All senior members of the Royal Family will now wear mourning dress at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral on Saturday. The Daily Mail understands that, in an unprecedented about-turn, a last minute decision, approved by the Queen, has been made that no royals will wear military uniform in order to present …
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One of the country’s leading grammar schools has said it is ‘shocked’ and ‘saddened’ after an ex-student claimed it was gripped by a ‘toxic’ male ‘rape culture’ with girls allegedly pressured into performing sex acts on boys. A former pupil at Colchester Royal Grammar School in Essex has claimed she …
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PAUL THOMAS on… a royal message from above By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:03, 14 April 2021 | Updated: 02:03, 14 April 2021 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178. Share or comment …
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Mourners have again been warned to stay at home for Prince Philip’s funeral and could be fined because of Covid laws as it was revealed he will be laid to rest in a lead-lined English oak coffin made for him more than 30 years ago along with a matching casket …
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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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