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The Queen's Reign in Jewels: The George VI Victorian Suite

The Queen has many impressive suites in her jewellery vaults. The King George VI Victorian Suite is one of the most sentimental sets in her collection and has a short but meaningful history for Her Majesty.  King George VI gave his eldest daughter, the then-Princess Elizabeth, a wedding gift of a Victorian suite that he had purchased. It is thought that it was initially created at some point…
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Milestones of a Monarch: The 'Annus Horribilis' Speech

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the 40th anniversary of her reign—her Ruby Jubilee—in 1992, though you wouldn’t have known about it unless you knew the context behind her now infamous ‘Annus Horribilis’ speech. What may have ordinarily been a celebratory event, The Queen’s Ruby Jubilee passed with relatively little fanfare. She and Prince Philip undertook tours of Canada and…
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Mischievous Prince Louis seen in new birthday photos

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released four new photographs of Prince Louis as he celebrates his fourth birthday. The images were taken by the Duchess on a beach in Norfolk earlier this month. The young royal is seen running on the beach, and his similarities to his maternal grandfather, Michael Middleton, are uncanny. Photo by The Duchess of Cambridge via Getty Images The…
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A 'tree of trees' unveiled for the Platinum Jubilee

A ‘tree of trees’ will be placed in front of Buckingham Palace as a central point of the Jubilee celebrations. The sculpture, measuring 21 metres, will include 350 native British trees. The artwork, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, will ensure that trees and the environment are at the heart of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee festivities. It’s another part of the…
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