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YEAR IN REVIEW: Queen Elizabeth II's final time at Buckingham Palace

On 8 September, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96. Like many moments of her life, her funeral and remembrance events were covered and watched all over the globe. As thousands of mourners lined the streets of London, many stood by to pay their final respects as Her Late Majesty left Buckingham Palace for the final time. Several days after her death and after returning…
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British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

ROYAL REVIEW OF 2022: A year of change for William and Catherine

Catherine celebrated her 40th birthday in early January, and we covered the milestone in usual style. There were deep dives into her arts-related patronages, sports-related patronages, and children’s patronages; her use of royal jewels and style evolution; how mental health became a defining focus for her work; how her first decade as a member of the Royal Family played out (plus 10 key moments…
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Queen Camilla

YEAR IN REVIEW: Camilla's time as Queen-in-Waiting

Queen Camilla. At the beginning of the year, it was still a prospective title; we didn’t even know if it would ever be used. The official line in January was still that Camilla would someday be referred to as Princess Consort, but in February, that all changed with one…
British Royals

YEAR IN REVIEW: The queue that became a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

In the end, it had to be that way. The British are known for their love of queuing and so, as national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II began, so, too, did a line of epic proportions. Hundreds of thousands of people joined it, standing and walking in the cold and dark for a chance to pay their own tribute to the longest reigning Monarch in British history. On September 14th 2022, the coffin of…
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Princess Anne and Family

REVIEW OF THE YEAR: At her mother's side - Princess Anne's saddest duty as she accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on her final journey

Hundreds of millions of people around the world mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 when she died peacefully at the age of 96. Her family felt the pain more than anybody else, yet due to the nature of their roles, they were forced to mourn very publicly. One such mourner was Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter, Princess Anne, who was seen by many to have been The Royal…
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