British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

Diary entry reveals The Queen was bored during her father’s coronation

In a diary entry on 12 May 1937, from the then 11-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York, the future Queen recorded the experience of watching her father’s coronation at Westminster Abbey. The diary entry opened with the fact that the day saw the young princess awakened at the early hour of 05:00 by the music of the Royal Marines band outside her window. Following an early breakfast, Elizabeth got…
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Prince Harry meets children of slain service members at Buckingham Palace party

At the party held at Buckingham Palace on Saturday to honour the families of those who have lost a loved one in the Armed Forces, 800 children and their guests mingled with The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. One lucky partygoer was 6-year-old Jack, son of murdered soldier, Lee Rigby. Jack was joined by his mum, Rebecca. The two shared a laugh with Prince Harry as he tried his hand…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

At two-years-old, Princess Charlotte's 'brand' is worth a staggering £3 billion

She’s just two-years-old, and Princess Charlotte’s “brand” worth is an incredible £3 billion — or $3.8 billion in U.S. dollars. And she proved her influence in the marketplace the very day she was born when she was photographed leaving St. Mary’s Hospital wrapped in a GH Hurt & Sons shaw. The garment sold out almost immediately. Brand Finance told Marie Claire UK this has nothing to…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen's horse snags win for 3rd year

The Queen was all smiles yesterday during the 3rd day of the 5-day Royal Windsor Horse Show; Her Majesty has attended the show which is held in virtually her own backyard at Windsor Park for the past 72 years. She spent the day with Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain…
Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth must confront King of Bahrain at Windsor Horse Show

The rights groups Reprieve, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain, Index, ECDHR and Bahrain Institute for Rights & Democracy are calling for Her Majesty to confront the King of Bahrain at the Windsor Horse Show over the “deterioration” of human rights in Bahrain. In a letter to The Queen, the rights groups said: “King Hamad … who sponsors four events in the show, is directly…
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