The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II followed 16 months later, on 2 June 1953. Muse of Cecil Beaton and Annigoni, formidable parliamentarian, and cosmopolitan art connoisseur: Baroness Rawlings takes ...

Royal changes In September 2022, millions of people around the world mourned Queen Elizabeth II’s death. But the end of her 70-year-long reign as the British monarch forced change beyond Princes ...

King George VI died in his sleep. It was a defining moment in the British monarchy. Princess Elizabeth, then 25, was in Kenya ...

From the BBC Oral History Collection. Nearly seventeen years after its inaugural broadcast, coverage of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at last brought television into the mainstream.

The Legacy of Chief Dr . Azantilow Ayieta The story of Chief Dr . Azantilow Ayieta, the Paramount Chief of the Bulsa people in the Upper East Region of Ghana, is one of remarkable leadership, ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb. 6, 1952 (UP) -- Britain's sovereign queen began her reign today in tears and sorrow. The former Princess Elizabeth broke ... years after World War II and Korean War Veteran ...

The late Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in 1926, ruled for longer than any other monarch in British history. During her 70-year reign, the late Queen was much loved and ...

A new local history book that draws together a selection of stories about Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II’s four visits ...