Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen takes in Jubilee history as the final countdown for her Platinum celebrations begins

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4th February 2022
The Queen has come face to face with her royal history as she prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of her accession. Ahead of the moment her reign reaches 70 years, Her Majesty has been shown items from past Jubilees including special mementoes from her own historic anniversaries. The Queen enjoyed browsing through items from the Royal Collection related to Jubilees and brought together for…
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Princess Anne and Family

The Princess Royal tells Team GB to 'enjoy the experience' as they prepare to go for gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics

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4th February 2022
The Princess Royal has told British Olympians to ‘enjoy the experience’ as the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Winter Games approaches. Princess Anne, who is President of the British Olympics Association, also told Team GB’s athletes that she wished them ”every success’ as they get ready to compete at the 2022 Games. In a special video message, the Princess…
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British Royals

George VI: the unexpected King who reshaped the British Monarchy

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4th February 2022
The death of George VI, on February 6th 1952, was unexpected and caused a wave of grief that would have been hard to predict when this shy man became king just sixteen years before.   King George, who was 56 at the time of his death, had been unwell and had looked unwell for some time.  But the news that he had passed away sent those he had ruled into shock – perhaps because he had won…
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British RoyalsKing Charles IIIPrince & Princess of Wales

Charles, Camilla and Kate get arty on a joint engagement supporting The Prince's Foundation

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4th February 2022
In a rare outing on Thursday morning, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duchess of Cambridge had a joint engagement in London celebrating a shared love of art. The trio visited The Prince’s Foundation in the former Trinity Buoy Docklands to meet with students taking courses from The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts. When they first arrived, they were met by…
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