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REVIEW OF THE ROYAL YEAR: Rainbows, shooting stars and marmalade sandwiches: the moments that marked a nation's mourning

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30th December 2022
In the days between the death of Queen Elizabeth II and Her Late Majesty’s State Funeral, the country she had ruled for seventy years went into national mourning. And amidst the week and a half of ceremonial and constitutional events came some moments that would mark the passing of a Monarch. Amongst the most striking symbols of that strange time was the rainbow. As Buckingham Palace…
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YEAR IN REVIEW: The queue that became a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

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29th December 2022
In the end, it had to be that way. The British are known for their love of queuing and so, as national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II began, so, too, did a line of epic proportions. Hundreds of thousands of people joined it, standing and walking in the cold and dark for a chance to pay their own tribute to the longest reigning Monarch in British history. On September 14th 2022, the coffin of…
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Prince George shows talent inherited from King Charles III

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25th December 2022
Prince George has wished everyone a Happy Christmas with a painting. The second in line to the throne has created a rather impressive reindeer in the snow picture which his proud parents, The Prince and Princess of Wales, shared on their official social media along with the compliments of the season. George’s reindeer is joined by two robins in the painting. Photo Credit…
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The Prince of Wales makes moving tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's life of service

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24th December 2022
The Prince of Wales has read some of Queen Elizabeth II’s most famous words at the Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey. Prince William read from Her Late Majesty’s 2012 speech, given at the end of what had been a very special year for the Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II had marked her Diamond Jubilee while the eyes of the world had turned to London for the Olympics soon…
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