Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth delighted with £50 Tesco gift card

There were big winners on the first day of the Royal Windsor Horse Show, including Queen Elizabeth herself. The monarch, who is in Windsor to take part in the major event of her 90th birthday celebrations, received a £50 voucher to Tesco, a British grocery company when her horse, Barber’s Shop, won the Tattersalls & RoR Thoroughbred Ridden Show Series Qualifier, in the National Hunt…
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Burger King becomes Burger Queen for the day

Burger King became Burger Queen for the day to celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. Embed from Getty Images The Tottenham Court Road location changed its name and offered a special for app users: a Chicken Royale with small fries for £1.99. “At Burger King we wanted to celebrate this exciting event, and what better way than with our very own royal makeover transforming…
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Prince Philip gearing up for his 95th birthday

Her Majesty The Queen isn’t the only one celebrating a milestone birthday this year. Her husband, Prince Philip, celebrates his 95th birthday on 10 June. On his birthday, The Duke of Edinburgh will be seated beside the Queen at a service of thanksgiving for her…
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Norweigan Royal Family’s budget problems

Questions about the budget of the Norwegian Royal Family are being raised after it was discovered that the cost is almost double what has been reported in the state budget. Costs associated with the Royal Family are listed as 232,229,000 kr, but costs associated with…
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Queen could move out of Buckingham Palace

The Queen might be forced to move out of Buckingham Palace while it undergoes £150 million in repairs. It would mark the first time a monarch has been forced to move out of Buckingham Palace since Queen Victoria designated it an official residence in 1837. King George VI and his wife famously remained ensconced in Buckingham Palace during the London Blitz of the Second World War. Most of…
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Church of England picks ten-year-old’s logo for The Queen’s birthday

Out of over a thousand entries, the Church of England’s commemorative logo for Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday celebrations was designed by a ten-year-old boy. The Church of England held a contest throughout its schools to decide on a logo for the celebrations, and young Luke Salinger’s design – children holding hands around a cross with the Queen’s insignia and the Royal Crown at the…
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