2 h. ago How Queen Elizabeth dealt with a brazen intruder who broke into her Buckingham Palace bedroom

In 1982, Michael Fagan scaled the walls of Buckingham Palace before slipping into the late Queen’s bedroom, where he sat on her bed as she slept, before the monarch made an extraordinary decision to protect her own safety

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12 h. ago Inside the misunderstood relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher

On paper, Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher should have had one of the best working relationships of any monarch and Prime Minister.

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28 h. ago Bjorn Ulvaeus unsure if Abba Voyage will continue if a bandmate dies

The virtual concerts are held in an arena at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

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43 h. ago Sophie reveals her emotions on taking Duchess of Edinburgh title, as she pays tribute to late Queen Elizabeth II

Speaking during her visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina this week, the duchess said her change in title in 2023 'felt like quite a big moment'.

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62 h. ago ‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots

The users of AI companion app Replika found themselves falling for their digital friends. Until – explains a new podcast – the bots went dark, a user was encouraged to kill Queen Elizabeth II and an update changed everything A large bearded man named Travis is sitting in his car in Colorado, talking to me about the time he fell in love. “It was a gradual process,” he says softly. “The more we talked, the more I started to really connect with her.”Was there a moment where you felt something change? He nods. “All of a sudden I started realising that, when interesting things happened to me, I was excited to tell her about them. That’s when she stopped being an it and became a her.” Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Ditch mayo when making tuna sandwiches as two common ingredients 'enhance' flavour

Darren McGrady, who was a royal chef for 15 years and cooked for the late Queen Elizabeth II as well as a number of US Presidents, has claimed we should stop using mayo in tuna sandwiches

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3 d. ago Iris Williams dead: Welsh singer who performed for Queen dies as tributes pour in

Iris Williams, who was awarded an OBE for her contributions to music and performed for Queen Elizabeth, has died at the age of 79 it has been announced

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4 d. ago 'I worked for Prince Harry and Prince William – King Charles has just made a huge mistake'

Darren McGrady, who was a personal chef to the late Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana and Princes William and Harry, accused King Charles of giving "a huge slap in the face" to the palace's royal chefs

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5 d. ago Hidden meanings behind Kate's VERY poignant jewellery collection: Princess makes special nod to late Queen and Diana with sentimental pieces at first State Banquet since cancer diagnosis 

Not only did Kate, 43, put on a stunning display in a dramatic, dark red silk crepe gown at Windsor Castle yesterday, but she further embellished her ensemble with accessories steeped in meaning.

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5 d. ago What happened when a Schizophrenic Buckingham Palace intruder met the Queen: Inside the shocking royal security blunder where a man broke in TWICE

Widely considered to have been one of the most famous people in the world while she was alive, protecting Queen Elizabeth II was one of the most daunting security tasks of her reign.

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6 d. ago Lady Amelia Windsor follows in the footsteps of Prince William with surprising new role

Hello! have announced that the London-based granddaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who is a first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, is its new sustainability columnist.

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6 d. ago Piece of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's wedding cake from 1947 is sold after being hidden in drawer for decades

The 78-year-old slither of fruit cake was one of 2,000 from the 1947 wedding, and has been languishing in a drawer ever since. But now new owner Gerry Layton intends to take a bite.

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6 d. ago Norman Tebbit death: Prominent minister in Thatcher government and champion of Brexit dies aged 94

The Conservative grandee was Margaret Thatcher’s enforcer nicknamed “the Chingford skinhead” and played a key role in Tory politics for a generation

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6 d. ago Legendary MP Norman Tebbit who told Brits to 'get on yer bike' dies

Lord Tebbit was a close ally of Margaret Thatcher, serving in multiple high-profile government roles during her time as Prime Minister in the late 1970s and 1980s

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6 d. ago Norman Tebbit dies aged 94: Tory grandee and one of Margaret Thatcher's most loyal supporters passes away

Tory grandee Norman Tebbit, who was one of Margaret Thatcher 's most loyal supporters, has died, aged 94.

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6 d. ago Oasis' official tour art is by punk artist who wound up the Queen with tattoo portrait

EXCLUSIVE: Oasis have chosen punk artist Mark Sloper to do their official 2025 tour art after he wound up the late Queen Elizabeth II by painting the royal with a neck tattoo

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8 d. ago Queen 'branded Meghan Markle and Prince Harry a catastrophe' in 'startling' dig

A source claimed that while attending a drinks reception weeks before she died, the late Queen Elizabeth II had harsh words for her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle

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9 d. ago Queen's 'memorable' call with Prince Harry 'pointed to friction between late monarch and Meghan'

A telephone call between Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II has emerged as a particularly 'memorable' one

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9 d. ago Queen's 'uncomfortable' reaction to Prince Harry call was 'memorable' for one reason

Queen Elizabeth once reportedly greeted a phone call from Prince Harry with a "stony silence" and the "uncomfortable" reaction was "memorable" according to one former Buckingham Palace staff member

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9 d. ago My cultural awakening: a Marina Abramović show helped me to stop hating my abusive father

At an Abramović art takeover I discovered the quiet strength of a political protester from Myanmar. It gave me a new father figure – and unblocked my creativityOn an unseasonably warm day in October 2023, I arrived, ahead of the queues, at London’s Southbank Centre for a conceptual art takeover by the world-famous Marina Abramović Institute.I had recently read Marina’s memoir Walk Through Walls, which had resonated. So, when I’d seen the event advertised – hours-long performances by artists she’d invited, curated and introduced by Marina – I bought a £60 ticket and waited for my time slot to enter the Queen Elizabeth Hall. I hadn’t seen performance art before, and this was due to include her well-known work The Artist Is Present with an artist sitting, static and silent, in a chair all day, as Marina once did for an accumulated 736 hours and 30 minutes at the Museum of Modern Art. I felt certain that it would affect me, I just wasn’t sure how. Continue reading...

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