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For or against? Should Dame Anna Wintour have removed her sunglasses when meeting The Queen?

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21st February 2018
Yesterday, The Queen made a surprise appearance at London Fashion Week where she sat front row next to Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, Dame Anna Wintour. Many were quick to point out that Dame Anna did not remove her sunglasses when meeting Her Majesty. Was this a breach in protocol or nothing to fuss over? Here are two opinions: Yes, she should have- by Jamie Samhan From the time we are young, we are…
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Court hears about plot to kill “old woman Elizabeth”

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14th February 2018
The Old Bailey has heard of how a delivery driver apparently discussed killing the then Prime Minister David Cameron and The Queen. Somalian Aweys Shikhey, 38, allegedly also spoke of an AK47 attack at White Hart Lane, shooting Jewish people, killing David Cameron and “old woman Elizabeth” before his attempt to join Islamic State. Shikhey denies preparing terrorist acts on or before…
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The Queen Mother's advice to her daughter is revealed

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6th February 2018
On the 66th anniversary of The Queen’s accession to the throne, a former lady-in-waiting to The Queen Mother and a friend of The Queen has revealed the advice that the Queen Mother passed along to her young daughter. Lady Penn sat down for a Channel 5 documentary series about the Queen’s reign, scheduled to air tonight, and told the interviewer about how The Queen Mother gave her daughter…
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80% of people living in the UK have only ever known one monarch - Queen Elizabeth II

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3rd February 2018
As The Queen begins her 66th year on the throne next week, it is perhaps unsurprising that 80% of UK residents have only ever known one monarch – Elizabeth II. The then Princess Elizabeth ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, upon the death of her father, King George VI. According to the Office for National Statistics, 12 million British residents were alive when King George died and…
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