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The Queen's 1947 wedding brought back to life in £100m Netflix drama

As 9th September draws ever closer, when Her Majesty will overtake Queen Victoria as the country’s longest-reigning monarch, there’s no end to the amount of retrospective coverage; looking back over her 63-year reign and its highs and lows. Now, US-based streaming service Netflix are set to take advantage of the royal fanfare in a £100m drama, The Crown – tracing The…
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Duchy of Lancaster affords The Queen a bump in pay with an 18% increase

The Queen’s annual income from her private Duchy of Lancaster estate has risen to £16m, an increase of 18%, or £2.4m, on 2014, accounts reveal. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the current Duke of Lancaster. The title Duke of Lancaster continues to be used, even for a female monarch. The Duchy of Lancaster is a royal duchy held in trust for the Sovereign. It is used to provide income for the…
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Rumours that The Queen is moving to New York City addressed by Buckingham Palace

For those of you may that may have worried that Queen Elizabeth II may be travelling across the pond for a new life in New York City, you may rest as these are nothing but rumours. The property blog the Real Deal reported that a buyer recorded as ‘Her Majesty the Queen in right of New Zealand’ was considering purchasing a condo at Zeckendorf Development’s 43-storey high United…
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The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh give Irish President tour through Windsor Castle

<![CDATA[Today was a historic one in terms of the relationship between the United Kingdom and Ireland – it marked the first ever official state visit to Britain by Irish President Michael D Higgins. The visit began with Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh greeting President Higgins and his wife, Mrs Sabina Higgins, at Windsor and Eton Riverside Railway…
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