Queen Elizabeth II

Top author pens fairy tale for Platinum Jubilee

The Queen’s lifelong love of horses is getting the fairy tale treatment with an upcoming book by celebrated author Michael Morpurgo. There Once is a Queen is an illustrated story of how the young Queen Elizabeth II was gifted a Shetland pony by her father, King George VI and traces her life and reign from that moment. The book is illustrated by Michael Foreman. Morpurgo spoke with The…
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Support for embattled communities from Charles and Camilla

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall paid a visit to the BBC World Service earlier this week to celebrate its 90th anniversary and learn more about its operations in Ukraine, Russia, and Afghanistan. During their tour of the studios, Prince Charles complimented the BBC World Services team for reporting “in the most difficult of circumstances” and revealed that he’d recently…
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Dutch King and Queen set to visit US

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are headed state-side this fall, with a working business visit to California and Texas added to their diaries. From 6-9 September, the Dutch royals will visit San Francisco, the Silicon Valley, Dallas and Houston in an economic…
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The Queen's Reign in Style Moments: The wedding of Charles and Diana

The Queen’s reign has been marked by major style moments, and in the lead-up to her Platinum Jubilee, we’re looking at some of the most popular and revered outfits throughout her record-breaking reign. For the wedding of her son and heir, The Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, The Queen kept it blue and breezy for the state occasion. Dressed by Ian Thomas, one of her many…
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Milestones of a Monarch: the marriage of William and Kate

On this day in 2011, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were married at Westminster Abbey. Let’s take a look at the day through the lens of the grandmother who witnessed her grandson’s nuptials but also saw an heir begin his own family and dynasty. Prince William had been dating his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton for roughly eight years off and on before he proposed in the autumn of…
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