postwar

Magical wedding of Prince Philip and the Queen cheered post-war Britain

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Good-looking and blond-haired, the tall, athletic Prince of Greece impressed the young Princess – then known as Lilibet – by jumping over the college tennis nets at their first publicised meeting.  They had been present together on various occasions, including the wedding in 1934 of Philip’s cousin Princess Marina, later Duchess of Kent, to Princess … Read more

Robert Jenrick praises radical plan to replace post-war bungalows with Georgian-style terraces

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Rebuild Britain to look like Bath: Robert Jenrick praises radical plan to replace rows of post-war bungalows with Georgian-style terraces A proposed shake-up of planning rules advocates giving homeowners a vote to decide on a new design  It could pave the way for suburban communities of cramped semis to be completely transformed  Revamping tired neighbourhoods … Read more