Queen Elizabeth II

Good-humoured Queen insisted she had a speaking role in the London 2012 James Bond film

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27th October 2019
The Queen’s dressmaker, Angela Kelly, has revealed that Her Majesty insisted she had a speaking role in the world famous London 2012 James Bond film. In her new book, Mrs Kelly says that it was the monarch herself who chose to say ‘good evening, Mr Bond’, in the sketch which saw Her Majesty jump out of a helicopter. In extracts of Mrs Kelly’s new book published in…
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Queen Elizabeth II

“Do you know The Queen?” Her Majesty jokes with tourists who didn’t recognise her

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27th October 2019
The Queen often walks around the grounds of Balmoral completely unnoticed because she doesn’t wear her tiara, according to a former royal protection officer. Speaking to The Times, Richard Griffin said that she is so unrecognisable, a group of tourists once had a long chat with her, not knowing that they were speaking to The Monarch. However, Mr Griffin said that The Queen did not want to…
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Review: "A day with The Queen"

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25th October 2019
I was sent this lovely illustrated book by a Portuguese author, Diana Del-Negro for a review. It’s a children’s book that Del-Negro wrote and illustrated herself. She wrote it for her five-year-old daughter, Laura, to “explain that real princesses…
The Sussexes

Duke of Sussex to attend the launch of Team UK for the 2020 Invictus Games

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25th October 2019
With less than 200 days until the Invictus Games The Hague 2020, the Duke of Sussex will be meeting the athletes chosen to represent the UK when he attends the team launch event next week. The Duke, who serves as patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, will meet these servicemen and women on Tuesday, 29 October at the Honourable Artillery Company in London. The 65-member UK team is…
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge host BBC Radio 1 Teen Heroes

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23rd October 2019
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted the finalists for the BBC Radio 1’s Teen Hero Awards at Kensington Palace earlier this month, Kensington Palace revealed Tuesday morning. William and Kate met with the 10 finalists on 1 October at Kensington Palace and were joined by singer Camila Cabello and BBC Radio 1 DJs Clara Amfo and Greg James. The BBC announced on Tuesday that the winners…
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