Queen Elizabeth II

Poignant portrait re-issued by Buckingham Palace to mark The Queen's Sapphire Jubilee

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6th February 2017
Buckingham Palace have re-issued a poignant portrait of The Queen to mark Her Majesty’s Sapphire Jubilee. The photograph, which was taken by David Bailey in 2014, shows the 90-year-old monarch wearing an array of sapphire jewellery given to her by her father King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947. The Duke of Cambridge can be seen admiring the portrait below. Embed from Getty…
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Who are the best members of the Royal Family to meet the Trumps?

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2nd February 2017
President Trump hasn’t been in office for two weeks, yet, he has caused controversy from the moment it was announced he was running for the most powerful position in the United States. Contention continues to follow him; particularly among royals. Prince Harry is the latest to speak out against him after Christopher O’Neill, American-British citizen and husband to Sweden’s…
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The sets of Netflix’s The Crown

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30th January 2017
Recreating the extraordinary world of The Queen and the royal family was a daunting prospect for the team behind Netflix’s opulent royal drama The Crown, and it quickly became apparent that building it from the ground up was near impossible. The original plan to build most of the sets in a studio was scrapped, and the cast and crew instead travelled to England’s most opulent stately homes and…
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300,000 people sign petition to cancel Trump's State Visit to the UK, to avoid embarrassing The Queen

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29th January 2017
Over 300,000 Britons have signed a petition demanding that the government cancels a planned State Visit to the UK by President Donald Trump. The petition, which is one of the most signed petitions on the government’s website, says that the State Visit should be cancelled to prevent any embarrassment to The Queen. As the petition has gained over 100,000 signatures, the matter will now be…
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