British Royals

Service of Thanksgiving for Prince Philip to take place

A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of the Duke of Edinburgh will take place at the end of March. It will be held at Westminster Abbey with The Queen expected to attend. The service is set for March 29th 2022, just a few days before the first anniversary of Prince Philip’s death. Her Majesty is also set to attend the Abbey on March 14th 2022 for the annual Commonwealth Day…
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Business for usual for The Queen as she marks her historic Platinum Jubilee

The Queen has been seen attending to business as usual as her Platinum Jubilee is celebrated around the world. On the 70th anniversary of her Accession, February 6th 2022, Her Majesty was seen attending to her red boxes in a special image. The Queen was photographed getting on with her daily work at Sandringham House where she is spending her Platinum Jubilee. A picture of her father, King…
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British Royals

Elizabeth II: Our Queen for 70 Years

The Queen has now reigned for 70 years. Her Majesty passed the milestone as the clock struck midnight on February 6th 2022. Elizabeth II is the first British Monarch to rule for 70 years. Her reign, already the longest in British history, has seen many changes and…
Queen Elizabeth II

'I don't matter!' The Queen jokes as she cuts a cake marking her Platinum Jubilee

The Queen quipped that ”I don’t matter!” as she cut a cake at a reception on the eve of her Platinum Jubilee. As she was shown the homemade creation, bearing an iced version of her official Platinum Jubilee logo, she was told that it was facing away from her so that the press could see the emblem the right way up. ”Oh, they can see it!” The Queen said with a…
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The poignant words of George VI that still echo through the years

They were the words spoken by a king as a country looked to him for inspiration and, legend has it, they were handed to him by the heir who would go on to make history. During Britain’s first Christmas of World War Two in 1939, George VI broadcast to the country and quoted a few lines of a poem which became forever associated with him. In fact, they are so much a part of his story that they…
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