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King Charles meets EU official following breakthrough Windsor Agreements

King Charles III has held an audience with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the context of her working visit to the United Kingdom. His Majesty welcomed her to Windsor Castle for an audience on topics such as the joint challenges faced by the UK and the EU, including the support to Ukraine in the conflict and the fight against climate change, according to EU Commission…
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Crowds applaud and throw flowers as they accompany Queen Elizabeth II all along her last journey

The procession that brought Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin from London to Windsor was flanked at all times by huge crowds of people. Far from being a sad occasion, some sections applauded, others cheered, and some even threw flowers in front of the State Hearse – all homage to their Monarch in her final journey. The Palace was not sure what to expect in terms of crowd sizes…
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Adelaide, the queen who met her king in a hotel

On a summer’s day in 1818, a young German princess walked into one of the most famous hotels in London to meet a man twice her age. Just a year earlier, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen and her suitor, William, Duke of Clarence, would never have considered chatting let alone…
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Gun salutes mark The Queen's 96th birthday

To celebrate Her Majesty’s 96th birthday, The Tower of London fired a 62-round gun salute. With The Queen turning 96, one might wonder, why 62 rounds? Twenty-one rounds represent a royal anniversary while 20 rounds are fired to reflect the tower’s status as a…
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A birthday treat at Changing the Guard as the band serenades Her Majesty

As Her Majesty The Queen celebrated her 96th birthday, there was a special birthday treat as the band at Changing the Guard played “Happy Birthday” in her honour. What some might have noticed is that the Changing of the Guard took place at Windsor rather than Buckingham Palace, and The Queen was not even at Windsor. Instead, she celebrated her special day at Sandringham. The…
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A royal wedding, decades in the making

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 ceremony, the wedding day was no walk in the park. First of all, the day itself had to be rescheduled. Originally meant to take…
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