Queen Elizabeth II

Legoland version of Queen’s birthday took 650 hours to build

The Queen’s Patron’s Lunch in the Mall will be over in just one day, but a version of it will be available for visitors to marvel over at LEGOLAND Windsor until November. The resort’s model-making team have spent 650 hours to re-create the Patron’s Lunch, actually in the Mall and in front of Buckingham Palace in Miniland at the park. To do this, they used an astonishing 30,000 bricks and…
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Prince Philip

The Duke of Edinburgh's most famous gaffes

Royal Central have compiled together some of his most famous, yet hilarious gaffes. The list below details remarks be has made about celebrities, places and even his own family. Madonna After being told that Madonna would be performing the Die Another Day theme tune back in 2002, Prince Philip famously quipped: “Are we going to need earplugs?” Elton John Sir Elton John has long been a…
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Unique virtual field trip allows students inside The Queen’s 90th birthday

A unique new program to commemorate The Queen’s 90th birthday will allow students and viewers from around the world to take a virtual tour of Windsor Castle, as well as giving them a glimpse into Her Majesty’s birthday celebrations. The televised event is called ‘Happy Birthday, Your Majesty’, and will be hosted by Discovery Education. The virtual field trip will air on…
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The Queen's 'secret gardens' at Frogmore House to open for three days this week

Mention the name Frogmore, and some people will instantly remember it is the resting place of the late Queen Mother, to name but one of many of the Royal Family throughout the years who lay in the Mausoleum or elsewhere. However, as visitors can find this week the Gardens are far more than that, they are 35 acres of calm and serenity that have been enjoyed since the time of Charles II. The…
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