The Queen’s role as a driver and mechanic during WWII helped shape a teenage princess Elizabeth into the country’s longest reigning monarch, a new documentary will reveal. The story of how what she called ‘the terrible and glorious years of WWII’ and how it forged her character for years to come will be told in … Read more
Can YOU spot what’s wrong with these bank notes? Collection of £5, £10, and £20 notes printed by the Bank of England that didn’t quite make the grade are tipped to sell for £6,000 at auction A collector’s haul of faulty notes will go on sale at Dix Noonan Webb of London Two of the … Read more
More than 22million people watched the Queen’s ‘inspirational’ and ‘galvanising’ coronavirus TV address to the nation last night, it was revealed today. Her Majesty’s highly personal speech evoked Britain’s stoicism during the Second World War with viewers admitting they had a lump in their throat and tears in their eyes as she echoed Dame Vera Lynn’s words: … Read more
Queen’s rousing message: Monarch to deliver a rallying cry to the nation on Sunday as she expresses hope that the ‘quiet, good-humoured resolve’ of the British people will help to overcome the coronavirus crisis Queen Elizabeth II will make an address to the nation on Sunday night Monarch will say our ‘quiet, good-humoured resolve’ can … Read more
All her life she has been surrounded by people, from the moment she awakes till last thing at night. There’s the dresser who brings her morning cup of tea and the housemaid who each evening turns down her bedclothes, placing a hot water bottle snugly between the sheets. For the Queen, 94 this month, her … Read more
Inside the Queen’s private sitting room at Windsor Castle: Photo offers a rare glimpse at Her Majesty’s favourite treasures – from a corgi figurine to a statuette of her as a young princess Buckingham Palace yesterday released a new photo of the Queen, 93, on the phone to the Prime Minister It shows Her Majesty … Read more
Scream Queens actress Laura Bell Bundy, 38, has tested positive for COVID-19: ‘I am taking all the nutritional supplements, herbs’ By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 20:31 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 20:51 GMT, 25 March 2020 Broadway, TV and movie actress Laura Bell Bundy has been diagnosed with coronavirus. The 38-year-old star, who … Read more
For decades the Queen has shown a unique ability to divine the mood of the nation. It happened in the aftermath of the Windsor Castle fire when she realised the public willingness to foot the bill to repair a private Royal Family home with taxpayers money was not forthcoming. And it happened when, in the midst … Read more
Stefan Kobald, the Executive Head Sommelier at The Biltmore Mayfair hotel Don’t let your Christmas Day be marred by cheap sherry and wine that tastes like bleach. Instead, heed the advice about what to drink – and when – on the 25th from one of Britain’s top sommeliers, Stefan Kobald, the Executive Head Sommelier at … Read more
The Queen has been advised to cancel her annual garden parties in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus, it has been claimed. The Monarch, 93, has reportedly vowed to not let the outbreak stop her from performing her duties and to set an example by ‘keeping calm and carrying on’ until there is ‘compelling … Read more