British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

The Crown casts its William and Kate for final season

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are about to hit television screens with Netflix’s hit show The Crown announcing who will play the royal couple in its sixth and final season. For the final season of The Crown, William will be played by two actors at different points in his life. A teenage William will be played by Rufus Kampa while a young adult William will be played by Ed McVey. Kate…
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The Queen to stay at Balmoral to receive new Prime Minister

The Queen will receive her new Prime Minister at Balmoral for the first time in her 70 year reign. Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Her Majesty will remain at her Scottish retreat for the transition of power from Boris Johnson to his successor. Earlier this summer, as Mr Johnson confirmed he would be resigning as Prime Minister, it had been indicated that The Queen would make a 1,000…
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All The Queen's Prime Ministers - who has held the top office in Elizabeth II's historic reign?

The Queen is about to see the fifteenth Prime Minister of her reign. Boris Johnson announced his plans to step down and the Conservative Party has spent the summer picking his replacement. Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will head to Buckingham Palace to be appointment Prime Minister by Her Majesty. They will become the fifteenth person to serve as UK Prime Minister in the reign of Elizabeth II.
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HistoryQueen Elizabeth II

Back to School with The Queen

The Queen has broken many records in her lifetime but one less known is that she and her sister, Princess Margaret, were the last to be educated by private tutors from home. Up to the age of seven, Princess Elizabeth was educated by her mother in reading and…
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Gibraltar is told it is a city after all - thanks to Queen Victoria

It lost out in the contest to be named a city for the Platinum Jubilee but now Gibraltar has been told it had civic status already – thanks to another Jubilee queen. The UK government has confirmed that Gibraltar was given city status by Queen Victoria but had fallen off the official list of recognised cities. Research in the National Archives showed that Victoria granted the status to…
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