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The contents ofQueen Elizabeth’s final diary entry have been revealed in the pages of a royal biography.The late Queen wrote her final entry just two days before her death at age 96 on Sept. 8, 2022, Robert Hardman writes in the updated version of his bookCharles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, which came out Nov. 7.While at her beloved Balmoral on Sept. 6, Her late Majesty — who fastidiously kept a diary throughout her record-breaking 70-year reign — sat down to, as she always did, record the day’s events.
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Queen Elizabeth II.Photo:RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty
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Queen Elizabeth’s mid-air comforts have been revealed thanks to a new auction.
Mints and martinis are among the late Queen’s surprising flying habits that are detailed in memorabilia collected from a 1989 British Airways flight which is going up for sale at Hansons Auctioneers from Aug. 15-20.
Jo Smallwood inherited the memorabilia from her late aunt Elizabeth Evans, who served as a cabin crew member to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on the flight during their 1989 tour of Singapore and Malaysia, per aHansons press release.
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Queen Elizabethwas actual royalty, but her former press secretary said her fame was comparable to pop music royalty.
“I remember the crowds, the big Aussie barbeque in Perth, which was the last big event. It felt like the Queen wasTaylor Swift,” Andersen said. “Honestly, the crowds were enormous — cheering. It was electric.”
The Queen first visited Australia in 1954, when she was just two years into what would become a historic 70-year reign that ended when she died on Sept.
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Queen Letizia accessorized her outfit with a red satin shawl draped around her arms and wore Queen Ena’s Diamond Riviere necklace and diamond drop earrings to add to the shot’s glamour.
In addition to their milestone wedding anniversary, 2024 also marked the tenth anniversary of King Felipe’s reign after he took the throne in June 2014 following his fatherKing Juan Carlos I’s abdication.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain host a lunch for the President of Guatemala Cesar Bernardo Arevalo de Leon and his wife Lucrecia Eugenia Peinado Villanueva at the Royal Palace on Feb.
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The Queen of Jordan turned 54 on Aug. 31, and her eldest sonCrown Prince Husseinposted a new photo of his mother and newborn daughter to celebrate. The heir to the throne and his wife,Princess Rajwa, became first-time parents when Princess Iman was born on Aug. 3.
“You instilled in us everything that is beautiful.. Every year, you are the light of the house,” Crown Prince Hussein, 30, wrote in Arabic onInstagram, per a translation.