Six Royal Air Force Typhoon super-jets will fly to eastern Europe in a bid to deter Russian president Vladimir Putin who has sent troops to the Ukrainian border. Last night UK defence chiefs confirmed the RAF deployment to Romania to police the skies around the Black Sea. The Typhoons will …
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Tuesday, June 2, 1953 At 5.42pm last night, the Queen, cheered by a crowd 150,000 strong, stepped out on to the famous balcony at Buckingham Palace after her Coronation — her beloved husband right behind her. As soon as the windows leading on to the Palace balcony were opened, Prince …
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The look of love: the Royal couple are to wed this year By Wilson Broadbent for the Daily Mail (Thursday, July 10, 1947) Princess Elizabeth is to wed Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. The court circular, issued by Buckingham Palace, last night revealed that the King and Queen had gladly given their …
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A 101-year-old veteran and former Queen’s Bargemaster hailed the late Duke of Edinburgh as the ‘tower of strength’ that supported the monarch for decades as he recalled his ‘happy memories’ of serving the royal family. Major Ted Hunt, who commanded landing craft on to Gold Beach in Normandy in June …
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Calls for Boris Johnson to order £190 million successor to HMY Royal Yacht Britannia as a lasting memorial to Prince Philip Boris Johnson has been urged to consider sanctioning a new Royal Yacht MPs and businessmen have suggested naming after the late Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip sailed 70,000 miles on …
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A gun salute rang out around the world today in honour of Prince Philip who died yesterday aged 99, with Royal Navy warships firing 41 shots over 40 minutes from midday in unison with batteries across the UK and Gibraltar after similar events in his beloved Commonwealth. Crowds gathered on Tower …
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Boris Johnson will not attend the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral to allow for the attendance of as many family members as possible during coronavirus restrictions, No 10 has said. The Prime Minister was understood to have been expected to attend the ceremony but offered to step aside with the number …
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A specially modified Land Rover, Naval procession and royal mourning: Prince Philip’s funeral details are released by palace 2.40pm: Coffin emerges from State Entrance of Windsor Castle The duke’s coffin, accompanied by the Dean of Windsor and the Lord Chamberlain, will be moved to the State Entrance of Windsor Castle …
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L’Oreal has pocketed nearly £1m in British taxpayer cash – despite making billions in profits during the pandemic. New figures from HM Revenue & Customs reveal the global cosmetic giant was given ‘£500,000 to £1m’ in furlough money in December and January alone – and continues to claim. And while …
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From a 1948 boxing event to meeting the Marines in 2017: Prince Philip’s first royal engagement and his last… with 22,217 between them Prince Philip spent 65 years being the Queen’s consort since she acceded to the throne in 1952 He completed he final public engagement on August 2, 2017 …
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