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BRITAIN - The Official Magazine is the perfect choice for everyone with a thirst to know more about the UK's rich history and traditions. Each issue is a glorious surprise, packed with tales of kings and queens, heroes and villains and the stories behind our castles and cathedrals, stately homes and gardens, countryside and coastline.

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Centenary EVENTS • The exhibitions, tours and memorial projects taking place this year to commemorate the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth

Lady in Waiting • From the age of 10, Princess Elizabeth knew she was the heir presumptive – and her formative years did much to shape how she would embrace the role of a lifetime

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A Royal LOVE STORY • From their early courtship to their wedding in Westminster Abbey, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s early romance made a solid foundation for their decades-long marriage

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CROWNING GLORY • Kept at the Tower of London, royal crowns, robes and other ceremonial regalia have been used in coronations since 1661

Coronation DAY • Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953 in a ceremony of pomp and splendour. We tell the story of this momentous day in her life

ROYAL RETREATS • Buckingham Palace is the monarch’s main official residence, but these are the historic houses and palaces where the late Queen felt most at home

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CROWNS & GOWNS • In Queen Elizabeth II’s centenary year, a landmark exhibition explores her life in fashion, spanning the ten decades of her remarkable life

Joyful Jubilees • A look back at the celebrations that swept Britain in the Coronation year of 1953, and at each of Queen Elizabeth II’s jubilees

Inside Britannia • The Royal Yacht Britannia, now permanently moored in Edinburgh, offers a fascinating insight into life on Queen Elizabeth II’s former floating palace

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Royal Progress • The monarchy appeared ill-suited for the Swinging Sixties, yet as the former ITV News Royal Editor reveals, Queen Elizabeth II more than embraced these changing times

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The Ultimate Collector’s Souvenir

Through the decades • A look back at Elizabeth II’s life through iconic portraits

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Royal HAUNTS • We all know how much the late Queen adored Balmoral and Windsor, but here’s where she went of her own choice

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Queen of the Screen • From Helen Mirren’s steely Queen to the intimate portrayal in The Crown, we revisit the most memorable representations of Queen Elizabeth II on film

The 21st-century QUEEN • From social media to globalisation, the new century saw a wealth of innovation, ushering in a new age for the modern Royal Family

The Queen at leisure • The Queen on duty was a familiar sight, but how did she like to spend her private time?

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Pageantry & MAJESTY • The grand state funeral for Britain’s longest-serving monarch drew on royal traditions and ceremonies that date back centuries

Queen Elizabeth II • ER II — 1926 2022