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A moment of history as the last £1 coins bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II enter circulation

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20th August 2025
The last £1 coins bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II are being put in circulation. It’s a final chapter in this part of a royal story that spanned over seven decades. The £1 were already struck when Queen Elizabeth died in 2022. There is always a supply ready to replace coins that are no longer in use, either through being lost or wear and tear. Now over 23 million brand new…
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The family secret that gave Anne her name

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18th August 2025
Anne is one of the most popular names for queens in English history but after the 18th century, it all but disappeared from royal use. Until 1950, when the then heir to the throne chose it for her second child. Why did the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II end up with a name that, at the time, wasn’t a usual one for members of the Royal Family? The answer can perhaps best be found in the…
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Veteran goes ''off script'' to make salute to his ''brave King'' and leaves Charles III close to tears

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15th August 2025
A veteran has gone ”off script” as he offered a salute to King Charles as people gathered to mark the end of World War Two. Yavar Abbas, 105, had taken to the stage at the National Memorial Arboretum during a service held on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day and was set to read out excerpts from his wartime diary. Captain Yavar Abbas prepares to speak – his words moved King…
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Princess Royal: Princess Anne's most famous title

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15th August 2025
Princess Anne, who celebrates her 75th birthday today, holds many titles, but perhaps her most famous is that of Princess Royal. Princess Royal is a title given at the discretion of the monarch to their eldest daughter and is the highest title a royal lady can be granted.
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Princess Anne, the military princess

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15th August 2025
Princess Anne has high ranks in all branches of the British Armed Forces. In 2012, she became an Admiral of the Royal Navy; while in 2020, to coincide with her 70th birthday, Queen Elizabeth II appointed her General of the British Army and Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Air Force. At the time of her Army and Air Force appointments, the Ministry of Defence shared that Princess Anne had…
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