HistoryQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen's Coronation in numbers

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2nd June 2018
Today is the 65th anniversary of the coronation of The Queen. On 2 June 1953, Queen Elizabeth who succeded her father on 6 February 1952, held her coronation in which she was sworn in as Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. As we mark another milestone Her Majesty The Queen has reached, we take a look back at the day in numbers. It…
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All Fine on the Day: a look at past royal weddings which have turned out well despite problems

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16th May 2018
Being part of a royal family may be a privilege but it does not protect its members from the worries and woes that beset everyone else. Weddings are famously fraught with difficulties, as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are discovering. Perhaps they can take comfort from the fact that other royal nuptials have faced problems in the past, yet everything has turned out fine. The wedding of Prince…
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The Sussexes

Prince Harry greets runners at the end of the London Marathon

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22nd April 2018
For this third year in a row, Prince Harry took part in the London Marathon supporting the runners. Prince Harry was on hand to bring in the celebrations at the end of the race. His grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, started the race from Windsor. Harry met with the marathon’s staff members and part of the first aid team of St. John’s Ambulance before the racers crossed the finish line. As…
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Prince Philip too ill to attend public apperance

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23rd March 2018
Since retiring from public life last August, the Duke of Edinburgh has only made a few select appearances alongside his wife, The Queen. Yesterday was supposed to be one of those exceptions, according to the Daily Mail.  It was expected that the Duke of Edinburgh was going to formally hand his role as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards onto his son, Prince Andrew at Windsor Castle on Thursday but…
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