Queen Elizabeth II

Government Minister attacks university decision to remove portrait of The Queen

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10th June 2021
Members of the Magdalen College Middle Common Room have voted to remove a printed portrait of The Queen from the common room. The Oxford students voted to remove it, on the basis of it being a symbol of “recent colonial history”. The move has both been praised and criticised in the following days.According to a BBC article, the motion was tabled to make the common room a more welcoming…
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Features

The Warming Pan Scandal - the most extraordinary and unbelievable royal tale

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31st May 2021
There are a number of events in English royal history that seem extraordinary and unbelievable, but the warming pan scandal has to be at the top of the list. The son of James II and Mary of Modena had a very interesting start to life and would be questioned for decades.James II was not an overly popular monarch; he was Roman Catholic (and was married to a Roman Catholic), attempted to…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Cambridges return to the University of St Andrews 20 years after studying there together

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27th May 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are currently in the middle of a much-anticipated tour of Scotland. Known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn while in Scotland, the couple met while studying at the University of St. Andrews two decades ago. They returned to St. Andrews to visit with students and to highlight different initiatives.Both William and Catherine were students in St…
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