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Ties between Wimbledon and the royal family go back a long way. To 1907, to be precise, the first year that the Prince and Princess of Wales (who would become King George V and Queen Mary) attended the famous Championships. King George V later became patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, a role now held by the current Princess of…

King Charles III was visibly in his feelings after securing his first win at Royal Ascot on Thursday. The monarch, 74, was photographed with tears in his eyes as he watched his horse, Desert Hero, win the King George V Stakes race on day three of the five-day annual horse-racing event held in Ascot, England. Accompanied by his wife Queen Camilla in…

King Charles has delighted racegoers by kicking off his first Royal Ascot as monarch following an emotional tribute to his late mother. The King travelled in the traditional procession and tipped his top hat to waving spectators alongside Queen Camilla, who opted for a cream outfit and matching hat. They were joined by their close friends and…

It was one of the late Queen's favourite events where she often looked her happiest. Today Royal Ascot returns for the first time since Elizabeth II's passing last year - with King Charles and Queen Camilla set to lead the royals in the carriage procession. Not only did punters at the racecourse and watching at home stake money on the horse racing,…

What are the odds of a member of the royal family attending the Cheltenham Festival this year? The Bookies probably wouldn't take a bet on that one. There are certain royals who wouldn't let wild horses drag them away from the annual fixture in the racing calendar. But there are other members of the royal family who pop in from time to time and…

KING CHARLES is just under £50000 richer thanks to a horse left to him by the late Queen. Her late Majesty bred Chalk Stream before sending him to be trained in Australia. The five-year-old gelding defied 20-1 odds to land a Listed contest at Warwick Farm racecourse Down Under on Thursday. It marked the biggest success of the King's burgeoning…

THE death of Queen Elizabeth touches us all in many ways. Memories of our own lives go hand-in-hand with hers because her reign was so long. I remember the street parties for the Coronation in 1953. London's East End was still recovering from the ravages of World War Two. Rationing had been a huge part of my childhood. The taste of the jam…

On Sunday at 6pm, Galway-born Caroline Devine, who corresponded with Queen Elizabeth for decades, will attend a special service in honour of the late Queen in St Macartin's Cathedral, in Enniskillen. We will be retracing the footsteps of the Queen that she took when she visited in 2012, " she says. "I only had a great visit three weeks ago from…

Queen Elizabeth II has died, aged 96. Her Majesty's death follows the death of her husband, Prince Philip, who passed away on 9 April, 2021 aged 99. The Queen, who leaves behind four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, was Britain's longest-reigning monarch having held the throne since 6 February 1952. She was officially…

British soccer's decision to postpone all games this weekend following the death of Queen Elizabeth is an absurd and showy over-reaction. here have been attempts to explain why soccer is a complete outlier on this matter, with its status as'national game' and the Queen's position as patron of the FA being invoked. But these hardly seem to justify…

The date: Thursday June 20, 2013. The place: Ascot. Royal Ascot, to be precise. A four-year-old filly called Estimate, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Sir Michael Stoute, powers past ColourVision in the final furlong and holds off the late challenges of Simenon and Top Trip to land the Gold Cup in a pulsating finish. The cheers of the 62000…

Cher has been left wondering if she can'turn back time' after she posted a tribute to the Queen and accidentally referred to the royal as a cow instead of the GOAT, which is an acronym that stands for the'greatest of all time.' The pop star, 76, shared a touching message to honoring Queen Elizabeth II following the announcement that the Monarch had…

Queen Elizabeth II met some of the world's biggest stars throughout her life. After the monarch died at age 96 at Balmoral Castle on Thursday, tributes poured in from A-list stars and political leaders, showing the magnitude of her 70-year reign from every corner of the globe. The star-studded remembrances reflect Queen Elizabeth's time on the…

From the name of her nanny to how she served during the Second World War, here are 70 facts about the Queen, who was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. 1. The Queen was born at 2.40am on April 211926 - the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. 2. She came into the world at 17 Bruton Street, the Mayfair home of her mother's…

Otto English is the pen name used by Andrew Scott, a writer and playwright based in London. LONDON - Like Oscar Zoroaster, the eponymous Wizard of the fictional land of Oz, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, who has died aged 96, led a curious double life. On the one hand, she played the part of Queen Elizabeth II - a revered figure who donned…

The Queen's lifelong association with horses of all kinds began in her early childhood when she learnt to ride a Shetland pony named Peggy but it was in her twenties when she first became a successful owner - and later, breeder - of thoroughbreds. It was on the death of her father, King George VI, in 1952, that Princess Elizabeth inherited the…

John Ingles looks back at Queen Elizabeth II's lifelong association with the sport of horse racing. Among the horses the new Queen inherited was one of the best colts that would race in her name during her entire 70-year reign. Just four days after the Queen's coronation in June 1953, Aureole finished second to Pinza in the Derby and was then…

The Starz series Becoming Elizabeth centers on the teenage years of Queen Elizabeth I. To the surprise of show creator Anya Reiss, this era was one aspect of the English monarch's life and historic 45-year reign that hadn't yet been covered to excess by Hollywood. "Those are formative years of her life. Her understanding of the world comes from…

A version of this story appeared in the March 18 edition of CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain's royal family. If you can't answer the question in this week's headline straight away, it probably says more about her than you. She's done so much over such a long period of time, it can be hard to quantify and…

The 95 year old Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms has a unique and very interesting story behind her rise to throne. Born in 1926, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning British Monarch in history. She is also the longest-serving female head of a state in the world. Her birth ignited a lot of controversy and debate in…

Next to her adoration for corgis, Queen Elizabeth II arguably had an even larger love for well-bred equestrians. The Queen d ied on Thursday at 96, marking an end to the longest-ruling monarch in history. But spanning longer than her seven-decade reign was her passion for horses. Her Majesty began riding horses at 3 years old, when she was then…