Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge see ongoing work of Disasters Emergency Committee to help in Ukraine

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22nd April 2022
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid a visit to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s London headquarters on Thursday to learn more about the ongoing Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, which has closed in on £300 million in donations. During their visit, William and Catherine met with the DEC’s Chief Executive Officer, Saleh Saeed, and aid workers who have been in Ukraine and surrounding…
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The Queen's Reign in Style: the iconic outfit from the Silver Jubilee

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16th April 2022
The Queen has been a fashion plate throughout her 70-year reign, and some outfits have become legendary. Among the most iconic is the bright pink dress The Queen wore at her first jubilee celebrations in 1977, when she decided to go bold to celebrate 25 years on the throne. The Queen wore an instantly iconic bubblegum pink dress for the Service of Thanksgiving and subsequent events held in…
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The day The Queen met Marilyn Monroe

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6th April 2022
Queen Elizabeth II has welcomed a dozen Prime Ministers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; she’s met nearly every American President of her reign; she meets the movers and the shakers of the arts, politics, science worlds—but has there been a more iconic meeting than when The Queen met Marilyn Monroe, the queen of mid-century Hollywood? In October 1956, only four…
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Milestones of a Monarch: Michelle Obama hugs The Queen

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29th March 2022
There have been moments of The Queen’s reign that have gone instantly viral, and her first meeting with then-First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009—where the two women were seen hugging—made headlines around the world. Obama was accompanying her husband, US President Barack Obama, to the G20 Summit when she met The Queen for the first time. In her memoir, Becoming, Obama describes the…
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