British Royals

The royals who will join The Queen on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the Platinum Jubilee

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6th May 2022
It’s one of the most highly anticipated parts of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The moment that the Royal Family walk out on to the balcony of Buckingham Palace after Trooping the Colour is one that will be watched around the world. And now we know who will stand at The Queen’s side at this historic moment in her historic reign. Buckingham Palace doesn’t usually announce a…
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Features

George V, a queen in waiting and Britain's first ever Silver Jubilee

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6th May 2022
On a bright spring day in 1935, King George V became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Silver Jubilee. The 25th anniversary of his reign followed plenty of royal tradition but there was also innovation in the celebrations as well as a rather historic moment on the Buckingham Palace balcony. No other British king or queen had held festivities to mark a quarter of a century of rule.
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Sweden

The consorts of 1952: Queen Louise of Sweden

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5th May 2022
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, she had the support of the man she called her “strength and stay” in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In our special Jubilee series, we look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952. Queen Louise of Sweden An aunt of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Lady Louise Mountbatten would become the second wife of the Swedish Crown Prince, later…
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British Royals

New Platinum Jubilee award highlights voluntary service

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5th May 2022
In honour of the Platinum Jubilee, the Government has announced a special one-off addition to the annual Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS), The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award. The new award will highlight 20 national charities working to empower young people aged 16 to 25. The number 20 has been chosen to reflect 20 years of QAVS. The annual QAVS is the highest…
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