Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Arise Sir Billy Connolly, Dame Julie Walters & Dame June Whitfield! Birthday Honours revealed

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16th June 2017
Comedian Billy Connolly and actress Julie Walters are among the high-profile names who have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Billy Connolly is being bestowed a Knighthood for services to entertainment and charity, and Julie Walters also receives a Damehood for services to drama. PC Keith Palmer, the hero police officer killed in the Westminster Terror attack…
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Prince & Princess of WalesQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen and Prince William visit scene of London fire tragedy

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16th June 2017
The Queen and the Duke of Cambridge have visited the scene of the the London tower fire where 17 people have died and and around 74 are still missing. Her Majesty and her grandson are meeting members of the emergency services as well as residents and community representatives. Grenfell Tower in Kensington set ablaze on Wednesday morning with around 600 people in the building at the time. All of…
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British RoyalsKing Charles IIIOtherQueen Elizabeth II

Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Prince Charles's godmother, dies at the age of 93

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14th June 2017
The 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, godmother to The Prince of Wales and third cousin of The Queen, has died at the age of 93. Embed from Getty Images The Countess of Mountbatten of Burma was born on 14 February 1924 as the eldest of Louis Mountbatten, later the 1st Earl of Mountbatten of Burma and uncle to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Through her father, she was a…
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British RoyalsPalaces & Buildings

Increase in crimes around the royal palaces since the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

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13th June 2017
In a new report released by the Metropolitan Police in response to a freedom of information request, statistics reveal that crimes around Buckingham and Kensington Palaces have more than tripled since the royal wedding in 2011. In 2011 just 13 crimes took place within palace grounds and also just outside but the number jumped to 41 in 2016. Scotland Yard has confirmed that: “The vast majority of…
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