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The Tower of London's Platinum Jubilee preparations take root as the big day approaches

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4th February 2022
The Tower of London is undergoing some serious changes ahead of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, with landscaping work underway.  Historic Royal Palaces will be making permanent changes to the moat at the Tower of London. “Superbloom” will see over 20 million wildflower seeds sown in the moat to create a spectacular display of flowers in the heart of…
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King George VI: the wartime king

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3rd February 2022
”There may be dark days ahead…but we can only do the right as we see the right” The words of King George VI, spoken in 1939, still hold a resonance. They were part of his historic broadcast made as Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. His calm and measured speech was beamed around the world by radio. It would mark the beginning of another unexpected chapter in the story of this…
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Where does The Queen reign?

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3rd February 2022
On Sunday, 6 February, Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. While most people associate her with the United Kingdom, she is also The Queen of fourteen other nations.  Her Majesty has been The Queen of Canada since she ascended…
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Prince Philip's saddest duty - telling his wife she was now Queen

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3rd February 2022
February 6 1952 was expected to be just another day as Princess Elizabeth visited Kenya with her husband Prince Philip. In unfortunate circumstances, that day would change the Princess’ life forever. For on that day, she lost her father and became the United Kingdom’s new monarch, at the age of 25. The Princess and her husband had flown from Heathrow to Kenya on 31 January, seen off by the…
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Platinum Jubilee: The Royal Records broken by Elizabeth II

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2nd February 2022
On 6 February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II will reach her Platinum Jubilee, 70 years on the throne. She is the only British Monarch to reach this milestone. However, this is not the only record that The Queen has broken throughout her reign.  Oldest British Monarch  On 21 December 2007, Elizabeth passed her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to become the oldest living monarch. Victoria died…
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