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This is why your brand new £1 coin was actually made three years ago and has Queen Elizabeth II on it

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20th August 2025
Millions of brand new £1 coins are about to enter tills across the UK but the will say 2022 and you won’t find King Charles on them. If that left you scratching your head or wondering if there’d been some kind of time slip, then I can provide the answer. Your brand new coin is actually three years old. On August 20 2025, the Royal Mint released 29 million shiny £1 coins into…
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British Royals

Princess Anne says thank you as her 75th birthday brings wave of celebratory messages

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15th August 2025
The Princess Royal has sent a thank you message for a wave of birthday celebrations as she was inundated with good wishes as she turned 75. Anne was said to want a low key birthday but another brand new portrait of the Princess was shared on the morning of her birthday with a sweet message. Although Anne didn’t go as far as to sign off the social media post herself – she has said…
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Royal News

The royal document that meant Princess Anne was an HRH from birth

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14th August 2025
Princess Anne is about to celebrate her 75th birthday with plenty of plaudits – she’s now one of the best known and admired members of the Royal Family. However, it was only a quick move from her grandfather, King George VI, that ensured this famous princess was an HRH from birth. In 1917, George VI’s father, King George V, had issued Letters Patent setting out who in his…
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Royal News

Princess Anne wears festoon of diamonds in joyful birthday portrait

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8th August 2025
The Princess Royal has worn a festoon of diamonds as she begins celebrations for her 75th birthday. With a week to go until Anne reaches three quarters of a century, the Princess has starred in an official birthday portrait and chosen one of her favourite tiaras for the moment. Princess Anne was photographed ahead of the State Banquet for the President of France held at Windsor Castle in…
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