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Queen will not attend COP26 climate summit
Buckingham Palace has said that the Queen will not be attending the COP26 reception in Glasgow next week.
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Afghanistan: Queen, PM and politicians need to help women evacuate, says former Afghan MP
The Afghan MP interviewed in Paraic O’Brien’s report was Maryam Koofi. Earlier today, we spoke to her sister, Fawzia Koofi, a former MP and women’s rights activist who was held under house arrest by the Taliban. She escaped and is in Doha. We asked her whether she was in touch with her colleagues who hadn’t…
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Queen should not be able to seek to amend legislation in her personal interests, says campaigner
There’s growing controversy in Scotland over the Crown’s involvement in changing legislation that’s designed to cut carbon emissions.
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The Queen and Duke ‘saw life in the same sort of way’ – author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth
We spoke to the writer and broadcaster, Gyles Brandreth, who interviewed the Duke of Edinburgh for his book, Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage.
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Queen speaks of her ‘deep sorrow’ at Prince Philip’s passing
The flags on Buckingham Palace are flying at half mast tonight in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle where he had spent his final days with the Queen.
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Remembering Prince Philip – The Queen’s Consort
It is hard to imagine that when the Duke of Edinburgh first entered the world of the British royal family, he was very much the outsider.
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The Queen praises the resilience of people in the UK and around the world in her annual Christmas speech
The Queen praised the resilience of people in the UK and around the world during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Is Queen about to turn her back on the grouse shooting industry?
It’s long been under scrutiny over the potential damage it does to wildlife and the environment.
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“We shouldn’t think of historical change as flipping a light switch” – KCL’s Prof Richard Drayton on Barbadian plans to remove Queen as head of state.
We were joined by Prof Richard Drayton, a Rhodes Professor of Imperial History at King’s College London, who was born in Guyana and grew up in Barbados, and by Prof Kehinde Andrews, professor of black studies at Birmingham City University.
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Barbados drops Queen and says it is becoming a republic
Barbados has set out plans to become a republic, removing the Queen as head of state.
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Capt Tom Moore becomes Sir Tom after being knighted by Queen
The 100-year-old Second World War veteran was joined by his family at the ceremony in Windsor Castle’s quadrangle.
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Queen tells UK “we will succeed” against Coronavirus in rare address to the nation
The Queen has given a rare televised national broadcast on the coronavirus.
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‘Get Out’ actor Daniel Kaluuya on his new film ‘Queen and Slim’
Daniel Kaluuya is one of Britain’s most successful actors of the moment, from his roles in ‘Skins’ and ‘Black Mirror’, to his Oscar-nominated performance in ‘Get Out’. His latest film ‘Queen and Slim’ is about a couple who go on the run after a Tinder date gone wrong. His character – Slim – ends up…
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Meghan & Harry: Queen agrees ‘period of transition’ after crisis meeting
There was something Shakespearean about it. The warring factions of a troubled family parlayed in Norfolk. Cornwall, Cambridge and Sussex, all huddled under the ire of the Monarch. Just before their summit, Cambridge and Sussex issued a statement attacking the press for allegedly “stuffing the ears of men with false reports”. Then, in the last…
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Prince Andrew joins Queen for Christmas service
Prince Andrew joined the Queen and other members of the Royal Family at Sandringham today for their traditional church service – although he kept a low profile.