Princess Anne and Family

All smiles from Princess Anne as she welcomes veterans to garden party at Buckingham Palace - the first in three years

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13th May 2022
The Princess Royal welcomed veterans to a garden party in Buckingham Palace, the first garden party since the global health crisis began. More than 2,000 people attended what is usually known as an annual event. Honouring those with the Not Forgotten Association, veterans aged 20 to 102 were joined alongside celebrities Jeremy Vine, Vanessa Feltz, and Anton Du Deke. Among those in…
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The ruler who has just been overtaken by The Queen

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9th May 2022
Queen Elizabeth II has just overtaken Johann II of Liechtenstein as the third-longest verified reigning monarch in history. But who exactly is Johann II? Born 5 October 1840 in Elsgrub, Margraviate of Moravia in the Austrian Empire, Johann II was the elder son of Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein and Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. Johann II ascended to the throne shortly…
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British Royals

Milestones of a Monarch: The Rhodesia crisis

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6th May 2022
Maybe you have heard of Rhodesia, an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979. It dissolved on 1 June 1979 and is now in the territory equivalent to modern Zimbabwe. Before all of that happened, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was Queen of the state. Rhodesia was the de facto successor state to the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, which had been self-governed since 1923, when…
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British Royals

New Platinum Jubilee award highlights voluntary service

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5th May 2022
In honour of the Platinum Jubilee, the Government has announced a special one-off addition to the annual Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS), The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award. The new award will highlight 20 national charities working to empower young people aged 16 to 25. The number 20 has been chosen to reflect 20 years of QAVS. The annual QAVS is the highest…
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