Queen Elizabeth II

Queen takes new record as world's oldest Monarch

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23rd January 2015
Queen Elizabeth II became the oldest reigning Monarch in the world yesterday following the death of the 90-year-old King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. Yet the record forms only the latest in a long string of longevity records The Queen – along with the Duke of Edinburgh – have reached over the past few years, as well as a number of significant records which she is still…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's day with the Women's Institute

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23rd January 2015
Her Majesty The Queen made her annual visit to West Newton on Thursday, to attend a meeting of the Women’s Institute (WI). Upon her arrival at West Newton village hall, where the meeting was held, Her Majesty was welcomed by the group’s chairwoman, Yvonne Brown…
British Royals

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: A Life in Decades - 1920s

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23rd January 2015
As we continue our series on The Queen Mother, the next decade to be examined is the 1920s. Also known as the roaring twenties in some parts of the world. The 1920s was an interesting time for Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyons. What makes Elizabeth such a fascinating figure was that she had no interest in being Royal. Elizabeth can be considered to be a free thinker, a concept that had an impact on her…
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The Yorks

Prince Andrew publicly responds to allegations

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22nd January 2015
Prince Andrew has spoken in public for the first time regarding allegations made against him of sexual impropriety. At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, the Duke said that he felt he must reiterate the statements released by Buckingham Palace over the last few…
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Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry inspired Damian Lewis's Henry VIII

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22nd January 2015
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, actor Damian Lewis has revealed that he took inspiration from The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry for his new role as Henry VIII in the BBC’s new period drama, Wolf Hall. Lewis spoke of how it was the two princes sense of ‘normality’ which he wanted to draw upon when playing the Tudor monarch. The actor, educated at Eton College like…
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The Edinburghs

Palace release new photo for Countess of Wessex's 50th birthday

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17th January 2015
Buckingham Palace have released a new photograph of the Countess of Wessex to mark her upcoming 50th birthday on Tuesday.The photograph, taken by society photographer Richard Young, is a candid portrait of the Countess which was especially commissioned for the occasion. An original colour photo was released along with an augmented black and white version of the portrait. The Earl and Countess…
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