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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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Princess Anne wears a dress she’s had for 46 years – and pays sartorial tribute to the late Queen
The Princess’ turquoise dress paid homage to the outfit her late mother wore when she launched the Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1967
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Queen and Princess of Wales may be first non-blood royals to give out honours
Plan for non-bloodline family to share load in slimmed-down monarchy
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Cecil Beaton’s unseen letters go on display in show marking a century of royal portrait photography
Legendary photographer’s correspondence with Queen Mother’s lady-in-waiting is among exhibits that reveal stories behind famous images
The Royal Family
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Watch: Stephen Colbert expresses regret for Princess of Wales jokes
US talk show host tells viewers he does not ‘make light of somebody else’s tragedy’, but stops short of full apology
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The Princess of Wales’s cancer diagnosis: Everything we know so far
Princess is undergoing preventative chemotherapy after the disease was identified during tests following her major abdominal surgery
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Princess Anne in tribute to Lockerbie disaster victims
Scottish town ‘honoured’ to have the royal paying her respects as she lays wreath at memorial garden
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Duchess of York ‘full of admiration’ for Princess of Wales after cancer announcement
Sarah, who has also been diagnosed with the disease, says she hopes the Princess will be given the ‘time, space and privacy to heal’
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Bowel Babe would have been ‘so proud’ of Princess of Wales, family says
Dame Deborah James’ parents say Princess revealing she was undergoing chemotherapy would help millions suffering with cancer
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Princess of Wales’s diagnosis message sparks huge rise in visits to cancer support website
Macmillan Cancer Support says almost 100,000 visits made to information and support pages since Friday
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China and Russia ‘spreading slurs against Princess of Wales’
Whitehall figures fear hostile states have helped to fuel wild conspiracy theories in attempt to destabilise nation
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Heart of Royal family forged in adversity on the wards of a London hospital
The King and Princess have ‘always been close’ but their newfound bond has brought comfort and reassurance to them both
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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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Queen and Princess of Wales may be first non-blood royals to give out honours
Plan for non-bloodline family to share load in slimmed-down monarchy
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Cecil Beaton’s unseen letters go on display in show marking a century of royal portrait photography
Legendary photographer’s correspondence with Queen Mother’s lady-in-waiting is among exhibits that reveal stories behind famous images
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Prince and Princess Michael of Kent keep calm and carry on after death of Tom Kingston
Husband of beloved daughter Lady Gabriella Windsor died two days before King Constantine’s memorial
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Prince Harry ‘on his own’ if I win again, says Donald Trump
The former president criticised the Duke of Sussex for an ‘unforgivable’ betrayal of Queen Elizabeth II
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New King Charles banknotes will only enter circulation very gradually
Money featuring the image of the late Queen will remain legal tender
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Elizabeth II’s crown swapped for King Charles’s ‘rounded’ insignia on government websites
Monarch’s Tudor Crown will replace the late Queen’s St Edward’s Crown on post boxes, police uniforms and official government buildings
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Sadiq Khan puts ‘anti-UK propaganda’ on a pedestal in Trafalgar Square
Mayor of London announces multicultural shortlist of sculptures for landmark’s fourth plinth
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‘I was determined to be the Archbishop of Canterbury – but then I discovered etiquette’
Fame & Fortune: Podcaster and etiquette expert William Hanson on espousing the art of decorum
