Glittering jewels from The Queen’s collection will go on display this summer as part of the Platinum Jubilee displays at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Each display focusses on a different part of Her Majesty’s reign. At Buckingham Palace, official portraits of The Queen taken just weeks after her accession by [read more]
BBC and Buckingham Palace have announced the details of a unique documentary featuring home movies of The Queen filmed by the Royal Family, which will be broadcast on BBC One on 29 May. The documentary will be called Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen. These unseen private home movies of The Queen in her youth tell the [read more]
Today Queen Elizabeth II surpasses Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein to become the third longest-reigning monarch in history. Johann II ruled the principality of Liechtenstein between 1858 and 1929. He succeeded his father on 12 November 1858 upon his death at the age of 62. Johann had just turned 18 the month before. He reigned [read more]
It is no surprise that the Jubilee year would see at least one new documentary on the impressive 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s) was directed by Roger Michell, who died in September 2021 and is thus his last project. The documentary unfolds under several headings, such as Mummy, Horribilis and [read more]
*contains affiliate links* You can’t possibly have missed it. The year 2022 marks the Platinum Jubilee, or 70 years on the throne, for Queen Elizabeth II, and many celebrations are planned. In addition, there are several new books but also several new prints of older books. Joanna Lumley has written one of those new books, [read more]
As her father’s health deteriorated, Elizabeth was called upon more than ever to stand in for her father when he was too sick to do so. It was soon apparent that both Elizabeth and Philip were needed to represent the sovereign. King George VI was seriously ill with cancer. They would need to go on [read more]
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