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The number of monarch butterflies wintering on the California coast has plummeted to a record low, according to entomologists. Fewer than 2,000 monarchs were recorded in November and December, compared to 200,000 barely three years ago. In the 1980s, the monarch butterflies migrating south to groves from Marin County to San Diego was estimated at … Read more
Barack Obama says the Queen ‘didn’t seem to mind’ when wife Michelle committed royal faux pas by putting her arm around the monarch Barack Obama has shed light on moment Michelle Obama broke royal protocol He said the Queen ‘didn’t seem to mind’ when wife placed her arm around her In 2018 Mrs Obama explained … Read more
Don’t make Queen wait for Covid jab: Royal fans want Monarch to be ‘front of queue’ for vaccine as thanks for her ‘years of service’ – after government said VIPs would not be given priority Brits have suggested the Queen should be among first to receive Covid vaccine Her Majesty and the rest of the … Read more
As the roads filled up on the eve of lockdown, it seems not even the Queen could escape ‘Covid gridlock’. Eye-witnesses spotted her stuck in traffic on Wednesday afternoon as she returned to Windsor after an official engagement. Mobile phone pictures taken by a member of the public showed the Queen’s convoy of three Range Rovers … Read more
The Queen reigns supreme: Monarch is most popular Royal in UK poll with Prince William and Kate Middleton second and third favourites – as Harry and Meghan’s popularity plummets YouGov survey found public opinion increased for the Queen throughout 2020 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also scored favourably in the public poll But favourable … Read more
Thailand has entered ‘dangerous territory’ and is facing a ‘full-blown crisis’, an expert has warned, after anti-monarchist protesters openly defied the king with three-fingered salutes. Marchers returned to the streets of Bangkok on Thursday despite a state of emergency being declared overnight, a day after confronting King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suditha as they passed through … Read more
Prince Charles will be the ‘best prepared monarch we’ve ever had’ but will ‘have to keep his mouth shut’ and has ‘a lot of uncomfortable baggage’, royal experts tell ITV documentary Royal experts discuss Prince Charles’ future ascent to the throne tonight Prince Charles will be ‘best prepared monarch we’ve ever had’, Penny Junor says … Read more
Colonel Tom has revealed he will say ‘thank you very much’ to the Queen when he receives his knighthood after raising a remarkable £39million for NHS charities. Tom Moore, a centenarian from Bedfordshire who has already been promoted from captain, is to be recognised further with a knighthood, it was revealed last night. The Second … Read more
The Queen ‘desperately prayed for a baby brother’ when being told she would be monarch following Edward VIII’s abdication, a royal biographer has claimed. In 1936, Her Majesty, now 94, along with the rest of the British public, discovered she would be next in line to the throne after her uncle gave up the crown … Read more
A new documentary is to explore how the Queen’s role as a driver and mechanic during WWII helped shape a teenage princess Elizabeth into the country’s longest reigning monarch. Our Queen At War, due to be broadcast on ITV 1 at 9pm tomorrow, will tell the story of how what she called ‘the terrible and … Read more