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Why Michael Fagan didn't face criminal charges when he broke into Buckingham Palace

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15th April 2022
It is perhaps one of the biggest royal security breaches of the 20th century, the day that Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and made his way to The Queen’s bedroom. Fagan would make his first intrusion into the palace in early June 1982. He claims he shimmied up a drainpipe and startled a housemaid who called security. Before guards arrived, Fagan disappeared and security…
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Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen has the US national anthem played after 9/11

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12th April 2022
September 11, 2001, changed the world after the attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. The Queen showed her support for the American people by having the US national anthem played at Buckingham Palace. On 13 September 2001, The Queen ordered that the “Star Spangled Banner” be played during the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. It was an unprecedented…
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Remembering Prince Philip, 1921 - 2021

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9th April 2022
The Royal Family is marking the first anniversary of the death of Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh died on April 9th 2021 at Windsor Castle at the age of 99. His death was announced, with great sorrow, by The Queen soon afterwards. Tributes continue to pour in for the Prince who was part of the House of Windsor for over seven decades. At a recent Service of Thanksgiving for his life, at…
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A royal wedding, decades in the making

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8th April 2022
It was a wedding 35 years in the making for Prince Charles and Camilla. On April 9, 2005 after a royal scandal, a tragic death, forbidden love, two marriages and four children, Charles and Camilla were finally able to tie the knot. But like the years leading up the…
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Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen rides by carriage to Trooping the Colour for the first time

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5th April 2022
The Queen’s historic reign has seen many famous moments and milestones. For the first three decades of her rule, Her Majesty rode at Trooping the Colour and the year that she decided to start attending by carriage instead caused huge debate. The famous ceremony traces its history to the time when the colour of a regiment was trooped for soldiers so they could become accustomed to it and…
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