Queen Elizabeth II

Canada issues new Bank Note and Stamp in honour of Queen's record breaking reign

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10th September 2015
Canada has marked Queen Elizabeth II’s record breaking reign with a special commemorative $20 banknote and stamp. His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada (right), and Richard Wall, the Bank of Canada?s Chief of Currency (left), pose with the commemorative $20 bank note honouring the historic reign of Queen Elizabeth II. (CNW Group/Bank of Canada) An…
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Palace release new photo as Queen becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch

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9th September 2015
A new photo has been released by Buckingham Palace to mark The Queen becoming the longest-reigning British Monarch. The photograph, taken at Buckingham Palace in July in The Queen’s private audience room, shows Her Majesty seated at her desk, with one of her official red boxes. The Queen is wearing a pink and white floral print day dress by Karl Ludwig. She wore this dress in Perth, Western…
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The Queen's 1947 wedding brought back to life in £100m Netflix drama

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20th August 2015
As 9th September draws ever closer, when Her Majesty will overtake Queen Victoria as the country’s longest-reigning monarch, there’s no end to the amount of retrospective coverage; looking back over her 63-year reign and its highs and lows. Now, US-based streaming service Netflix are set to take advantage of the royal fanfare in a £100m drama, The Crown – tracing The…
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Monarchy Monday: Investitures

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13th July 2015
The dream of attending an Investiture is something that makes up my dreams. An Investiture is where a person who is awarded an honour receives that award in person from The Queen, The Prince of Wales and sometimes The Princess Royal or Prince William. View image | gettyimages.com Anyone can nominate any person they see fit to receive an honour, following the guidelines of “achievement…
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