Prince Philip rejected Queen's offer to be Prince Consort, Churchill revealed

As the nation continues to mourn for The Queen following her death last week, many of us will now be turning out attention towards the funeral, which will be incomparable in scale and grandeur to any funeral we have seen before. While many of us will have seen state funerals in the past, such as after the death of the Queen Mother in 2002 and Princess Diana in 1997, far fewer people will recall the death of the previous Sovereign, King George VI’s funeral which was held in 1952.

Queen Elizabeth II was the ultimate matriarch whose extended family meant the world to her.The first of her and Prince Philip’s four children, Charles, was born at Buckingham Palace in November 1948 when she was a 22-year-old princess and four years before she became Queen. News of the prince’s birth was broken with a traditional notice pinned to the railings outside the palace, where waiting crowds burst into a rendition of For He’s A Jolly Good Fellow.The water in the Trafalgar Square fountains was dyed blue to celebrate his arrival.The princess appeared to adapt to motherhood quickly, although two weeks after her firstborn came along, she wrote in her diary, “I still find it hard to believe that I really have a baby of my own.” The couple’s daughter Princess Anne was born at Clarence House in August 1950, and Elizabeth wrote in a letter that Charles treated his new baby sister “with great care”.

Prince Harry following his appearance in Netflix's The Crown.The former Doctor Who star, who currently appears in HBO's House of Dragon, appeared on NBC The Today show on Thursday (September 15), where he opened up about the Royal encounter.The actor famously played a young Prince Philip in Netflix's hit, The Crown, alongside his onscreen wife Claire Foy, 38, who portrayed Queen Elizabeth II. READ MORE: Prince Philip's loathing of the Queen's 'bloody corgis' that tested loyaltiesMatt opened up about the hilarious moment and said: "I met Harry once at the polo, which sounds a bit grand, but it wasn't that grand."He rocked up to me, and he went, 'Grandad',".

Matt Smith wears a very colorful shirt while out and about in New York City on Thursday (September 15)

Prince Edward is feeling "overwhelmed by emotion'" following the death of Queen Elizabeth The 58-year-old royal - who is the son of the late monarch and her late husband Prince Philip and the brother of King Charles - had "learned to share" his parents with the world as part of the family and thanked the nation for their support following his mother's passing on 8 September at the age of 96 following a 70-year reign. In a statement, he said: "As a family, we have grown up learning to share our parents, especially our beloved mama, with the Nation, her Realms and the Commonwealth. While it has been lovely to have spent time saying our own farewell privately at Balmoral, it is now time to allow others to be able to say their farewell.

The Crown.Whilst at the Toronto film festival the actress told the BBC: "I think that she was an incredible monarch. READ MORE: Prince Philip's loathing of the Queen's 'bloody corgis' that tested loyalties "She united people and she was a massive symbol of continuity and dignity and grace.""My main feeling is just thinking about her as a mother and a grandmother and a great-grandmother, really, and I'm very honoured to have been a teeny-tiny, small part of her story."Olivia Coleman then took over from Claire for seasons three and four.She has also shared a touching tribute.She told Variety: "She made a promise as a young woman and she absolutely kept it with such dignity. We're all incredibly impressed by what she did,"She also praised King Charles for his speech by saying: "From a British point of view, he did it so beautifully. He did it about love, tolerance and gentleness, and that is what she always wanted and she's done."From the outside world looking at Great Britain, at the moment, we've got some comedy going on at one side – politics – and something so dignified.

King Charles III's self-professed 'secret son' is not the only man who has laid a wild claim to being illegitimate royal offspring. Determined Robert Brown has made it his personal quest to prove the Queen's sister, Princess Margaret is his mother and now he has won a High Court legal battle to see the contents of her will.Accountant Mr Brown, who was born in Kenya, has splurged a cool £100,000 in his attempt to verify his belief that the King's aunt secretly gave birth to him on or around January 5, 1955.

funeral, an illustrator is honoring her Majesty with an optical illusion. This royal eye exam “toasts” the deceased sovereign’s famous love of corgis by challenging viewers to distinguish the bread from her Highness’ favorite teatime snack.[Warning: Spoilers below.]Specifically, goal of the optical dog-catching adventure — created by Hungarian illusion maven Gergely Dudás, aka the Dudolf — is to spot the three slices of toast camouflaged amongst an army of corgis being walked by the late monarch.Differentiating dinner rolls and roly-poly pets might seem like a walk in the bark.

A whirlwind visit. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla rounded out their royal tour of the U.K. in Wales ahead of Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral.

David Beckham has been spotted amongst the thousands of mourners queuing to pay their respects to Her Majesty The Queen in London. The England legend, 47, kept a low profile in a dark flat cap and shirt as he queued to see Queen Elizabeth II Lying-in-State.

Killing Eve star Sandra Oh is due to attend Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral as a representative of Canada.The actress, known for her leading role in the BBC Series with Jodie Comer, is due to participate in a ceremony of national honours as part of the Queen's funeral service on Monday September 19. She joins as a member of the Order of Canada alongside musician Gregory Charles and Olympic gold medallist swimmer Mark Tewksbury.

The newly appointed Queen Consort has been suffering from a broken toe for over two weeks, reports have claimed. It is thought the injury happened prior to the Queen's death last Thursday.

The King and Queen Consort are visiting Wales today, as the late Queen's lying in state continues at Westminster Hall. King Charles III has begun his first visit to Wales as monarch and will start his tour by attending a service of prayer and reflection for the life of the Queen at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff. Charles arrived by helicopter with the Queen Consort and travelled by state limousine in bright sunshine to the service, which is also being attended by Prime Minister Liz Truss and leading figures from Wales.

Queen would die has made some bold predictions about the futures of King Charles and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Jemima Packington is the only Apsaramancer in the world – which means she makes predictions about the future using the household vegetable asparagus.Packington throws the spears into the air while asking questions about world events and then interprets how they land. READ MORE: King Charles III urged to abdicate in two years and pass throne to Prince William Previously, she had correctly predicted Brexit, Prince Philip's death, Theresa May being ousted as PM and Harry and Meghan's departure from the Royal Family.

Matt Smith says Queen Elizabeth II watched ‘The Crown’ on a projector. The 39-year-old actor - who played Her Majesty’s husband Prince Philip for the show’s first two seasons - revealed that the late 96-year-old monarch was a big fan of the fictionalised version of her life and made it a part of her weekend ritual, according to what her grandson Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex told him. While appearing on the ‘Today’ show on Thursday (15.

"The Crown" star Matt Smith is sharing his interactions with the British royals and claims he once heard Queen Elizabeth II used to watch the hit TV show.  During a recent appearance on "Today," Smith opened up about the time he met  the future King Charles III and Prince Harry. While he only managed to compliment the king on his shoes, he met Harry at a polo match and got confirmation that he was a fan of the show. "I met Harry once at the polo, which sounds a bit grand, but it wasn’t that grand.

Queen Elizabeth will be buried with her husband Prince Philip in a private service on Monday (19. 09. 22) evening.

Queen's death.The singer has now stated he is "distancing" himself from the rock group who released the anti-royal song ahead of the Queen's Silver Jubilee.It comes just one week after it was announced Queen Elizabeth had died "peacefully" at her beloved private home, Balmoral, surrounded by King Charles and Princess Anne.READ MORE: Prince Philip scolded Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen in brutal no-nonsense swipeNow, Johnny, whose real name is John Lydon, 66, has hit out at the "tasteless" move by his ex-bandmates who have disputed his claims.John claimed that the group had approved "a number of requests" without his consent as he lashed out at the band.In a string of tweets in view of his 60,800 Twitter followers, he alleged: "John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II's death."The musicians in the band and their management have approved a number of requests against John's wishes on the basis of the majority court-ruling agreement."In John's view, the timing for endorsing any Sex Pistols requests for commercial gain in connection with God Save The Queen, in particular, is tasteless and disrespectful to the Queen and her family at this moment in time."He went on to add: "John wrote the lyrics to this historical song, and while he has never supported the monarchy, he feels that the family deserves some respect in this difficult time, as would be expected for any other person or family when someone close to them has died."Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth will be reunited with her late husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, following her funeral on Monday (September 19).