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The Queen's milliner reveals the truth behind Her Majesty's EU hat

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28th October 2019
The Queen’s milliner, Angela Kelly, has revealed the truth behind Her Majesty’s ‘EU hat’ which caused a storm in 2017 when she wore the headpiece to the State Opening of Parliament. The hat, which was blue with yellow flowers, had an uncanny resemblance to the flag of the European Union, with many commentators suggesting the monarch could be giving away a subliminal…
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“Do you know The Queen?” Her Majesty jokes with tourists who didn’t recognise her

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27th October 2019
The Queen often walks around the grounds of Balmoral completely unnoticed because she doesn’t wear her tiara, according to a former royal protection officer. Speaking to The Times, Richard Griffin said that she is so unrecognisable, a group of tourists once had a long chat with her, not knowing that they were speaking to The Monarch. However, Mr Griffin said that The Queen did not want to…
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The Queen marks end of an era with reception at Buckingham Palace

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18th October 2019
The Queen hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace on Thursday morning for The Queen’s Trust, a now-defunct charity that supported initiatives in her name. Closed earlier this year and replaced by The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, The Queen’s Trust was formed in the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee in 1977 and supported voluntary sector organisations working with young people.
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The Queen chooses a diamond diadem made for a king for the State Opening of Parliament

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14th October 2019
If anyone was going to show us the honourable draw between a Crown and a hat, it was the Queen. As debate continued over whether Her Majesty should use the Imperial State Crown for the State Opening of Parliament, Elizabeth II had a rather elegant compromise. For this Queen’s Speech, the Monarch wore an all diamond diadem that was originally created for a king. To be fair, it’s a…
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