Queen Elizabeth II – The Early Years (Part one)
The future Queen Elizabeth II was born at 2.40 am on 21 April 1926 as the daughter of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and the future King George […]
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Queen Elizabeth II surpasses Eleanor of Aquitaine as longest reigning female ruler
The longest reigning female ruler was the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine who ruled over the Duchy of Aquitaine in her own right. She lived to be 82 […]
Princess Margaret – Lover of Life (Part 2)
Read the first part here. On 20 February 1958, Princess Margaret first met her future husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones. They had been both invited to a […]
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon – From Queen to Queen Mother (Part 3)
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part four here. The beginning of King George VI’s reign was marked by the looming of […]
Queen Elizabeth II: A Celebration of Her Life and Reign by Tim Ewart Book Review
Former ITV Royal Editor Tim Ewart looks at the life and reign of the woman who has become one of the United Kingdom’s best-loved monarchs, […]
Looking back at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh
On 20 November 1947 Princess Elizabeth married The Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty […]
