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Trooping the Colour

Trooping the Colour is held on a Saturday in June on Horse Guards Parade in London, and it is the…

Royal Ascot is a five-day flat racing meeting held at Ascot in Berkshire every June. It is the most prestigious…

The honours system is the British state's method of publicly recognising achievement and service. Around 2,000 honours are awarded each…

A coronation is not what makes someone king. The monarch succeeds the instant their predecessor dies — "the King is…

Windsor Castle has been a royal home for nearly 1,000 years, which makes it the oldest continuously inhabited castle anywhere…

Britain is a constitutional monarchy, which means it has a king who is head of state and almost no power…

The Changing of the Guard is the most watched free spectacle in London, and the most common complaint about it…

The Crown Jewels are around 140 objects held at the Tower of London, and the crucial thing to understand is…

The Beefeaters are the red-coated figures at the Tower of London, and they are neither actors nor ordinary tour guides.…

The Royal Family is Britain's head of state, its largest tourist attraction and its longest-running national soap opera, and most…