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Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen's historic State Visit to South Africa

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14th April 2022
In March 1995, Her Majesty The Queen would make a historic visit to South Africa. It was hugely significant for many reasons and came less than a year after the country’s first fully democratic elections had seen Nelson Mandela chosen by his people as their president. It was also very special for The Queen as it was her first trip back to a county she loved since she visited as a young…
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The Queen's Reign in Style Moments: Mother of the bride for the first time

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9th April 2022
On 14 November 1973, Princess Anne, the only daughter of Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh walked down the aisle at Westminster Abbey in London to wed Mark Phillips, a British Army cavalry officer, and a skilled equestrian and horseman. Not only would this mark the first time one of The Queen’s children got married, but it would mark the first time she was the mother of the bride. The…
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The Queen to miss Maundy Thursday Service

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9th April 2022
Her Majesty The Queen will miss the Royal Maundy Service at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Instead, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will represent Her Majesty. The service is set to take place on Thursday, 14 April. Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet and the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his…
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The day The Queen met Marilyn Monroe

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6th April 2022
Queen Elizabeth II has welcomed a dozen Prime Ministers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; she’s met nearly every American President of her reign; she meets the movers and the shakers of the arts, politics, science worlds—but has there been a more iconic meeting than when The Queen met Marilyn Monroe, the queen of mid-century Hollywood? In October 1956, only four…
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