British Royals

How to attend Trooping the Colour, a much anticipated highlight of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations

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11th January 2022
First details of how to apply for tickets for this year’s Trooping the Colour have been revealed. The ballot for seats at the event will open on January 17th 2022. Over 1200 officers and hundreds of horses will take part in Trooping the Colour on June 2nd 2022 with the parade starting the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend. The Sovereign’s Birthday Parade is taking place…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's Canopy makes its mark as tens of thousands of trees are planted for the Platinum Jubilee

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10th January 2022
Over 60,000 trees have already been planted to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Thousands of people have already taken up the challenges to ”plant a tree for the Jubilee’ just two months into the season. Community groups, organisations and schools have been at the forefront of the initiative. The Queen’s Green Canopy aims to provide a lasting legacy to celebrate the…
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Queen Elizabeth II

A Platinum Pudding fit for The Queen: Dame Mary Berry to judge Jubilee cooking contest - and YOU can take part

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10th January 2022
Bakers across Britain are being asked to come up with a pudding fit for The Queen as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The Platinum Pudding contest is being held to mark the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign this year. The Big Jubilee Lunch has joined forces with Fortnum & Mason to launch a search for a brand new sweet treat to celebrate the Monarch’s…
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The Netherlands

The royal bride who defied expectations to follow her heart

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7th January 2022
On a cold, January day in 1937, a happy young couple stepped out into the chilly air to make royal history. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld before a royal guest list and surrounded by thousands of her fellow Dutch citizens who had come to share her special day. But this was more than just a royal wedding. Juliana was then heir to the throne of the…
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