British Royals

Queen Camilla pays tribute to The Queen's smile – and her role as a female leader

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19th September 2022
Queen Camilla has paid loving tribute to her late mother-in-law Queen Elizabeth II, recalling her ‘wonderful blue eyes’ and a smile that is ‘unforgettable’, just hours before the late Queen’s State Funeral. In a pre-recorded segment for television filmed a few months ago at Clarence House, Queen Camilla spoke of Queen Elizabeth II as someone she’s known her entire life, despite only…
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Women permitted to wear trouser suits for State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

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18th September 2022
New details about the dress code at Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral are emerging, and for the first time ever, women will be permitted to wear trouser suits. Dress code protocols at royal events typically mention that women should wear some form of dress, and it is believed that this is the first time that trouser suits will be an option for female guests. The details emerged after a…
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Memories of Her Majesty: the tour that transformed Elizabeth II into a global Queen

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18th September 2022
The story of how Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne—that she went up a tree a princess and climbed back down a queen—and the aborted tour of Australia and New Zealand by way of Kenya that had to be postponed is well-documented. But what of her first official tour as The Queen? In late 1953, The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh embarked on a Commonwealth Tour that would see them visiting…
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King Charles receives a jubilant welcome in Wales after first visit as monarch

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16th September 2022
King Charles III received a jubilant welcome in Wales as he concluded his whirlwind tour of the United Kingdom in the week since he became sovereign. Joined by his Queen Consort, The King carried out engagements in Cardiff, arriving first at Llandaff Cathedral for a service in memory of Queen Elizabeth II. King Charles spoke with the Archbishop of Wales after the service, who joked that…
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