British Royals

The royal records broken by Queen Elizabeth II

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28th August 2024
She was the longest reigning Monarch in British history and the only one to mark a Platinum Jubilee. But these weren’t the only royal records broken by Queen Elizabeth II. Her reign was truly historic and featured monarchical milestones which might never be matched again. Oldest British Monarch On 21 December 2007, Elizabeth passed her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to…
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A day at the races for Queen Camilla

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25th August 2024
Queen Camilla was in York this weekend to fit another race into her summer schedule before the Royal Family, the Prime Minister, and others are set to visit Balmoral in Scotland. The Queen was at York Racecourse to take in the last day of the Ebor Festival (21 to 24…
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Dorothy Wilding, the ground breaking photographer who shaped the image of a reign

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19th August 2024
Dorothy Wilding became the first female photographer to take pictures of royalty. Her portraits of the new Queen Elizabeth II marked the first official portraits of the new reign, but her history with the Royal Family extended back to the 1920s. Wilding set up a studio in London in the late ‘20s and her first experience with royalty came when Prince George—who later became the Duke of…
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Portrait of a princess causes debate

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22nd May 2024
A new portrait of the Princess of Wales has attracted plenty of attention. The painting of Catherine features on the front cover of the new edition of Tatler. It’s the work of artist Hannah Uzor who spoke of her admiration for the Princess as the painting was…
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Queen Camilla celebrates Northern Irish poetry on World Poetry Day

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22nd March 2024
Queen Camilla couldn’t pass up an opportunity to celebrate World Poetry Day while in Northern Ireland, and the event was a true showcase for the talented poets and artists who hail from the region. Buckingham Palace shared that The Queen’s Reading Room—an online book club that started during the COVID-19 pandemic and evolved into a charity in 2023—hosted the event at Hillsborough Castle…
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