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King Charles welcomes world leaders to Buckingham Palace on the eve of The Queen’s State Funeral

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18th September 2022
King Charles III and Queen Camilla, accompanied by members of the Royal Family, have hosted a gathering of world leaders at Buckingham Palace in preparation for tomorrow’s State Funeral. All the leaders that had arrived in London gathered in the Picture Gallery and the King’s Apartment rooms of Buckingham Palace for a cocktail and some canapés. For security reasons, Buckingham…
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King Felipe of Spain and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden pay their respects at the Lying-in-State

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18th September 2022
As world leaders descend on London for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, two reigning monarchs stopped by Westminster Hall to view the late Queen Lying-in-State.King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain and King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were two royal couples who paid public tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, visiting ahead of one of the UK’s largest gatherings of…
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The flowers that meant so much to Queen Elizabeth II

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18th September 2022
Queen Elizabeth II received millions of flowers through her long life and reign. But there was one bouquet that was truly hers and which became so important and so famous that it was replicated at some of the biggest milestones of her life. The wedding posy carried by the…
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The big change The Queen made to bring the royals closer to the people

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18th September 2022
Royal walkabouts have created some of the most iconic moments in history, whether that’s a special hug or a royal going out of their way for a special interaction. Believe it or not, as common as they are now, the royal walkabout didn’t actually start until the 1970s.In previous tours, people could only catch a glimpse of a visiting royal as they drove by in cars. In 1970, Her…
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How a tiara with poignant family connections became an emblem of Queen Elizabeth II's early reign

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17th September 2022
It became the emblem of the early years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and remains one of the most iconic images of her rule. And the tiara that helped tell the story of the transformation from princess to Monarch had a very special family significance. For Her Late Majesty often called it “Granny’s Tiara”, otherwise known as Queen Mary’s Girls of Great Britain and Ireland…
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