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Queen receives standing ovation at Platinum Jubilee show

Hollywood actors Tom Cruise and Dame Helen Mirren were among those honouring the monarch

The Independent UK

Comments at football writers' awards sadly reflect views of many in Scotland

REGARDING the controversy about Bill Copeland’s comments as guest speaker at the recent Scottish Football Writers’ Association (SFWA)…

The National (Scotland)

15 Captivating Films About Royal Life and the Monarchy

Watch these movies if you wish there was more of 'The Crown' on the way.

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Phillip Schofield pays tribute to the Queen ahead of theatrical Platinum Jubilee celebration

Platinum Jubilee celebration airs on Sunday

Wales Online

Phillip Schofield: The loyalty the monarchy provides to the nation is remarkable

Schofield will host The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration on May 15 alongside Julie Etchingham.

The Independent UK

Alan Titchmarsh jokes he'll be upstaged by Tom Cruise at Jubilee celebrations

Alan Titchmarsh joins Tom Cruise and Dame Helen Mirren in leading the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Daily Mirror

Antiques Roadshow: Seven most valuable items including flower worth £1million

Items that had been stowed away collecting dust were actually worth a fortune

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'Magnificent' mansion near Bristol with its own lake on market for almost £4m

It is thought to have entertained Queen Elizabeth I

Bristol Post

Queen's secret Jubilee project involves Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lin-Manuel Miranda

It will be broadcast on ITV from Windsor Castle

Liverpool Echo

Sotheby’s Celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee with Exhibition of Royal Portraits

Sotheby’s announced an exhibition that marks Queen Elizabeth's 70-year rule with works of art portraying queens who have ruled throughout history, reported the German News Agency. The exhibition features the iconic "Armada portrait of Elizabeth I" described as "one of most seminal images of female power ever created,” depicting the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Husband and wife ghost hunting team record supernatural apparition at Strelley Hall

"It was so strange as our voice recording from there picked up something like 'get out'."

Nottingham Post

Tom Cruise, Alan Titchmarsh and Dame Helen Mirren to lead Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations

The A-listers are taking part in a two-hour long theatrical performance at Windsor Castle in May

The Independent UK

A doll of The Queen to celebrate her birthday and jubilee has been released - and everyone is saying the same thing

People think the doll creators worked off the 'wrong picture'

Manchester Evening News

The Queen turns 96 — but uncertain days lie ahead for The Firm

Her reign has been a triumph. Robert Jobson salutes Her Majesty and considers the crown’s future

Evening Standard

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Chronicle Live

Ten of the best North East stately homes as TV's Bridgerton boosts visitor numbers

The hit Netflix period drama Bridgerton has caused an upsurge of interest in stately homes so we choose a selection of the best in the region

The Guardian - UK

Portraits of queens past and present to go on show to mark platinum jubilee

Tiaras and rare manuscripts also part of exhibition by Sotheby’s, with new work of Elizabeth II up for auction

Newsroom.co.nz

The British monarchy's PR disaster

Sorry seems to be the hardest word for the Royals, whose recent tour of the Caribbean was a stark reminder of colonial histories of slavery, exploitation and of indigenous peoples.

Zenger

Rare Queen Elizabeth I Coin Auctioned For $770,000 In Germany

Owned by a Jewish dealer whose collection was stolen by the Nazis, the coin was returned to his son after his death in Auschwitz.

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The Conversation

Five ways the monarchy has benefited from colonialism and slavery

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour of the Caribbean for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has been criticised over the royals’ connection to colonialism and slavery.

The Guardian - UK

What are the British monarchy’s historical links to slavery?

While it is difficult to say how much of the royal family’s wealth is owed to the slave trade, the past links date back to the 16th century

The Independent UK

Prince William to ‘acknowledge slavery’ during Jamaica visit following protests

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met by protests in Kingston during Caribbean tour

The Guardian - UK

Poem of the week: Weep you no more, sad fountains by John Dowland

Song by Elizabeth I’s court musician is a lullaby in praise of sleep – but might it also be an elegy written ahead of time?

The Canberra Times

When Sheeran met Shakespeare: 84 iconic portraits are now in Canberra

Portraits in this Canberra-only show depict Queen Elizabeth I, Joan Collins and many others.

Edinburgh Live

The curious ghost that appears near Windsor Castle when a Queen or King is about to die

These claims include sightings of Queen Elizabeth I, King Henry VIII and King George III, even the current Queen has admitted to witnessing at least one ghostly encounter.

ABC News

Queen Elizabeth II has COVID-19, but she's not the first monarch caught up in a pandemic

The Queen's COVID-19 diagnosis adds another chapter to the long history of deadly diseases breaching the palace walls, including bubonic plague, smallpox and influenza.

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