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Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen turns 90

Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to reach their 90th birthday, marking the occasion on 21 April 2016, though her official birthday celebrations took place in June. Today, on her 96th birthday, let’s revisit the major events that occurred on this milestone birthday in 2016. The Queen celebrated her actual birthday in Windsor. The day before her birthday, she attended an…
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The murder of Lord Mountbatten

Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was the second cousin of Her Majesty The Queen, and his nephew was her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The great-grandchild of Queen Victoria, Lord Mountbatten was once Viceroy of…
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Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen becomes a great-grandmother

Much like her father before her, who became The Queen’s first grandchild in 1977, Savannah Phillips has the honour of being The Queen’s first great-grandchild. Today, let’s learn more about the youngster who first made The Queen a great-grandmother. Peter and Autumn Phillips were married at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on 17 May 2008. The couple lived in Hong Kong in their early…
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The history of Royal Maundy Services

With the Easter holiday fast approaching, Royal Central is looking into the history of Royal Maundy Services. Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday, which precedes Good Friday. At the service, the British monarch, or a royal official, ceremonially distributes small silver coins referred to as “Maundy money.” Legally, the coins are known…
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Meet Missis Kwin, Head of State in Papua New Guinea

As Britain’s monarch and Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty The Queen holds a number of titles and some might be more familiar than others. Ahead of The Princess Royal’s visit to Papua New Guinea in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, Royal Central is looking at the Queen’s title there. In Papua New Guinea Elizabeth II is known as Missis Kwin. The Queen is Head of State in the…
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