British Royals

A penguin with royal connections gets in on the Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Members of the Royal Family are touring the four nations of the UK this weekend to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. The Earl and Countess of Wessex are in Northern Ireland, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are in Wales with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and The Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Lawrence have visited Edinburgh. Princess Anne has had quite the adventure in Edinburgh so…
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Style Moments of the Reign: The Queen's most famous accessory

Queen Elizabeth II is known for her stylish headwear. Her hats are legendary, for a while she was the owner of a string of seriously stylish turbans and then, of course, come those tiaras and the crown. But one accessory The Queen truly enjoys is a headscarf. Most recently, Her Majesty was seen wearing a scarf and beaming with pride at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, where her pony won first…
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Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne "visibly moved" at the Royal Windsor Horse Show as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

The Princess Royal was “visibly moved” when watching the first major event of the Platinum Jubilee. Princess Anne was at Windsor Castle on Saturday evening to watch the show entitled ‘A Gallop Through History’ which featured over 500 horses and 1000 performers. HRH attended the event the night before the live televised version of which The Queen attended. Speaking…
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Britain's royal railways - the stations and lines with regal connections

It’s three and a half years late but the Elizabeth Line will open in May 2022, just in time for the Jubilee! It is hoped The queen will participate in the opening as she becomes the latest royal to have a railway line named after her. In 2016, she helped with the unveiling of the new Crossrail route which is now the Elizabeth Line. The Queen’s first experience on the Underground happened…
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