Queen Elizabeth II

A Platinum Pudding fit for The Queen: Dame Mary Berry to judge Jubilee cooking contest - and YOU can take part

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10th January 2022
Bakers across Britain are being asked to come up with a pudding fit for The Queen as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The Platinum Pudding contest is being held to mark the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign this year. The Big Jubilee Lunch has joined forces with Fortnum & Mason to launch a search for a brand new sweet treat to celebrate the Monarch’s…
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Inside the Jubilee Exhibition: The Queen's most famous portrait?

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22nd November 2021
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee in 2022, the Royal Collection Trust will be staging three different exhibitions in 2022. The exhibition at Buckingham Palace will focus on her Accession, the Windsor Castle exhibition on her Coronation, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse exhibition on her Jubilees. The Buckingham Palace exhibition will feature some of the most famous portraits of The…
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The iconic outfit from The Queen's Silver Jubilee

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17th November 2021
Outfits worn by The Queen to mark her Silver, Gold, and Diamond Jubilees will be on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland next year, and one of The Queen’s most iconic and divisive looks will feature prominently. The Platinum Jubilee Display will display The Queen’s Silver Jubilee dress and hat as part of the upcoming display. The bubble-gum pink dress was designed by one of…
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The Queen starts planting season for the Jubilee Canopy

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1st October 2021
The Queen and Prince Charles have helped mark another big moment in the Platinum Jubilee celebrations as they placed a new tree in the grounds of Balmoral to mark the start of the official planting season that will help form a green canopy across Britain. Her Majesty and her heir planted a copper beech tree on October 1st 2021 to signal the formal beginning of the push to ‘Plant a Tree…
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