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A piece of history sees an evocative reimagination of Queen Elizabeth to summarise her record breaking reign

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25th April 2024
Summing up the historic reign of Queen Elizabeth II is hard but a brand new sculpture aims to provide a lasting reminder of Her Late Majesty. A seven-foot bronze statue depicting the late monarch as a young woman was unveiled outside the local library on what would be her 98th birthday. The statue by Hywel Brân Pratley reimagines a young queen in her ceremonial robes with the George IV Diadem…
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The Crown release date revealed

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10th October 2023
The final season of The Crown will release in two parts on Netflix this fall, the streamer has announced. In a teaser trailer posted on social media, Imelda Staunton, who has played Queen Elizabeth II in its final two seasons, can be seen walking to the balcony at…
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The poignant losses that marked Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee year

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11th September 2023
The historic reign of Elizabeth II, which lasted seventy years, saw many significant times. Among the most poignant were those in 2002 when Queen Elizabeth II said goodbye to her sister and her mother within a matter of weeks and saw the very fabric of her Royal Family alter forever. As 2002 began, Queen Elizabeth II was looking ahead to her Golden Jubilee. On February 6th, she marked the 50th…
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The speech that became one of the greatest moments of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II

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8th September 2023
In her historic, seventy year reign, Queen Elizabeth II gave thousands of speeches. But one has a legacy of its own that places it among the great royal addresses in history. As people came to terms with lockdown at the very start of the coronavirus pandemic, Queen Elizabeth II gave a moving address to the Commonwealth, and indeed the world, where she promised good times ahead. Speaking to…
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Most popular things named after Queen Elizabeth II

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24th August 2023
With the news that the Le Touquet-Paris-Plage International Airport in France is set to change its name to add ‘Elizabeth II’ in honour of the late queen, we started looking into other places and things named after Queen Elizabeth II. While the French airport is the only airport named after her, Queen Elizabeth II lends her name to The Queen’s Terminal at London Heathrow. She also…
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