146K views · 4.2K reactions | “The United Kingdom is proud to be Qatar’s oldest friend in the Western world. We have a special bond founded on mutual respect which has stood the test of time.” At last night's State Banquet, The King opened with a welcome in Arabic, before highlighting the UK's long standing relationship with the State of Qatar, and the nations’ shared histories. | The Royal Family | Facebook

Across the United Kingdom, in Gibraltar and on Her Majesty’s Ships at sea at noon today a Gun Salute was fired to mark the death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. 41 rounds were fired at one round every minute for 40 minutes. In London, The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery used the same guns that were fired for The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Wedding in 1947, and at The Queen’s Coronation in 1953. The Curfew Tower Bell at Windsor Castle was tolled 99 times at midday today, onc

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On This Day In History . 2 June 1953 . Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . Video 1/2 . ◼ The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Pakistan & Ceylon took place on 2 June 1953. . ◼ Elizabeth ascended the thrones of these countries at age 25, upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952, & was proclaimed queen by her various privy & executive councils shortly afterwards. . ◼ The coronation was de

17K views · 577 reactions | As Britain bids its final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher takes us through her reign and reflects on the future of the monarchy. | Al Jazeera English | Facebook

With the death of his mother, prince Charles has finally become king of the united kingdom , ending a wait of more than 70 years - which is the longest by any heir in British history. So will the Britain monarchy remain the same after Charles takes up the throne? What does the future hold for British monarchy? #KingCharlesIII #QueenElizabeth #UK #UnitedKingdom #BritishMonarchy queen elizabeth, queen elizabeth ii, queen elizabeth health, queen elizabeth death, queen elizabeth dies,queen elizabeth