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The Queen attends 200th anniversary Braemar Gathering days before her own historic milestone

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5th September 2015
Just a few days shy of making history when she becomes the longest reigning British monarch, The Queen attended the Braemar Gathering in Scotland. The Duke of Edinburgh and The Duke of Rothesay, as Charles in styled in Scotland joined Her Majesty. [getty src=”487005644″ width=”594″ height=”396″] The event, just like Her Majesty is celebrating a milestone for the…
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Henry VIII crowned this country’s ‘worst’ monarch

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5th September 2015
The “self-indulgent” King Henry VIII has earned himself the title of the worst monarch in history granted by the Historical Writers Association. Twenty per cent voted the obsessive tyrant the worst monarch citing his “self-indulgent” and “syphilitic” wife-murdering ways. The Spider of Sarajevo, by prize-winning author Robert Wilton, described King Henry as a…
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New portrait of The Queen unveiled honouring her record reign

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4th September 2015
A new portrait of The Queen to mark the occasion of Her Majesty becoming Britain’s longest-reigning monarch has been unveiled. The new portrait was commissioned by Illustrated London News Ltd (ILN), with collaboration from The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) and the Royal Warrant Holders Association. Painted in oils, it portrays The Queen in the robes of the Order of the Garter…
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Limited edition book set announced marking The Queen's record reign

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21st August 2015
Illustrated London News have announced the publication of a special limited edition book set in recognition of Her Majesty The Queen becoming Britain’s longest reigning monarch on September 9th. As Royal Central previously reported, The Queen will overtake her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, on Wednesday 9th September at exactly 4:18pm. The Record Reign limited edition book…
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