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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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Soldiers’ beards divide opinion as Welsh Guards parade them at the Palace
Troops were seen sporting facial hair on duty for the first time on Tuesday after King Charles lifted ban
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Late Queen ‘loved when things went wrong’, former aide claims
Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed a cake that would not cut or a plaque that could not be unveiled because it ‘spiced up life’, Samantha Cohen says
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Duke of Kent to hand Prince Edward colonelcy of Scots Guards
Duke of Edinburgh promises to ‘do my best’ as he takes over the role with a ‘degree of trepidation’
The Royal Family
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Duke and Duchess of Sussex hire brand manager as UK spokesman
Charlie Gipson, who has represented companies such as Mars, Cadbury and Dominos, will serve as the Sussexes’ main point of contact
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Russian hackers fuelled Princess of Wales conspiracy theories, says security expert
Doppelgänger group used stories about Princess’s health and whereabouts to drive spike in comments talking about Ukraine
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Queen jokes about Royal Lancers’ capacity for drinking beer
Camilla’s father, Major Bruce Shand, served with regiment during the Second World War
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Queen to pay tribute to her father’s service with Royal Lancers
Major Bruce Shand won two Military Crosses during fighting across Europe and North Africa during the Second World War
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Prince William attends memorial for last of the SAS ‘Originals’
Royal invited to join private service for Maj Mike Sadler at Hereford Cathedral
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Prince Harry wins latest round of High Court legal battle with Sun
Duke defeats News Group Newspapers’ attempt to push back trial for alleged unlawful information gathering
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Watch: Harry and Meghan’s Netflix plans at stark odds with palace priorities | Royal Insight
Duke and Duchess of Sussex agree to new film projects as part of their five-year Netflix deal
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Windows fell out of King’s plane mid-flight after filming lights melted frames
Three panes drop off Titan Airways Airbus at 14,000ft after being exposed to high intensity halogens used to film an advert the previous day
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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Paddington Bear the musical: from Darkest Peru to a stage near you
Latest venture for children’s favourite will have music and lyrics by star of McFly and is scheduled to premiere in 2025
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Madness played set on palace roof because ‘Elton John and Paul McCartney would not share piano’
Frontman Suggs reveals the superstar squabble that allowed the band to ‘steal the limelight’ at the 2012 Diamond Jubilee celebrations
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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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Late Queen ‘loved when things went wrong’, former aide claims
Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed a cake that would not cut or a plaque that could not be unveiled because it ‘spiced up life’, Samantha Cohen says
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Duke of Kent to hand Prince Edward colonelcy of Scots Guards
Duke of Edinburgh promises to ‘do my best’ as he takes over the role with a ‘degree of trepidation’
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Was Lauren Sanchez’s dress too risqué to wear at the White House or is this the new posh-sexy?
The figure-hugging gown worn by the fiancée of Jeff Bezos to a state dinner got tongues wagging and ushered in a new era of power dressing
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Peter Phillips splits from his partner of three years
Elizabeth II’s grandson and Lindsay Wallace have ‘gone their separate ways’, say reports
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How Balmoral forged the wild, tartan-clad Scotland of travel brochures
The ‘Balmoralisation’ of Scotland is why we’re so drawn to a particular image of the country – from wild moors and rugged castles to tartan
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King Charles to open Balmoral to the public for the first time
Small group tours will be shown around the interior of the Scottish castle for a month-long trial period this summer
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The Princess of Wales’s true service has been in saving William from wallowing like his brother
Britain and the monarchy are safe in the hands of our future king and queen. In William and Catherine, the Windsors have played a blinder
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Juli Lynne Charlot, creator of the ‘poodle skirt’ favoured by Queen Elizabeth II – obituary
A singer and actress, she toured American bases with the Marx Brothers during the war and later claimed to be a viscountess
