacons across the country. Next came the weekend of birthday celebrations that ended in a spectacular 900 horse and 1,500 participant show at Windsor Castle  that The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles…
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Queen Elizabeth II

A rare show of emotion from The Queen at National Memorial Arboretum

Yesterday, on Tuesday, May 17, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth was on hand to officially unveil a new memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield. The new memorial was in honour of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment for all of those who have connections to the regiment over its ten-year history, she is the Colonel-in-Chief. Since its inception ten years ago, 32 members of the…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William opens up about suicide

As part of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry’s #headstogether campaign to bring attention to mental health, Prince William has opened up about how suicide has affected him. As a pilot for East Anglian Air Ambulance, Prince William has been around suicide- his first ever call being a male suicide that made the prince realise just how big the problem was. A fact that not only…
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Controversy over renaming historic road after Queen Elizabeth

The historic Corn Exchange Road in Stirling, Scotland, is under consideration to be renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday in a few months time. Conservatives on Stirling Council, Neil Benny and Martin Earl, have called to rename the road that is home to the Municipal Buildings and Central Library – Queen Elizabeth Road. Rival politicians are not happy with the idea and…
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