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Six of the best news photographs from Queen Elizabeth II’s life in the spotlight
“I want to be as famous as the Queen of England,” Andy Warhol once said. Queen Elizabeth II is probably the most recognised person on the planet. Few people alive today have been photographed as much as Britain’s head of state. She was 25 when she became Queen in 1952. When she married her third cousin Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947, a report in The New Yorker magazine described her as “a starry-eyed Cockney girl”. Through her long reign, the Queen has worked with 14 different prime ministers. She has lived through, and often contributed to, historical moments, witnessing the defeat of Nazism, Britain’s entry and exit from…
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What’s it like to photograph the Queen?
A version of this story appeared in the May 27 edition of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. Sign up here. London CNN — Hold on to your hats, royal fans – we’re a week out from the Platinum Jubilee long weekend of celebrations. When it comes to a party, the royals know how to put on a show, and thankfully, after all the uncertainty of the past couple of years, this royal event will be no different. As we detailed a few weeks ago, beacons will be lit, there’ll be processions, parades, pageants and street parties, not to mention a…
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Buckingham Palace Tried to Block Photography of Prince Andrew Escorting Queen Into Prince Philip’s Memorial
Richard Pohle – WPA Pool/Getty Photos Buckingham Palace tried to avoid an official photographer having a photograph of Prince Andrew escorting Queen Elizabeth into Prince Philip’s memorial services past week. The final decision by the queen to request Andrew to accompany her into the assistance was vastly controversial as Andrew has lately settled a courtroom case with a lady who accused him of sexually assaulting her. Whilst Andrew did not confess guilt, he paid Virginia Giuffre a sum of dollars reportedly in extra of $15 million. The queen is claimed to have underwritten section of the settlement from her private fortune. Queen Elizabeth Is Leaving Charles and William With a…
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Queen Marks 70th Anniversary With Support for Camilla | Entertainment News
By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II remembered the previous and sought to cement the long term of the monarchy Sunday as the United Kingdom marked the 70th anniversary of her rule. In remarks sent in time for Sunday morning’s front webpages, the monarch expressed a “sincere wish’’ that Prince Charles’ spouse, Camilla, ought to be known as “Queen Consort” when her son succeeds her as anticipated. With individuals text, Elizabeth sought to respond to as soon as and for all inquiries about the position of Camilla, who was originally shunned by followers of the late Princess Diana, Charles’ very first spouse. “The queen is these…
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Queen Letizia stuns in cropped jacket as she attends the National Museum of Natural Sciences
Terrific in tweed! Queen Letizia of Spain looks chic in a cropped jacket and leather culottes she attends the National Museum of Natural Sciences to meet women in STEM in Madrid Queen Letizia, 49, attended a meeting for women scientists and entrepreneurs For the occasion she donned a tweed jacket and leather culottes from Uterqüe Paired it with a red turtleneck jumper, black heels and and matching red clutch By Jessica Summers For Mailonline Published: 08:23 EST, 8 February 2022 | Updated: 08:59 EST, 8 February 2022 Famed for her chic recycled ensembles, Queen Letizia today stepped out in leather culottes she has shown off before. The Spanish Queen,…
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Queen Letizia of Spain recycles a Carolina Herrera jacket to attend 11th Forum Against Cancer
Lady in leather! Queen Letizia of Spain looks stylish in a recycled Carolina Herrera red jacket as she attends Madrid’s 11th Forum Against Cancer Queen Letizia, 49, attended the Forum Against Cancer in Madrid this morning For occasion she donned a red leather jacket from Carolina Herrera from 2017 Paired it with a black dress, red heels and a red belt and matching clutch bag By Claire Toureille For Mailonline Published: 07:13 EST, 4 February 2022 | Updated: 09:56 EST, 4 February 2022 She is known for breathing new life into her wardrobe’s old pieces, and today, Queen Letizia worked her magic on jacket she first wore five years ago. …