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Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest reigning monarch, having ascended to the throne on February 6 1952, aged just 25. In June 2022, Her Majesty became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee - an historic milestone which marked her 70 years on the throne.
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Late Queen’s cousin banned from driving after being caught drunk behind wheel of Mercedes
Convicted sex offender Simon Bowes-Lyon, 37, also fined £1,000 at Perth Sheriff Court
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A difficult task ahead for the Conservatives
Whether the King’s Speech amounted to a coherent springboard for a successful bid for re-election 12 months from now is open to debate
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Pictured: Young Prince Charles watches his mother and grandfather open Parliament
Royal family photographs from 1950 and 1952 capture the little boy who would be king
The Royal Family
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Why the Princess of Wales’s South Korean state visit outfit is a clever message of diplomacy
Queen Camilla and the Princess coordinate their outfits in blue dress and vivid red cape for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s full state banquet
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Prince Harry mirrors late Queen by dropping puck at ice hockey game
Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend game in Vancouver where he led pre-whistle ceremonial faceoff like his grandmother did in 2002
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Queen condemns abuse of female journalists and online disinformation
Royal also hails women as among ‘bravest reporters of all’ during keynote address at the Foreign Press Association Awards
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The truth behind the royal obsession with trying to contact the dead
Princess Diana was known to rely on mediums, but she is far from the only member of the Royal family to seek answers from another world
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‘Saucy underwear’: Duchess of York tells viewers how to spice up a marriage as This Morning’s agony aunt
Presenters Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond giggle in the corner as Sarah Ferguson dishes out her advice
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How The Crown handles the conspiracies around Diana’s death
The latest season has been heavily criticised for misframing Diana's death – but what is truth and what is fiction?
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Prince Harry and Meghan ‘happy to accept’ a Christmas invite from King
Sources say ‘highly unlikely’ Sussexes would turn down any offer despite strained relationship over the past year
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Princess of Wales to hold ‘big thank-you’ carol service for early years workers
She returns to Westminster Abbey for the concert running a third year and attended by fellow Royals
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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Before corgis in the sky – how the Georgians invented the light show
Never mind drone technology – our predecessors created dazzling public illuminations with just candles and gaslight
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King Charles hails ‘reassuring presence’ of trees in book dedicated to his mother
Late Queen’s ‘enduring’ commitment to nationwide planting scheme is being commemorated
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Late Queen insisted on ‘military-style’ exercise for final Platinum Jubilee balcony appearance
The late Queen Elizabeth was flown by helicopter to Buckingham Palace and taken by wheelchair to the doors of the balcony, a new book claims
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The best hotels near Buckingham Palace for the Coronation
There's a handful of superbly special places to stay near the famous landmark
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Bossy Coronation party planners may need to ‘take a backseat’
Council drafts King’s Coronation Toolkit to warn against intimidating ‘certain neighbours’ and advise residents to ‘cater for all tastes’
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A difficult task ahead for the Conservatives
Whether the King’s Speech amounted to a coherent springboard for a successful bid for re-election 12 months from now is open to debate
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Pictured: Young Prince Charles watches his mother and grandfather open Parliament
Royal family photographs from 1950 and 1952 capture the little boy who would be king
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King pays tribute to late Queen’s ‘legacy of devotion and service’
Charles reflects on life of his ‘beloved’ mother as he opens Parliament for first time as monarch
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The history lessons King Charles can take into his first State Opening of Parliament
The King will be as stately as his late mother – and those looking for sermonising in his speech are to be disappointed
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The King expected to pay tribute to the late Queen at his first State Opening of Parliament
Tradition returns as a reigning monarch to preside over pomp and pageantry once more after Elizabeth II missed last year’s ceremony
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Kenyans not looking for apology from Britain for colonial-era abuses
As King and Queen begin four-day state visit the British High Commissioner says focus of country is firmly on the future
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Range Rover up for sale after collector’s keen eye pays off
The buyer's interest was piqued by a number of modifications on the car, such as covert lighting and rear grab handles
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Queen tells Princess Diana’s ghost she ‘turned this house upside down’ in new Crown trailer
Sixth and final series will focus on the events leading up to the fatal Paris car crash and the immediate aftermath
