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Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday 2018 Stamps

Australia Post has released two new stamps to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 92nd birthday on Saturday, 21 April 2018, with a floral theme. This year’s stamps focus on the Queen Elizabeth rose which was released in 1954 to honour Her Majesty’s accession in 1952 and her coronation the following year. Jason Watts from the Australia…

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Felipe VI of Spain’s 50th Birthday Commemorations

The Spanish Royal Family have released new photos mark King Felipe VI’s 50th birthday on Tuesday, 30 January 2018. A series of photos reveal how King Felipe and Queen Letizia are just like most parents taking their two daughters their school in Madrid, enjoying an informal lunch and filming last year's Christmas Message at La Zarzuela…

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Australia Post Celebrates Queen’s Birthday and Sapphire Jubilee

Australia Post has released two new stamps to commemorate the Queen’s Birthday in 2017. The Queen was born on 21 April 1926, the eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, who later reigned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. The Queen’s Birthday is officially celebrated every…

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Royal Mail Marks Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th Birthday

Britain's Royal Mail has released ten special stamps in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s 90th Birthday, including a specially commissioned family portrait featuring four generations of the House of Windsor. Photographer Randall Mackechnie took this photo of the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and a very cheeky Prince George in the White…

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Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday Stamps

Australia Post is releasing two new stamps to commemorate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday on 21 April 2016. The Queen was born on 21 April 1926, the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth), and was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. However, the Queen's birthday is…

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Podcast: Princess Charlotte Stamp, VJ Day, Richard III Documentary & Longest Reign Record

Richard III documentary to air in Australia, news about Prince Harry, VJ Day commemorations in UK and Japan, a new stamp to celebrate Princess Charlotte's birth and Queen Elizabeth II will become Britain's longest-reigning monarch. Richard III: The Burial of the King This documentary hosted by Jon Snow will air on SBS One on Friday, 21 August, at 7.30 pm, which…