Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest reigning monarch, having ascended to the throne on February 6 1952, aged just 25. In June 2022, Her Majesty became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee - an historic milestone which marked her 70 years on the throne.
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How King Charles finally won Britain’s heart
He’s had an up-and-down relationship with the public over the years but, as he turns 75, our monarch has the nation’s love and respect
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The King's Birthday: 75 years in pictures
The defining images that capture the making of our monarch
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Imelda Staunton was 'perfect' in first take of late Queen's speech on Princess Diana's death
Director of The Crown says the actress 'put everything into the performance, just like a live recording'
The Royal Family
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Ronnie Wood invites Prince William on new Rolling Stones tour
Prince of Wales met the musician at the Tusk Conservation Awards in London, which recognise leading wildlife pioneers
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‘Impatient couple’ Prince Harry and Meghan ‘ran hot’ when negotiating Royal family exit
Biographer Omid Scobie said it didn’t help their case as he criticised the Sussexes in attempt to prove he has ‘no friendship’ with them
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Omid Scobie’s Endgame is ludicrous propaganda for Team Sussex
The reporter’s much-trailed study of the Royal family is laughably partial, devoid of insight and bizarrely misogynistic
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Endgame is full of damning accusations – but, is any of it accurate?
Scobie's book is full of claims but anyone who read fact-checking from Finding Freedom will wonder how much of it is true
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Royal family are ‘trapped’ in misery, says Mary Beard
Likening them to Roman emperors, the self-confessed anti-monarchist says she sympathises with British royals who live with anxiety
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Sussexes did not expect Spotify to turn down so many ideas
Couple rushed to sign lucrative deals after Royal family cut financial ties, Omid Scobie claims in new book, Endgame
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Omid Scobie: Princess of Wales is ‘voiceless symbol’ and ‘Stepford-like royal wife’
Princess is painted as cold and coachable in biographer’s critical new book
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King and Prince William ‘locked in struggle over future of monarchy’
The Telegraph reveals key claims in Omid Scobie’s new book, Endgame, including Prince of Wales’s impatience for the top job
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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Madness played set on palace roof because ‘Elton John and Paul McCartney would not share piano’
Frontman Suggs reveals the superstar squabble that allowed the band to ‘steal the limelight’ at the 2012 Diamond Jubilee celebrations
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Before corgis in the sky – how the Georgians invented the light show
Never mind drone technology – our predecessors created dazzling public illuminations with just candles and gaslight
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King Charles hails ‘reassuring presence’ of trees in book dedicated to his mother
Late Queen’s ‘enduring’ commitment to nationwide planting scheme is being commemorated
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Late Queen insisted on ‘military-style’ exercise for final Platinum Jubilee balcony appearance
The late Queen Elizabeth was flown by helicopter to Buckingham Palace and taken by wheelchair to the doors of the balcony, a new book claims
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The best hotels near Buckingham Palace for the Coronation
There's a handful of superbly special places to stay near the famous landmark
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The King's Birthday: 75 years in pictures
The defining images that capture the making of our monarch
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Imelda Staunton was 'perfect' in first take of late Queen's speech on Princess Diana's death
Director of The Crown says the actress 'put everything into the performance, just like a live recording'
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New portrait of the King released to mark his 75th birthday
The monarch posed for fashion photographer Rankin ahead of the milestone on Tuesday
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Late Queen’s cousin banned from driving after being caught drunk behind wheel of Mercedes
Convicted sex offender Simon Bowes-Lyon, 37, also fined £1,000 at Perth Sheriff Court
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A difficult task ahead for the Conservatives
Whether the King’s Speech amounted to a coherent springboard for a successful bid for re-election 12 months from now is open to debate
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Pictured: Young Prince Charles watches his mother and grandfather open Parliament
Royal family photographs from 1950 and 1952 capture the little boy who would be king
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King pays tribute to late Queen’s ‘legacy of devotion and service’
Charles reflects on life of his ‘beloved’ mother as he opens Parliament for first time as monarch
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The history lessons King Charles can take into his first State Opening of Parliament
The King will be as stately as his late mother – and those looking for sermonising in his speech are to be disappointed