Queen Elizabeth II

Disney releases animation to celebrate Winnie the Pooh's 95th birthday - with a tribute to The Queen

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12th June 2021
The Queen celebrated her official birthday on Saturday, 12 June, with a slimmed down Trooping of the Colour. However, she is in good company celebrating her 95th birthday; beloved bear Winnie the Pooh is also celebrating his 95th birthday this year.  Winnie the Pooh will reach its 95th publication anniversary in October 2021. To mark the milestone and the Queen’s birthday, Disney has…
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Another great-grandchild for The Queen - Zara Tindall expecting third child

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9th December 2020
Zara Tindall is pregnant with her third child, her husband Mike announced on the podcast he co-hosts The Good, The Bad & The Rugby, saying: “It’s been a good week for me, had a little scan last week – third Tindall on its way.” Zara is the second child of Princess Anne, The Queen’s only daughter. Her older brother, Peter Phillips was born on 15 November 1977. She also has two…
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The Queen at her grandchildren's weddings

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19th November 2020
It’s the other outfit that everyone wants to see at a royal wedding, the one chosen by the Queen. While anticipation was huge seven decades ago for the bridal gown worn by the future Elizabeth II for her own marriage to Prince Philip, in the intervening years her style…
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The Queen places replica of her wedding flowers on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

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8th November 2020
The Queen’s floral tribute, left on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior ahead of Remembrance Day, was especially poignant. Her Majesty left a replica of her wedding bouquet on the grave as she paid her respects there just hours before lockdown. It was a nod to a tradition followed by brides from the House of Windsor for almost a century and held a special link to her own parents. For it was the…
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The Queen's first Norman Hartnell dress

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27th October 2020
He was the man who created the most iconic images of her reign, designing outfits literally fit for a Queen. Norman Hartnell was Elizabeth II’s go to designer for many of the major moments of her time as heir to the throne and young Monarch. And he first dressed the record breaking ruler exactly eighty five years ago. For the Queen’s very first Norman Hartnell design was a bridesmaid’s…
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