Royal News

A sentimental tiara beloved by Queen Elizabeth II to form the heart of her national memorial

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25th June 2025
The Cabinet Office has announced that Foster + Partners, a sustainable architecture and design firm, had won the contract to design the Queen Elizabeth II national memorial in St James’s Park. In a statement, the Government shared that Foster + Partners’ design concept celebrates the late queen’s life and her ability to balance “tradition and modernity, public duty and private faith…
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British Royals

Canada's strong connection to the Crown on full display at this year's Trooping the Colour

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14th June 2025
Canada’s connection to Trooping the Colour was on full display as the three royal riders rode horses presented to the Royal Family by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Duke of Edinburgh all rode horses gifted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, two of whom were gifts to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Prince William, who serves as Colonel of…
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The importance of a royal hat: new play highlights why Queen Elizabeth II's clothes mattered

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4th June 2025
Author Daisy Goodwin’s new play, By Royal Appointment, opens this week in Bath with a close look at a special royal relationship. Goodwin’s stage play, By Royal Appointment, is a new play exploring the close relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and her friend and dresser, Angela Kelly. Running at the Theatre Royal Bath from 5 to 14 June, the show looks at possible moments…
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The Duke of Kent still looking for answers to tragedy that hit the Royal Family decades ago

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1st June 2025
The Duke of Kent is still seeking answers to the tragic loss of his father during World War Two. The Duke, now 89, has been visiting the memorial in Scotland that marks the place that the plane carrying his father, Prince George, and 14 others crashed in 1942. Prince George was killed – only one person on board survived. Prince Edward was just six at the time of the…
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