British Royals

A Christmas address that brought people together in a time apart

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3rd December 2024
It was one of the most anticipated and historic speeches of a truly historic reign. On Christmas Day 2020, millions listened as Queen Elizabeth II spoke at the most difficult of times. The late Queen had seen Great Britain and the Commonwealth through many of the major moments of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. In 2020, she gave two televised addresses- the first in April and the…
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Queen Camilla's Christmas Day disaster revealed

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1st December 2024
Queen Camilla had one Christmas Day tradition that she was very pleased to leave behind and it involved the festive lunch. Her son, Tom Parker Bowles, revealed that, for several years while he was growing up, his family regularly got up on Christmas morning to find their oven didn’t work. Speaking to the Weekend magazine of the Daily Mail, he said that the family’s Aga used to go out…
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The Princess of Wales speaks out for Addiction Awareness Week

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29th November 2024
The Princess of Wales has penned a message for Addiction Awareness Week, calling it “heartening to see that progress is still being made” to end the stigma of addiction. Catherine, who serves as Patron of the Forward Trust, wrote the message on behalf of her charity, which started Addiction Awareness Week in 2021. Catherine continued: “For too long, many have suffered in silence…
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The unexpected photographer requested by Queen Elizabeth II

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27th November 2024
When many think of American photographer Annie Leibovitz, certain images may come to mind. They might be images like the controversial one of a teen Miley Cyrus showing her back,. But perhaps for many, the photo that springs to mind features Queen Elizabeth II. Between the several sessions Leibovitz had with the late Queen, there are several that have become icon images of an historic…
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