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Britain marked Oak Apple Day on May 29th – a once hugely popular holiday celebrating the escape of the future Charles II from Oliver Cromwell and the country’s eventual return to tradition. 

Queen Elizabeth II has missed the state opening of parliament for the first time in 59 years, the customary speech laying out the government’s plan for new laws and actions given by her son instead.

Descendents of the well respected French monarch King Louis XIV have voiced their support for presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, a fact the populist firebrand is reportedly ‘very proud’ of.

Prince Andrew has suggested that Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre is suffering from “false memories” surrounding allegations of rape.

Leftist statue smashers in Canada toppled the statue of Sir John A MacDonald and doused Queen Victoria in red paint over the weekend.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury has unveiled a new special edition coin to commemorate the life of Prince Philip, who died in April at the age of 99.

The Queen’s youngest son Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, has played down the impact of the highly public and increasingly fierce attacks on Britain’s Royal Family by his disgruntled nephew, Prince Harry, joking that he and his wife do not even know who Oprah Winfrey is.

LONDON (AP) – Queen Elizabeth II has expressed her thanks for all the “support and kindness” shown following the death of her husband, Prince Philip. In a statement Wednesday posted on social media on her 95th birthday and which she

Queen Elizabeth II has returned to royal duties, four days after the death of her husband, Prince Philip on Friday.

A friend of Meghan has reportedly told media that the Duchess of Sussex is “ready to forgive” the Royal Family, while claiming that she did not want to go to Prince Philip’s funeral because she “doesn’t want to be the center of attention”.

Prince Harry has released an oddly informal statement on the Duke, calling him “grandpa: master of the barbecue, legend of banter”.

LONDON (AP) — The death of Prince Philip has left a “huge void” in Queen Elizabeth II’s life, their son Prince Andrew said Sunday, as well-wishers continued to leave floral tributes outside the gates of royal residences in memory of the monarch’s husband.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles offered a heartfelt tribute to his “dear Papa” on Saturday as Buckingham Palace offered the broad outlines of a royal funeral that will be attended by the family and broadcast to the world.

LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip’s royal ceremonial funeral will take place April 17 at Windsor Castle — a slimmed-down service amid the COVID-19 pandemic that will be entirely closed to the public.

“He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years, and I, and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim, or we shall ever know,” Queen Elizabeth II had said of her husband in the 1997 anniversary speech.

Gun salutes marked the beginning of the period of mourning for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, as Britons gathered to Royal residences to pay their respects.

LONDON (AP) — 1921: Prince Philip is born on the Greek island of Corfu, the only son of Prince Andrew, younger brother of the king of Greece. His mother is Princess Alice of Battenberg.

Condolences have poured in from around the world following news of the passing of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the consort of Queen Elizabeth II.

In the decades that Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, acted as the Queen’s consort, he had always found ways to distinguish himself during royal visits.

Buckingham Palace has hired external investigators to look into claims that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, had bullied royal staff, with a source telling British media: “There are some harrowing stories to tell.”

The head of the UK’s Society for Editors has been forced to resign after pressure from 160 journalists from the UK’s most left-wing media outlets because he defended the press and said it was “not acceptable” for the Sussexes to claim the media was racist “without supporting evidence”.

Meghan had complained to broadcaster ITV over Piers Morgan’s criticisms of the woke royals’ tell-all interview, before the firebrand journalist quit breakfast show Good Morning Britain.

A poll conducted by the United Kingdom’s biggest-selling newspaper has found a majority of Britons want Harry and Meghan to be stripped of their titles after what Brexit leader Nigel Farage described as their “betrayal” of the Royal Family.

Brexit leader Nigel Farage has criticised Prince Harry for his “despicable” betrayal of his family during a tell-all interview with his wife Meghan and Oprah Winfrey.

A stone bust of Queen Elizabeth II has been decapitated in Canada, with its severed head nowhere to be found.

Labour has released a new report calling on Britain to apologise for her empire, pay reparations to former colonies, and introduce a new constitution which virtually abolishes the monarchy and various other aspects of British heritage.

A Thai activist critical of the country’s monarchy claims he recently received explicit photos of the King of Thailand’s mistress and shared some of the photos with the UK’s Daily Mail on Wednesday.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf says he believes his country has failed to protect the elderly in care homes from the effects of the pandemic.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly ordered British diplomats to try to counter the “expansionism” of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Belt and Road initiative following accusations that the regime in Beijing pressured Barbados to remove the Queen as its

“Some islands seem to be close to swapping a symbolic Queen in Windsor for a real and demanding emperor in Beijing.”

While international socialism has misappropriated May Day, a conservative Spring celebration alternative remains half-forgotten.

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II is expected to use a rare address to the nation to acknowledge the suffering many families have experienced because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A poll has found that nearly half of Labour Party voters are ashamed of their country’s history and more than half, 53 per cent, are in favour of abolishing the monarchy, demonstrating the party’s leftward shift out of the mainstream of British politics.

Lisa Nandy said she would abolish Britain’s Royal Family and would like to see actress Meghan Markle become the head of state instead. 

There should be a referendum on the future of the monarchy, a contender in the race to replace Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Overy 60 per cent of Labour members want to sack the Queen, only 25 per cent support national borders, and just 15 per cent are proud of Britain’s history.