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The Crown

Princess Margaret visits the new Docklands development in London, UK, July 1987.   (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)
20th Century

Princess Margaret’s final years

21st Century

Where is The Crown filmed? The Netflix drama’s locations and their royal links

President Reagan laughs following a joke by Queen Elizabeth, who commented on the lousy California weather she had experienced since her arrival to the States. The British Queen is delivering a brief address during a state dinner held at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. (Picture by Bettmann/Getty Images)
20th Century

Queen Elizabeth’s relationships with US presidents

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The queen – dressed in dark clothing – stands up from a table to deliver a speech
20th Century

Annus Horribilis What happened in the Queen’s horrible year?

Charles (Josh O'Connor) and Diana (Emma Corrin) in 'The Crown', left; and the real royal couple dancing in Sydney
20th Century

Netflix’s The Crown: the real history behind the royal drama

Prince Charles in 1969
20th Century

King Charles III The life of the reigning king

Elizabeth II poses for a portrait in Buckingham Palace in December 1958
General Modern

Queen Elizabeth II 50+ facts about her life and reign

Queen Elizabeth II, in March 2022 - the year of her platinum jubilee (Photo by Getty Images)
20th Century

Quiz Queen Elizabeth II and her reign

Elizabeth is borne from Westminster Abbey in a gold coach first used for the state opening of parliament by George III in 1762. (Getty Images)
20th Century

Becoming Queen: Elizabeth II’s coronation

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Emerald Fennell plays Camilla Parker Bowles (then Shand) in 'The Crown'
20th Century

In profile: Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall

Charles and Camilla, 1979
20th Century

Charles and Camilla A history of their romance

Charles and Diana on honeymoon in Balmoral
General Modern

Diana: the rebel princess

Prince Charles with his great-uncle Lord Mountbatten at Windsor
20th Century

Why was Lord Mountbatten, Prince Charles’s great-uncle, assassinated?

The future King George VI playing at the Wimbledon tennis championships, 1926
20th Century

How George VI’s sheer ordinariness made him the darling of the nation

Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, with her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, after their marriage in 1947. (Corbis via Getty Images)
20th Century

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip: 8 milestones in their marriage

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