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Inside Camelot's decades-long connection with the British royal family: As Prince William prepares to host an event with the Kennedys in Boston, a look back at the intertwined lives of the American royals and the Monarchy

29/07/22 12:07

Prince William announced earlier this month that he is bringing his Earthshot Prize to Boston this year in honor of late President John F. Kennedy. The House of Windsor has a decades-long relationship with the political family that started with Joe Kennedy Sr. and King George VI over 80 years ago. Joe Sr. was serving as the U.S. ambassador to Britain when King George VI invited him and his wife to spend the weekend at Windsor Castle in 1939. Decades later, Queen Elizabeth II famously hosted President John F. Kennedy and his wife, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, at Buckingham Palace in 1961. In the years following President Kennedy's assassination in 1963, the royals have continued to pay tribute to his legacy....read

Kate's earrings borrowed from the Queen: Duchess donned dazzling Cartier jewels given to the then Princess Elizabeth by her parents for her 19th birthday - weeks after the monarch wore the matching brooch
06/06/22 15:26
Kate wore floral silver earrings for the pageant outside Buckingham Palace which were borrowed from a collection given to the Queen by her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
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Unearthed home movies show Her Majesty in her younger days with family
03/06/22 18:33
The Royal Family have filmed each other since the 1920s but hundreds of these home-made recordings have been held privately. They will be broadcast on the BBC in a new documentary.
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Kaye Adams, Linda Robson, Jane Moore and Gloria Hunniford channel The Queen at different points in her life as the Loose Women panel host a Jubilee special
02/06/22 14:30
The Loose Women panel joined the nation in celebrating The Queen's Platinum Jubilee on Thursday as they dedicated their show to the monarch.
Her Majesty's photo album: A memory from each year of the Queen's extraordinary 70-year reign as she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee
01/06/22 10:25
FEMAIL has collected memories from every year of The Queen's 70 year reign, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee this weekend
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The whole Abbey rose to greet the Queen... and in shuffled a team of carpet cleaners: Priceless vignettes in a glorious account of the Coronation so vivid you'll feel like you were actually there
28/05/22 00:11
The Queen's coronation was decided upon to be June 2 because the meteorologists calculated it was going to be the sunniest day of the year, so people waiting were left in the rain.
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Keeping her parents close to her heart: Queen opted for rarely seen platinum brooch which was a gift from King George and Queen Mother for her 21st birthday as she met Emir of Quatar
27/05/22 14:30
The Queen, 96, donned the sparkling diamond and platinum ivy brooch, as she met Emir of Qatar at Windsor Castle in her latest public engagement earlier this week.
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A peek at one's private life: The Queen relaxes with her beloved Philip and pals around with her Papa in unseen home movies and says they have a special 'sense of intimacy'
27/05/22 09:08
Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen, which airs on BBC One on May 29, features never-before-seen footage and photos of Her Majesty taken throughout her life.
Queen's holiday videos! Unseen royal home movie shows the young Princess Elizabeth playing with Princess Margaret and her corgi and paddling in the loch at Balmoral in 1938
26/05/22 21:00
In unseen footage released by Buckingham Palace the royal, then aged 12, skims stones, runs around with Princess Margaret on the Balmoral Estate.
'The whole fleet's lit up like fairy lights': Moment slurring BBC radio star drunkenly waffles about George VI's naval review during LIVE broadcast that had to be CUT... as infamous 1937 clip resurfaces 85 years after King's Coronation
26/05/22 10:39
Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Woodrooffe had been set to provide 15 minutes of commentary in Portsmouth on the evening of May 20, 1937, as the King and Queen inspected the Royal Navy.
HM on the high seas! Unseen royal home movie shows the young Princess Elizabeth playing catch with her father and posing with Margaret on 1947 trip to South Africa
26/05/22 07:20
The shots are taken from a private home movie captured on HMS Vanguard, the vessel which took the Royal Family to South Africa for a tour in February - April 1947.
A touching tribute! Queen wore rarely-seen ruby and sapphire flower brooch gifted to her by her parents as she attended Royal Chelsea Flower Show
23/05/22 20:15
The monarch, 96, donned the pretty floral brooch, made with pink and blue sapphires, rubies and diamonds, as she arrived at the event in London this evening.
Queen of larks! Unearthed home movies show Her Majesty in her younger days as she frolics with family
23/05/22 15:43
The Royal Family have filmed each other since the 1920s but hundreds of these home-made recordings have been held privately. They will be broadcast on the BBC in a new documentary.
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Queen of larks! Unearthed home movies show Her Majesty in her younger days as she frolics with family
22/05/22 21:05
The Royal Family have filmed each other since the 1920s but hundreds of these home-made recordings (pictured) have been held privately, but will be broadcast on the BBC in a new documentary.
'From Lilibet by herself': Adorable note the 11-year-old Queen wrote 'to mummy and papa' to celebrate the 1937 coronation of King George VI is revealed
17/05/22 14:48
The Royal Collection Trust has shared a note written by the then Princess Elizabeth to her parents to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI, which was addressed 'to mamma and papa'.
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Never seen before footage from royal family's private collection - showing a young Princess Elizabeth with her beloved corgi and playing with her sister Margaret - is released for BBC documentary The Queen Unseen
13/05/22 10:20
One of the clips, released to the BBC to mark the Platinum Jubilee sees a young Queen learning to skip on the Royal Yacht Britannia and playing with Princess Margaret.
Follow in Her Majesty's footsteps : Interactive map shows The Queen on hundreds of visits to heritage sites including her mother's childhood home in project released to celebrate Platinum Jubilee
09/05/22 23:17
The map shows the Queen from the age of six onwards visiting designated heritage sites. Above: Her Majesty at Greenwich's Royal Observatory in 1960.
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Out of the dusty vaults... the Queen's magical home movies: Monarch is seen beaming alongside her sister and father as charming footage of her carefree days as a young Princess is released for a BBC documentary
07/05/22 21:00
The Queen may be one of the most filmed and photographed people in history, but these previously unseen images offer a rare glimpse of her at her most unguarded.
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How the ghosts of Margaret's scandalous romance still haunt Victoria's cherished retreat: BETH HALE peers behind the curtains of Adelaide Cottage, the royal residence that could spark a rivalry
02/05/22 21:47
BETH HALE: Adelaide Cottage was the grace-and-favour home of Group Captain Peter Townsend who had a scandalous affair with Princess Margaret, pictured left.
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Queen's cousin the Duke of Kent relives Her Majesty's 'daunting' Coronation and admits his 'chief anxiety was that I'd forget my lines' in new memoir
01/05/22 15:25
In his new book 'A Royal Life,' the Duke of Kent has detailed the immediate events following his uncle King George VI's death at Sandringham at the age of 56, reported The Telegraph.
Operation Muffle: Leatherworkers are flooded with orders so that church bells can be muted in mark of respect when the Queen dies
09/04/22 21:02
Central Council of Church Bell Ringers said: 'We have spent a lot of time talking to the Royal Household and Lambeth Palace about the day the Monarch passes.'
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What will happen when Queen Elizabeth dies? From Operation London Bridge to state funeral plans and what name Prince Charles will use when he becomes King
30/03/22 16:22
Government and Buckingham Palace officials will follow official protocols in the sad days following Queen Elizabeth II's eventual death.
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Princess Diana's brother marks the 30th anniversary of their father's death with a rare picture of Earl John Spencer as a young officer
30/03/22 13:53
Charles Spencer, 57, who resides at the family seat, Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, took to social media to mark 30 years since the death of his father John Spencer who died in 1992.
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Her Majesty marks 20th anniversary of the death of the Queen Mother who had a 'special place she held in the hearts of so many' - the day after Prince Philip's service of thanksgiving
30/03/22 10:28
The Queen has paid tribute to her mother on the 20th anniversary of her death, the day after she remembered her husband's extraordinary life at his service of thanksgiving.
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The King wanted to send Elizabeth abroad to safety, but Winston Churchill said 'No': As bombs fell on Buckingham Palace in WWII, fears for the Princesses failed to move the Prime Minister, as revealed in latest extract from ROBERT HARDMAN's new biography
06/03/22 22:06
ROBERT HARDMAN: King George VI discussed sending his daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, abroad to safety during WWII, but Winston Churchill rejected the idea.
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The Inspector calls at The Grand Hotel in Birmingham, which he says is grander than ever thanks to a £45million renovation
02/03/22 07:54
The Birmingham property has 185 bedrooms, a whole floor set up for conferences, a ballroom and a swanky cocktail bar called Madeleine, the Inspector reveals.
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Princess Elizabeth left the UK for 1952 tour of Kenya the 'happiest woman in the world' and returned a 'thunderstruck' Queen days later after learning King George VI had died, son of royal flight attendant reveals
20/02/22 12:51
The Queen was 'thunderstruck' on her flight back to London after learning her father King George VI had died while she was in Kenya, the son of a royal flight attendant has revealed.
George VI's 1937 Coronation: The last time a Queen Consort and King were crowned together
13/02/22 00:52
The last time a Queen Consort was crowned alongside a King was during the 1937 Coronation of George VI. The King had acceded the Throne the previous year upon the abdication.
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Edward VIII letter telling how he helped his brother George enjoy fling with the original Australian 'good-looking Sheila' by luring her husband away to play golf sells for £3,100
11/02/22 12:04
The then Prince of Wales persuaded Lord Loughborough to play a round of golf with him so his brother 'Bertie' could be alone with his wife Lady Sheila Loughborough.
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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Queen lets Princess Margaret's lover Roddy Llewellyn grieve in royal tomb
10/02/22 23:27
RICHARD EDEN: I can disclose that the retired landscape gardener, who had an eight-year affair with Margaret, was granted special permission to visit her final resting place.
London mourns for 'our gracious' King George VI: Newly unearthed colorized photographs show how Britons paid their respects to the Queen's late father at his 1952 state funeral
08/02/22 15:34
Unearthed pictures that have lain untouched for 70 years in archive show King George VI's state funeral on the 70th anniversary of his death.
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London mourns for 'our gracious' King George VI: newly unearthed colourised photographs show how Britons paid their respects to the Queen's late father at his 1952 state funeral
07/02/22 16:39
Unearthed pictures that have lain untouched for 70 years in archive show King George VI's state funeral on the 70th anniversary of his death as the country mourned his loss and welcomed a new Queen.
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Happy and glorious! Smiling portrait of the Queen beside photo of her father King George VI is issued 70 years from the start of her reign
06/02/22 12:00
The smiling 95-year-old monarch is pictured with her papers of state on a table in front of her and poignantly nearby is an image of her father King George VI.
Edward VIII letter telling how he helped his brother George have an affair with the original Australian 'good-looking Sheila' by luring her husband away for a game of golf is unearthed 103 years on
27/01/22 14:24
The then Prince of Wales persuaded Lord Loughborough to play a round of golf with him so his brother 'Bertie' could be alone with his wife Lady Sheila Loughborough (pictured).
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Queen told aide of 'unbearable' sorrow and 'emptiness and loneliness' after George VI's death and expressed her concern that The Troubles would never be resolved, letters set to be auctioned reveal
04/11/21 14:57
Letters from the Queen and Prince Charles to royal aide Michael Farebrother, a former Grenadier Guard and the Prince of Wales' private tutor, span more than 40 years.
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'To those missing their dads': Royal Family share a sweet childhood photo of Prince Charles with Prince Philip, the Queen and King George VI as they mark the first Father's Day since the Duke of Edinburgh's death
20/06/21 09:40
The Prince of Wales, 72, is seen perched on a statue in Balmoral in 1951 as his parents and grandfather watch affectionately in a post which marked the first Father's Day without the late Duke of Edinburgh.
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'Not a moment's hesitation or mistake!' Never-before-seen letter from King George VI thanking speech coach for his help immortalised in The King's Speech comes to light 83 years on
11/03/20 11:29
King George VI praised his Australian therapist's 'unfailing patience' in the letter and revealed the 'anxiety' that he suffered as he prepared to deliver his 1937 coronation speech to Britain.
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How did George VI come to the throne?
11/03/20 11:29
George, known as the 'reluctant king', was crowned following his brother Edward VIII's abdication.
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Prince Charles may use multi-million-pound legacy from King George VI to fund Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - as expert warns taxpayers could still foot the bill if he claims it on expenses
21/01/20 11:11
Charles, pictured yesterday, has paid his son around £2.3million-a-year from his £1.2billion Duchy of Cornwall estate - which is considered a public asset - but will now tap into his own wealth.
Crowned in COLOUR! Royal reds and glimmering golds of George VI's 1937 coronation burst with life in incredible colourised video - including footage of the Queen aged 10 playing in garden of her new home Buckingham Palace
29/10/19 11:57
The fascinating clips to be shown on the Smithsonian Channel include some taken just after George VI moved into Buckingham Palace in 1937, showing him as a happy family man after becoming king.
A Royally good time! One of the UK's first colour movies shows an English village celebrating the coronation of King George VI in 1937
28/08/19 10:16
More than 80 years since Great Rissington, Gloucestershire, celebrated King George VI's ascension to the throne, footage of the parade was discovered stashed in a cabinet.
Prince Philip's cousin Lady Pamela Hicks recalls the funny moment King George VI sat on her pet MONGOOSE at the Mountbattens' home - and jokes: 'I don't know who disapproved more'
06/08/19 12:57
Lady Pamela Hicks, 90, told how King George VI, right, leapt from his chair after accidentally sitting on her pet mongoose during a visit to the Mountbatten family home in Hampshire in the late 1940s.
Luxurious apartment within a gothic-style mansion that once hosted the Queen Mother, King George VI and a young JFK goes on the market for £5million
22/07/19 11:11
The property, in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, was briefly loaned to Joseph Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador, who used it as a country retreat for his family including the future president JFK.
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How the Royals helped fool Nazis over D-Day: Film reveals how the King, Queen and even a young Princess Elizabeth planted false leads
30/04/19 21:08
EXCLUSIVE: George VI, the Queen Mother and a young Princess Elizabeth were involved in efforts to distract Axis attention away from the intended location of the Allied invasion of Europe.
Secrets of Charles' love for the Queen Mother: Prince reminded his grandmother of her 'insecure' husband George VI, historians claim - while he had 'no real bond' with the Queen
15/03/19 12:01
A new documentary the Queen Mother: the Lost Year, which airs at 9:30pm on Saturday on Channel 5, claims that the Queen Mother thought Prince Charles needed the same help as King George VI.
King George VI and the Queen Mother witness the devastation of the Blitz for themselves in footage released in memory of the first Briton killed in a German air raid
15/03/18 15:05
This footage shows the wartime spirit of King George VI and The Queen Mother as they walk through the streets of London following a Luftwaffe attack during the Blitz.
What a royal lark! Fascinating pictures show the young teenager who would grow up to be King George VI playing with his brothers 106 years ago
16/01/18 11:40
The candid pictures were taken by tutor Kenneth Fry of a teenage King George VI at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk in 1912, and have been unearthed alongside letters written by the young princes.
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From the 'no touching' age of King George VI and the Queen Mother to Prince Harry and Meghan's passionate embrace: How the Monarchy has gone from stiff to schmaltzy in 100 years
21/12/17 23:20
When Prince Harry's great-grandparents announced their engagement in 1923, a photograph showed King George VI and the Queen Mother sitting face-forward and barely touching.
Operation Save The King... or how three real-life surgeons recreated the incredible day the Palace was turned into an operating theatre - for TV's blockbuster drama on the Queen's life
14/11/16 00:10
On the morning of Sunday, September 23, 1951, surgeons battled to save the Queen’s father, George VI, from lung cancer. The scene was recreated in in The Crown, the much-hyped TV series.
Revealed: How King George VI banned commoners from wearing the Royal Family's official tartan - and the decree is still in place today
03/08/16 12:46
The distinctive grey, black and red, Balmoral tartan, designed by Prince Albert in 1853 and modelled here by Prince Charles, has been worn by every British monarch since Queen Victoria.
Unmistakable smile of the 10-year-old girl who would become Queen: Previously unseen image shows Princess Elizabeth cuddling corgis with her sister and father
14/05/16 23:01
The image comes from never seen before colour cine film from the mid-1930s, and is believed to have been taken at Windsor when the future Queen was about ten years old.
Queen reveals the secret of her enduring Christian faith as she shares treasured memory of her beloved father in new book
21/02/16 01:20
In a new book, the Queen, pictured with her father, writes of her enduring Christian faith and shares a treasured memory of the moment George VI prayed for the nation during the Second World War.
The aquamarine Queen: Elizabeth II is radiant in turquoise as she follows in the footsteps of her late father in Malta
29/11/15 15:55
The Queen unveiled a plaque in Malta to honour the spot where King George VI embarked during the Second World War to award the island the George Cross for its bravery.
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'God bless and keep safe their Majesties': Secret message to George VI and Queen Elizabeth discovered pencilled inside an official despatch box after 70 years
09/09/15 11:14
Leather goods company Barrow and Gale, based in London, revealed that the tiny scrawl was found hidden in one of the Queen's distinctive red boxes that she inherited from her father.
'It seems unbelievable that my father is no longer here': Heartbreaking letter reveals Queen's sorrow after King George VI died aged just 56
08/09/15 09:37
The note, written on mourning paper and sent to King George VI's former assistant private secretary Sir Eric Mieville, was written just one month after the young Queen Elizabeth took the throne.
How Prince Philip CURTSIED to King George VI when he met him for the first time: Documentary tells how Duke made gaffe while wearing a kilt at Balmoral
31/07/15 10:57
One one of the Duke's biggest insults was aimed at his father-in-law - the very time they met - when he wanted to try and 'show his independence' because he thought the kilt looked like a skirt.
I’m a veteran… when it comes to meeting royalty! Touching moment 95-year-old New Zealand sailor shows Prince Harry a photograph of the time he met his great-grandfather, George VI
14/05/15 10:41
Kenneth Newton took the image, which shows around 20 members of the Royal Navy waiting to meet George VI, to a meet and greet at the War Memorial Centre in Whanganui, New Zealand.
'There goes my knighthood!' Rupert Everett on playing George VI in a new film about the Queen and the almighty fuss it's caused
01/05/15 22:31
Rupert Everett is horrified his latest film, A Royal Night Out, has, allegedly, upset the Queen. Actually 'upset' is rather glossing over it.
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