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Two decades after the death of her beloved sister, the Queen has made an incredible acknowledgement of the role played in Princess Margaret’s life by her toyboy lover, Roddy Llewellyn. I can disclose that the retired landscape gardener, who had an eight-year affair with Margaret, was granted special permission to …

Having secured one key element of his future – his mother’s blessing for Camilla to be Queen at his side – Prince Charles is ready to settle another, and it is no less weighty an issue. According to royal sources, as king, Charles will live at Buckingham Palace. For years …

To celebrate the queen’s platinum jubilee in February, Canada Post and the Royal Canadian Mint are launching a unique commemorative stamp and a new silver coin. On February 6 — 70 years after Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1952 — Canada post unveiled its commemorative stamp, which features a …

Prince Charles has congratulated his mother on her 70-year reign and says he is ‘deeply conscious of the honour’ given to his ‘darling wife’ Camilla after Her Majesty announced she would become Queen Consort when he takes the throne.   The Queen assured the Duchess of Cornwall will be made Queen …

The Royal Family’s official Twitter account has shared a stunning photograph of the young Queen to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne. The account, which has over 4.6million followers, marked the milestone by sharing one of the first portraits taken of the Queen, 95, following her accession after he death …

Eight new stamps have been released by Royal Mail to celebrate the Queen’s dedication to service in her Platinum Jubilee year. Elizabeth II will celebrate 70 years on the throne on Sunday, February 6 and she will be the first British monarch to celebrate such a milestone. The new set …

One of Scotland’s top golf courses is refusing to change its name over the sex scandal engulfing Prince Andrew. The Duke’s Course at St Andrews is sticking with the “well established” name – despite pressure from Fife politicians to cut ties with the royal. The course – owned by the …

The Prime Minister will praise the Queen’s ‘tireless service’ and ‘historic reign’ as the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee is celebrated across the country this weekend.  Elizabeth II will on Sunday mark 70 years since she came to the throne at Sandringham, where on February 6 1952, the ailing King George VI – who …

The Queen is just two days away from her record-breaking anniversary on the throne on Sunday. A new set of stamps from Royal Mail features photographs of the monarch throughout the decades of her reign The stamps celebrate The Queen’s dedication to service during her reign The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee …

Eight new stamps celebrating the Queen’s dedication to service have been issued by the Royal Mail to mark the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee.  The new set features photographs of the monarch throughout the decades of her reign, illustrating the different facets of her official duties, from Trooping the Colour and walkabouts …