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Queen Elizabeth II could win a BAFTA - with a little help from Paddington

The Platinum Jubilee sketch that saw Paddington Bear thank Queen Elizabeth II for a lifetime of service on behalf of the nation has been nominated for a BAFTA. The prestigious awards, recognising excellence in TV, have just one people’s choice prize this year. It’s for ‘Most Memorable Moment’ and the famous scene of Her Late Majesty and Paddington taking tea at the…
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The wedding flowers of Princess Grace of Monaco

It was a ground breaking and glamourous royal wedding and the images of it remain as familiar now as they have ever done. The world watched, enthralled, when Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on April 19th 1956. Her wedding dress has become one of the most…
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Why the Dame told the Duke - ''no soggy bottom''

Have you heard the one about the Duke, the Dame and the Archbishops? A very special Coronation Big Lunch brought together faith leaders who were treated to one of the UK’s most famous dames telling its newest duke that he had ”no soggy bottom”. For anyone who hasn’t seen The Great British Bake Off, there is no need to be alarmed. Dame Prue Leith used one of the…
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First details of Coronation service revealed as new music is announced

The first details of the Coronation service have been shared as details of the brand new music composed for the ceremony are announced. Before the service begins, a short composition by Judith Weir, Master of the King’s Music, will be played by the Coronation orchestra, the first time they will perform. The overture is called ”Brighter Visions Shine Afar” which takes its…
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Ainsley Harriott gets the Coronation street party going

Top TV chef, Ainsley Harriott, has been helping get the Coronation street party started as he encouraged communities to come together to mark the historic moment King Charles III is crowned. As Coronation Big Lunches take shape around the UK, the star helped deliver invitations to a community celebration in London. With just over three weeks until the big day, Ainsley Harriott MBE knocked on…
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