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A day of loss outside Buckingham Palace

Yesterday, Buckingham Palace was ringing with silence, as the half-mast flag swayed under the drizzling rain. Those paying their respects

The interior of Twickenham stadium on a sunny day. Thousands of spectators are visible along with the green pitch. The Queen opened the East Stand at Twickenham Stadium in 1994.

When the Queen visited Twickenham Stadium

Horse riding was Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite sport. However, the Queen also had strong links with Twickenham Stadium and rugby.

The Queen dressed in navy blue with a qhite background including black framing

The Queen in fiction: From Hollywood hit to council estate

Whether you have been engrossed in Netflix’s The Crown or have just started your journey into the world of fictional

Protesters in Hong Kong

The Queen and colonial Hong Kong

The Queen was the only reigning monarch who visited Hong Kong during British colonial rule in 1841-1997. The Queen’s first

The Queen during her Christmas day speech

The ritual of the Queen’s Christmas speech

Every year at 3pm on Christmas Day we gather as a nation in front of our televisions to watch the Queen deliver

The day the Queen met Bobby Moore

The 30th of July 1966 was the day then England men’s football captain Bobby Moore met the Queen.  On a

The Queen in 1959

Queen Elizabeth II: the most travelled monarch in history

The Queen famously never had a passport. Granted in her name to British citizens, the Queen did not need to

The Queen arriving for the state opening of Parliament. Featured image credit: WikiCommons

The Queen: 70 years of opening Parliament

The State Opening of Parliament remains one of the most public displays of tradition and ceremony of the monarch’s duties

The Queen at Baker Street station

The Queen and the London Underground

It may surprise you to learn that the Queen was no stranger to the London Underground. In fact, she alighted

The Queen and then Commonwealth leaders including Ghanaian Kwame Nkrumah

The Queen and her relationship with Ghana

In light of the Queen’s recent death, as a British Ghanaian, I’ve become intrigued with her relationship with Ghana during

Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen we carry in our pocket

The bust looks right off the obverse, adorned with the crown first worn by the Queen at her Coronation and

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