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The lights go out at the Eiffel Tower while New York sparkles for The Queen

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9th September 2022
Shining bright or shrouded in darkness, both are signs of respect for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. In New York City, the “city that never sleeps,” the Empire State Building serves as an enormous night light. Glimmering silver like jewels in a crown and bathed in the royal colour of purple, it lit up the night sky. The building’s Twitter account said: “Tonight, our tower lights…
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Elizabeth II, a life of service

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8th September 2022
The Queen has died after a lifetime of service. Her Majesty passed away at Balmoral on September 8th 2022 with her family around her. Throughout her long life and reign, she had always put the service of her country and the Commonwealth at the forefront of everything. As…
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the unexpected Monarch who set a new royal standard

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8th September 2022
The death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II brings to an end a glorious reign which is unsurpassed in British history. The Queen’s rule spanned two centuries and saw unparalleled political and social changes but her message of service remained the same throughout seven decades. The longest reigning Monarch in British history was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21st 1926 at a smart…
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Ten reasons Katherine Parr is a queen worth remembering

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7th September 2022
On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The woman who became a royal bride on that Julyday at Hampton Court was also one of her country’s most interesting…
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The Balmoral room chosen by The Queen for a moment of history

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6th September 2022
The Queen has appointed a new UK Prime Minister and, for the first time in her historic reign, the event took place outside London. Liz Truss was asked to form a government during an audience with Her Majesty at Balmoral. And the meeting took place in a room at the heart of this historic royal residence. The Queen appointed the fifteenth premier of her 70 year reign in the Drawing Room at…
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