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The last monarch to have a funeral at Westminster Abbey: King George II

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15th September 2022
In just days, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey in London. It’s been centuries since a monarch had a funeral at the Abbey. The last one was King George II in 1760. The funeral of King George II took place on 13 November 1760. Horace Walpole, the son of Sir Robert Walpole, England’s first and longest-serving prime minister wrote an account of the…
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The Queen's first major event at Buckingham Palace - her christening

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15th September 2022
On 29 May 1926, the christening of the future Queen Elizabeth II, took place. The baptismal service was performed at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace and the occasion of HM The Queen’s 91st birthday provides a pleasant opportunity to revisit this important event. Photographs were made of the Duchess of York leaving 17 Bruton Street in her wedding attire to make her way to Westminster…
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The other kings called Charles

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15th September 2022
With the death of his mother on Thursday 8 September 2022, King Charles III is now the sovereign of the United Kingdom, as well as fifteen other nations. While it was thought previously that he may take the regnal name of George VII, The King has chosen to keep his given…
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How the story of Queen Elizabeth II began in a quiet house, long lost to history

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15th September 2022
Not all kings and queens are born in castles. The tale of the longest reigning Monarch in British history began in a London townhouse. To be precise, No 17, Bruton Street, Mayfair for that iswhere Elizabeth II was born. In the 1920s this now famous address was the London townhouse of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. Their residence in the capital had already featured in one famous…
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Prince Philip to be buried alongside Queen Elizabeth II - after ''waiting'' for Her Late Majesty

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14th September 2022
The late Duke of Edinburgh will be finally laid to rest at the same time as Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Following his funeral at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor in April 2021, the coffin of Prince Philip was placed in the Royal Vault. It will be brought for burial in the King George VI Chapel within St. George’s alongside that of Queen Elizabeth II. It was always the…
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