At 9pm on 8th May 1945, King George VI addressed the nation, giving his VE Day speech to mark the surrender of Germany in World War Two. His message saw…
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Film, TV & and booksThe Queen and Prince PhilipTV and film
BBC’s ‘The Coronation’: what we learnt about The Queen & Crown Jewels
Millions of us tuned into the BBC’s much heralded ‘The Coronation’ last evening to see The Queen in conversation with royal expert, Alastair Bruce, discussing the centuries old rituals of…
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The Queen left London to begin her Christmas Holiday at Sandringham House, her country estate in Norfolk, yesterday. It is her country bolthole used in December through to February, and…
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Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor, has been an enigma to many for decades. But who is the real Wallis Simpson: the bad influence on the future King Edward VIII,…
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State and ceremonialStately homes and houses
Queen Mother’s home of Glamis Castle displaying her 1937 coronation robes
A new exhibition of George VI and his family’s coronation robes has just gone on display at The Queen Mother’s childhood home of Glamis Castle. The display – begun on 12th…