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Queen Elizabeth’s Iconic Scones Recipe From 1960 Surfaces Online

Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 on Thursday, September 8, 2022. She was Britain's longest-reigning monarch and had even celebrated her Platinum jubilee in the month of June, completing 70 years on the throne. Condolences poured in from political leaders and dignitaries from across the world. People were recalling fond memories and narrating anecdotes from the late Queen's life. One such interesting story surfaced on Twitter and caught the attention of foodies online. Twitter user and historian Michael Beschloss took to the platform to share the time when Queen Elizabeth personally shared her iconic scones recipe in the year 1960. Take a look:Queen Elizabeth promised to send President Eisenhower her scones recipe after receiving him in 1959 at Balmoral Castle, where she died tod...
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Riding The Underground, McDonald’s Visit: Queen’s Public Interactions

Queen Elizabeth entered the London Underground on six occasions. (File)London: During her long life of public duty and protocol, Queen Elizabeth II occasionally shared in her subjects' ordinary lives - often during sneaked or staged encounters.Here are some of the best-known examples:Princess goes incognitoAs a 19-year-old princess, Elizabeth and her sister Margaret sneaked out of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the end of World War II in Europe on May 8, 1945, mingling anonymously amongst the jubilant crowd.In a BBC programme in 1985 she said they had walked for miles through the streets of London, wary that they would be recognised."I remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down Whitehall, all of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief," she said.The sis...
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Queen Elizabeth Death Updates: 10-Day Mourning, World Leaders Pay Tribute

Queen Elizabeth II was the second-longest reigning monarch in history, after France's Louis XIV.New Delhi: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, who was the second-longest reigning monarch in history, after France's Louis XIV, died yesterday at the age of 96. Several leaders across the world have issued statements paying tribute to her.She died peacefully at her estate in Balmoral, Scotland , according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son, Charles, succeeds as king immediately, according to centuries of protocol, beginning a new, less certain chapter for the royal family after the queen's record-breaking 70-year reign."The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family," King Charles sai...