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On 24 May London Will Launch an Underground Line Named After Queen Elizabeth II, with 40 Stations
On 24 May London will launch an underground line named after Queen Elizabeth II, with 40 stations. The transit section of the Crossrail city railway has been called the largest construction project in Europe; work on it has been under way since 2009, and the total cost came to almost
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The table is laid for a very small company: let us sup quietly, en famille
Banquet in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle in 1902
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Elizabeth II and White Horses in 1944, 2016 and 2022
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Elizabeth II Turns 96 Today
Elizabeth II turns 96 today. Many happy returns, and long may she reign!
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The Funeral of Prince Philip on 17 April 2021 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
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Donkeys on the Steps of St Paul's Cathedral in London on the Day of the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem
Donkeys on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral in London on the day of the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem. As is well known, Jesus entered the city riding on a donkey, while the crowd cried "Hosanna" and strewed his path with palm branches. The
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Today marks 20 years since the death of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Today marks 20 years since the death of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. I remember the day she died as if it were yesterday, and I grieved very deeply. She truly held a quite special place in the hearts of many. The pain was comparable only to the loss of
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I wonder whether Elizabeth II will use a golf buggy to get about at public events, as the Queen Mother did in her day?
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Lucrezia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of Pope Alexander VI
Frank Cadogan Cowper, 1910. Tate Museum
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A Few Words on the Correct Pronunciation of English Aristocratic Surnames and Proper Names, According to a Reference Work on the British Aristocracy
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Macarons or macaroni, after all?
Macarons or macaroni, after all? In the middle of the eighteenth century, the word "macaroni" in England denoted neither a pasta nor even a dessert, but dandies who laboured diligently to dress up as French aristocrats. A macaroni could be recognised by the tiny hat perched atop a