Showing posts with label Commonwealth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Commonwealth. Show all posts

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Happy 92nd, Your Majesty!

Happy birthday to Her Britannic Majesty!


Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Queen at Treetops

66 years ago today, Her Britannic Majesty ascended the throne at Treetops.

Thursday, December 28, 2017

An Anniversary Speech

Christmas 60 years ago was the first televised Christmas speech of Her Britannic Majesty.

This year's speech and that of 60 years ago:




Monday, November 20, 2017

Friday, September 22, 2017

George III Coronation 256

256 (2^8) years ago today, George III of the United Kingdom was crowned.


Saturday, July 1, 2017

Dominion Day

Happy Dominion Day, Canada!

150 years since Canada's Confederation today.


Saturday, June 10, 2017

Happy Birthday, Duke!

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is 96 today. Born Eight dozen years ago today a Prince of Greece and Denmark.


Friday, April 21, 2017

Monday, February 6, 2017

Blue Sapphire Monarch

65 years ago today, Her Britannic Majesty ascended the throne at Treetops. This marks the Blue Sapphire Jubilee.

Her Britannic Majesty is the first Britannic Monarch to reach this milestone. Amongst European kingdoms and empires, she is one of the first to do so, without a minority, second only to Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary.






Sunday, December 11, 2016

Edward VIII Abdicates

80 years ago today, His Britannic Majesty King Edward VIII abdicated.

The abdication speech:


Thursday, April 21, 2016

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Elizabeth II Accession

Eight square years ago today, Her Britannic Majesty ascended the throne at Treetops.




Sunday, December 27, 2015

Her Britannic Majesty Speaks


Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Surpassing

Her Britannic Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has today reigned for 23,226 days, equal to the number of days Queen Victoria reigned.


Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Elizabeth II 89

Happy birthday to Her Britannic Majesty!






Friday, February 6, 2015

Treaty of Waitangi at 175

Seven quarters of a century ago today, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.


Friday, December 12, 2014

Queen of Kenya

50 years ago today, Queen Elizabeth II was deposed as Queen of Kenya.






Previously: Independence of Kenya

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Happy Anniversary!

To Her Britannic Majesty and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.

They married three years short of seventy years ago today.


Saturday, September 27, 2014