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Thirty years later, new EU rules could end the Channel Tunnel dream

On a foggy spring afternoon in Calais, French President Mitterrand and Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth fastened her seat belts in her royal Rolls-Royce. They arrived in Folkestone in just over half an hour. “It has been a recurring dream of statesmen and engineers for several centuries to rejoin what nature took apart some 40 million… Read More »

How Balmoral illustrated wild, tartan-clad Scotland with travel brochures

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with their two young children, Princess Anne and Prince Charles, in front of Balmoral Castle, 1952 For the first time, the public will be allowed into Balmoral on a series of special (now sold-out) summer tours. This Aberdeenshire manor symbolizes the Royal Family’s special… Read More »

9 Remarkable Moments on the Track

LONDON – London Fashion Week is looming 4-0, and from Katharine Hamnett’s sex lessons to Richard Quinn’s Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth has certainly seen her fair share of drama, leading up to her surprise visit during her only fashion week appearance. Here, WWD takes a look at nine moments that have lit up London catwalks… Read More »

What is Operation Menai Bridge?

King Charles became monarch when his mother, the Queen, passed away in 2023 (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) King Henry III was crowned monarch at the age of 73. Charles ascended to the throne on May 6, 2023, following the death of his mother. The late Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth was buried… Read More »