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We celebrate the memory of this glorious event, 71 years ago today.
A lovely young Queen heralds the beginning of a new Elizabethan era.
#Her Majesty#Queen Elizabeth II#Coronation#2 June 1953#UK#tradition#Prince Philip#monarchy#Westminster Abbey#brf#House of Windsor#Elizabeth Alexandra Mary#On this day
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Britain's wartime Prime Minister sure had a way with words.
“If this long island story of ours is to end at last, let it end only when each of us lies choking in his own blood upon the ground.”
Winston Churchill
#Sir Winston Churchill#Prime Minister#WWII#Great Britain#The Blitz#British history#vintage photo#wartime#heroism#The Last Lion#Man of the Century#famous speeches#UK
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BA's classic Landor design was deemed 'too British' and cut in 1997
#British Airways#Landor livery#World's Favourite Airline#UK#Heathrow#Boeing 747#jumbo jets#classic design
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The northern skies have been dancing earlier than usual this year..
#Northern Lights#NWT#Yellowknife#aurora borealis#cosmic#solar flares#ionosphere#night sky#geomagnetic#sunspots
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The Queen's first cousin remains one of the hardest working royals.
H R H Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester
#Duke of Gloucester#House of Windsor#Prince Richard#brf#Kensington Palace#British Royal Family#Duchess of Gloucester
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Founded by King Henry VI, it is said to be the world's finest college chapel. The daily services are renowned for their choral perfection.
King’s College, Cambridge UK
(Foto©️emmaIn.interiors)
#King's College Chapel#Cambridge University#Church of England#Gothic architecture#fan vaulting#stained glass#perpendicular#sacred space#mediaeval#royal chapel#King Henry VI#UK
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Besides ruling the waves, we never, never, never, never shall be slaves
Advance Britannia!
#Rule Britannia#Romanesque#personification#statue#UK#symbolism#sword#shield#helmet#lion#trident#plinth#tradition#civilisation#nostalgia#Royal Navy#British history
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New life is the surest sign of the northern spring - our most reluctant season.
#Mallard ducklings#motherhood#hatchlings#baby ducks#Mud Lake#Ottawa River#nature photography#Mark Fisher#ducklings#springtime#waterfowl#capital city#Canada
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Bow Fiddle Rock emerges off the Scottish coast at sunrise.
#Bow Fiddle Rock#Portknockie#Morayshire#North Sea#UK#quartzite#Moray Firth#dawn#Grampian#sunrise#sea arch#coastline#natural wonder#geology#scenic view#Scotland
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On this day in 1660, Charles II rode into London as Britain's new king.
#King Charles II#Coronation#House of Stuart#monarchy#UK#Restoration#'The Merry Monarch'#1660 - 1685#On this day
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Motorised trolleys were a novelty on the streets of Old London
Commercial Street in Spitalfields, London, 1907
#Spitalfields#Old London#trolley buses#streetscape#UK#colourised#vintage photography#yesteryear#bygone era#streetcars#nostalgia#Edwardian England#1907
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A pair of aerial London cleaners before today's safety regulations.
1953 London. Anybody want to hazard guess to what these guys are actually cleaning? Winner gets a pickled onion sandwich, pack of twiglets and a back pat.
Did you get it right well its the Clock Face of Big Ben
#Big Ben#Houses of Parliament#Westminster#Old London#UK#clock face#steeplejacks#cityscape#urban photography#vintage photo#Gothic architecture#monochrome#1950's
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Few remember Churchill today, but his impact on history will endure.
Sir Winston Churchill pets a deer, in Richmond Park, London, in 1963, a year before his death.
#Sir Winston Churchill#Richmond Park#Surrey#London#UK#The Last Lion#Their Finest Hour#Prime Minister#statesman#WWII#British history#Man of the Century
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Happy Memorial Day to our American friends & followers. You wanted no part of either world war, yet won them both for us. Thank you from the heart.
#US Army#US Navy#USAF#US Marines#WWI#WWII#France#Europe#Battle of Belleau Wood#Ainse-Marne#1918#honour#sacrifice#American War Cemetery#Memorial Day
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Sailing high above the charming seaport of Sidmouth in Devon, UK
England
#Sidmouth#Devonshire#River Sid#parasailing#UK#coastline#seaport#sandstone cliffs#south coastal path#English villages
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Rain or shine, the university town of Cambridge maintains its charm.
A rainy evening in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (@cs_snapshot IG)
#Cambridge#East Anglia#Cambridgeshire#colleges#UK#quaint shops#narrow streets#mediaeval#English towns
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Derbyshire has the most country mansions of any county in Britain.
Rambling roses Haddon Hall, Derbyshire,
#Haddon Hall#Derbyshire#English mansions#mediaeval#UK#stonework#climbing roses#rural britain#English gardens
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