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How Queen Mary brushed off a serious accident with a request for a cup of tea

In the first days of the summer of 1939, an accident befell the Royal Family that led to a widespread outpouring of sympathy. Queen Mary, mother of King George VI, was involved in a car crash. Her son was touring Canada as the country prepared for what felt like a growing inevitability of war when the dowager’s car collided with another vehicle. Queen Mary, in the back seat, was badly bruised…
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British Royals

A future king is serenaded on his birthday at Buckingham Palace

Prince George got a special birthday present at Buckingham Palace today as he celebrated turning nine. Although the third in line to the throne wasn’t at the famous London royal residence he will one day call home, the Band of the Irish Guards serenaded him with two verses of Happy Birthday as he marked his special day. ?‍♀️Thank you to the @IrishGuardsBand for playing Happy…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Investigation reveals The Queen is exempt from 34 Scottish Laws

In a new investigation, it has been revealed Her Majesty The Queen has personalised exemptions from more than 160 UK laws, with 34 of those laws being Scottish laws. According to The Guardian, these exemptions range from hate crimes to environmental laws. For example, police must first get The Queen’s permission to investigate her Balmoral estate as well as her privately owned salmon and…
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Why didn't Queen Victoria have a Silver Jubilee?

Victoria was the monarch who invented jubilees as we know them. The celebrations of 1887 and 1897 are among the most famous events of royal history and helped shape her legacy. But our modern minds assume there must also have been a silver version, for that is the pattern we are used to. Elizabeth II, the ultimate Jubilee Monarch, began her unprecedented run of anniversary celebrations in 1977 as…
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