Queen Elizabeth II

A moment of history in the first Christmas speech of Queen Elizabeth II

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24th December 2024
For our last lookback at Royal Christmas Broadcasts throughout the years, we are looking at one of the most historic Christmas speeches: Queen Elizabeth II’s first Christmas address as monarch in 1952. When Princess Elizabeth set out with her husband for a six month Commonwealth tour on behalf of her father. King George VI, on 31 January 1952, she did not know that within days, she…
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A new addition to the family for Christmas speech

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13th December 2024
As we dive into different Royal Christmas Broadcasts each day in December, we are able to see both personal and public moments marked for the sovereign. Queen Elizabeth II marked moments of family joy and public loss in 2015.  The spring of 2015 had brought great family joy with the arrival of Princess Charlotte. Her proud great grandmother reflected on that in her Christmas speech, noting…
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The unexpected photographer requested by Queen Elizabeth II

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27th November 2024
When many think of American photographer Annie Leibovitz, certain images may come to mind. They might be images like the controversial one of a teen Miley Cyrus showing her back,. But perhaps for many, the photo that springs to mind features Queen Elizabeth II. Between the several sessions Leibovitz had with the late Queen, there are several that have become icon images of an historic…
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The simple tomb of an historic queen

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5th June 2024
The Emperor and Empress of Japan will be in the United Kingdom for a state visit at the end of June. As part of their visit, they will be visiting the late Queen Elizabeth II’ss tomb at Windsor. What does the tomb of the longest reigning monarch in British history look like?  Queen Elizabeth II was interred in the King George VI Memorial Chapel which is located in St. George’s Chapel…
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