British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

The Duke of Cambridge attends the State Opening of Parliament for the first time

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10th May 2022
The Duke of Cambridge has attended the State Opening of Parliament for the first time, stepping in as a Counsellor of State to open the new session of Parliament with his father on behalf of The Queen. William, as second-in-line to the throne, can act on behalf of his grandmother in such matters due to his role as a Counsellor of State. William joined Prince Charles and the Duchess of…
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British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen becomes the longest living monarch in British history

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10th May 2022
Queen Elizabeth II has passed numerous milestones throughout her historic 70-year reign. They have included milestones as a mother and wife and as a monarch. In honour of her reign, we are looking at some of her most impressive milestones.  On 20 December 2007, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest living monarch in British history. Her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, previously held…
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British RoyalsEuropean Royals

A look at royal pets

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10th May 2022
Candy and Muick — Queen Elizabeth II The Queen’s love of corgis and dorgis is well-documented, but she currently owns a dorgi named Candy—who is allegedly over a decade old—and Muick, who joined the Royal Household shortly after the death of Prince Philip in 2021…
British RoyalsState & Ceremonial

Prince William to attend the State Opening of Parliament with Prince Charles in absence of The Queen 

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9th May 2022
The Duke of Cambridge will accompany his father, the Prince of Wales, at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday. On Monday evening, Buckingham Palace revealed that The Queen had reluctantly decided to withdraw from the ceremonial occasion due to ‘episodic mobility problems.’ Prince William will attend the event as a Counsellor Of State – a senior member of The Royal Family who can…
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Milestones of a Monarch: The Commonwealth Tour of 1953-1954

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9th May 2022
The story of how Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne—that she went up a tree a princess and climbed back down a queen—and the aborted tour of Australia and New Zealand by way of Kenya that had to be postponed is well-documented. But what of her first official tour as The Queen? In late 1953, The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh embarked on a Commonwealth Tour that would see them visiting…
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