Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen in royal blue for this year's Christmas broadcast

Royal blue is the royal pick for this year’s Christmas broadcast. The Queen has chosen a dress first worn in 2013 for her annual speech to the Commonwealth. Her Majesty filmed the speech at Windsor Castle where she is seen in deep blue cashmere, designed by her dresser, Angela Kelly. It’s the third time in ten years that she’s picked blue for her Christmas broadcast, last…
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Christmas comes to Holyroodhouse Palace

Christmas spirit has taken over the Queen’s official home in Scotland. The halls of Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh have been decked, the tree is trimmed, and the royal residence is ready for its festive close-up. The Christmas season at the palace, which has been…
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The Christmas Spirit of Windsor Castle

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – and one of the Queen’s favourite residences is ready to put on a festive show like no other. The Christmas season at Windsor Castle is under way. The Great Hall at the ancient castle will, as always, form the centrepiece of the Christmas celebrations at Windsor. A huge Christmas tree, around twenty feet in height, will dominate the…
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