State & Ceremonial

Dame Emma Thompson, Sir Kenny Dalglish and Tom Hardy CBE - The Queen's Birthday Honours revealed

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8th June 2018
Actress Emma Thompson, former footballer Kenny Dalglish and actor Tom Hardy are among the high-profile names who have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Emma Thompson is being bestowed a Damehood for services to drama, and former footballer and manager Kenny Dalglish receives a Knighthood for services to football, charity and the City of Liverpool. Also…
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Memorial to Welsh Princess vandalised

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5th June 2018
A few weeks ago a memorial plaque which was dedicated to the Welsh Princess Gwenllian went missing from its usual location at the top of Snowdon. It has since been returned to the Princess Gwenllian society by a local man named Rhys Jones, but the plaque was found to be…
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The 'Forgotten' Georgian Vault at Westminster Abbey

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5th June 2018
In addition to the handful of tombs of England’s medieval kings and their queens consort clustered close to or around the great shrine of Edward the Confessor at Westminster Abbey, one royal vault is quite unlike the rest. Some tombs are harder to find in the first instance. The first Stuart King of England James I, for example, shares mortal eternity in the resplendent Torrigiano tomb designed…
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Flora Danica and a Royal Wedding

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3rd June 2018
In addition to the private gifts exchanged at royal weddings were also those public gifts given on behalf of a nation. Either to accompany its native bride on her marriage, or increasingly, to take the form of diplomatic presents, such as the Sevres porcelain dinner service…
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The Queen's Coronation in numbers

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2nd June 2018
Today is the 65th anniversary of the coronation of The Queen. On 2 June 1953, Queen Elizabeth who succeded her father on 6 February 1952, held her coronation in which she was sworn in as Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. As we mark another milestone Her Majesty The Queen has reached, we take a look back at the day in numbers. It…
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A Gold Quarter Sovereign to commemorate The Queen's Sapphire Coronation Jubilee is released

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1st June 2018
A brand new Gold Quarter Sovereign has been released to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Sapphire Coronation Jubilee which marks 65 years since Her Majesty was coronated in 1953. Collectables firm The Bradford Exchange has released the new coin to celebrate this milestone when she becomes the first British monarch to reach the 65th anniversary of their coronation on Saturday 2nd June. The…
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