The Royals since the Millennium: Britain’s Best-Loved Family

Published on January 16, 2018
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Rocky Turn of the Millennium

By the year 2000, two scandalous divorces (both Prince Charles and Prince Andrew) and a death had rocked the family, a bloody war had broken out in the former Yugoslavia and Europe had seen the birth of the single currency. Moreover, the Queen Mother turned an incredible 100 years old! But those were small potatoes compared with what was about to happen…

Queen Mother

Queen Mother

Buckingham Palace’s Star Spangled Banner

Then the calendar showed the 11th of September 2001 – and the single largest terrorist attack in modern memory happened in New York. Thousands were killed and the world would never be the same. On September 13th 2001 the Queen completely broke with tradition and authorized the playing of the Star Spangled Banner during the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. It was an historic moment.

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Changing of the Guard

Changing of the Guard