Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria - then and now

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8th September 2015
Many of us have been watching the myriad of posts regarding Queen Elizabeth being set to exceed Queen Victoria as Britain’s longest reigning monarch on Wednesday, 9th September. The Queen pictured here in 2012 when she visited The Bank of England. By the Numbers To start at the beginning of their respective reigns, Queen Victoria acceded to the throne at the tender age of 18. She had been born…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Taking flight: The Duke of Cambridge to visit RAF Coningsby

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7th September 2015
Taking some time away from his job as an air ambulance pilot, The Duke of Cambridge will visit RAF Coningsbyon 22 September to commemorate the 100th Anniversary Parade of 29 (Reserve) Squadron. Prince William pictured here in 2010 at the Controls of a Search and Rescue Seaking Helicopter. The Duke is the Honourary Air Commandant of Royal Air Force Coningsby. The airbase is also home to the Battle…
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Queen Elizabeth II

A special service of music and prayers to mark the moment The Queen makes history

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5th September 2015
On the day that The Queen becomes the longest reigning monarch in British history there will be a special service of music and prayers at one of Britain’s most important churches to mark the historic moment. A ceremony of Choral Evensong will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on September 9th as Elizabeth II overtakes Victoria in the record books. The Queen’s historic milestone will…
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Princess Anne and Family

A royal tribute to Britain's worst rail disaster is destroyed by vandals

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4th September 2015
It was a sad day for the community of Gretna Green last weekend. Vandals destroyed a tree that was planted by the Princess Royal earlier this year to honour those who perished in the Quintinshill Rail Disaster. On May 22, The Princess Royal planted a tree near the railway tracks adjacent to the Quintinshill Bridge to mark the centenary of Britain’s worst rail disaster. Hundreds of residents…
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