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'Our matriarch, our guide, our loving hand' - Beatrice and Eugenie share their memories of Grannie in moving tribute

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17th September 2022
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have shared a special tribute to their late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, calling her “our matriarch, our guide, our loving hand on our backs leading us through this world.” The York princesses released a statement through Buckingham Palace, joining the chorus of members of the Royal Family who have shared personal remembrances over the past week. The…
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Queen Elizabeth II's Prime Ministers: the vital relationship at the heart of her long reign

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17th September 2022
It was the image that began her reign and it was there that it ended, too. In February 1952, the first glimpse the world had of the new Queen Elizabeth II came as she descended the steps of her aircraft to be greeted by her Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Seventy years later, the final public appearance of Elizabeth II came at Balmoral, as she appointed a new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. In the…
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The royals expected at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

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17th September 2022
Royals and foreign heads of state are expected from many countries across the globe at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September. Who can you expect to see in the congregation at Westminster Abbey on the morning of 19 September? Belgium: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde By Ministério da Cultura – Assinatura do Acordo para realização Europalia- Brasil na Embaixada da…
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The last monarch to have a funeral at Westminster Abbey: King George II

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15th September 2022
In just days, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey in London. It’s been centuries since a monarch had a funeral at the Abbey. The last one was King George II in 1760. The funeral of King George II took place on 13 November 1760. Horace Walpole, the son of Sir Robert Walpole, England’s first and longest-serving prime minister wrote an account of the…
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