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Members of the Royal Family have shared sweet messages of well wishes to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's daughter Lilibet on her first birthday on Saturday 4 June.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's daughter Lilibet, who was recently introduced to her namesake the Queen, are celebrating their daughter's milestone birthday in the UK, after jetting from the US for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. And as Meghan, 40, Harry, 37, celebrate Lilibet's big day, the Queen and other members of the Royal Family have shared sweet messages to the tot on social media.The Queen tweeted on her The Royal Family account: "Wishing Lilibet a very Happy 1st Birthday!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Princess Royal has all the qualities capable of being given the “top job” of the Queen and has a “much better reputation than Prince Charles”, according to a royal expert.Princess Anne is one of the hardest working members of the Royal Family with most years taking the crown for most royal engagements attended. Anne was once again on hand for the Royal Family during the Jubilee as she watched her mother celebrate 70 years on the throne.Charles is the next in the line of succession but one of the Queen’s biggest contributions to the Royal Family was to bring equality.Throughout history, male royals had an advantage with the eldest son always being ahead of a female sibling, no matter their age.Just before the birth of Prince George, the Queen made changes in the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 to remove gender from the equation with succession being decided by birth.Although the changes will play a big part in the future for female royals, it would have had no bearing on Anne being the Queen’s second child.One royal expert believes Anne has demonstrated the qualities that would have made her an “incredible” monarch.Kinsey Schofield, founder of To Di For Daily and the To Di For Daily podcast, believes Anne has a “much better reputation than Prince Charles”.She said: “I certainly think that the Queen changing the line of ascension is a significant change.

Kim Kardashian is shutting down rumors that she and Pete Davidson were denied entry to Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.The Sun had previously reported that she was “refused” tickets to the Trooping the Colour parade yesterday. But a source told Page Six on Friday that they never even tried to attend.Queen Elizabeth’s birthday parade was truly, “the hottest ticket in town” but the Kardashian insider said she “didn’t even ask to go” to the historic event.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJohn Lydon — a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, lead singer of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. — has written a brief and to-the-point editorial for the U.K.’s Times that ranges from his thoughts on the royal family to his wife’s struggle with Alzheimers, from Danny Boyle’s new biopic “Pistol” (which he fought legally) and his early struggles with fame.While the London-born Lydon, who has lived in Los Angeles for decades, courted controversy in recent years with statements in support of former President Trump, the editorial finds him as direct and unsentimental as ever.Yet the most striking statements are him effectively contradicting the world-shattering statements he made in the Sex Pistols’ first two singles, which laid the template for much of punk rock’s ethos: In it, he says “anarchy is a terrible idea” (defying the group’s first single, “Anarchy in the U.K.”) and “God bless the Queen,” which reverts the withering sarcasm of the group’s second single, “God Save the Queen” (“and the fascist regime”) as Britain observes Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.

THE Morning viewers slammed pundit Matthew Wright as for his comments about Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The former The Wright Stuff host, 56, endured the wrath of royal-lovers on the ITV show as he slammed the celebrations to mark the popular monarch's 70th anniversary on the throne.

Prince Charles was seen blowing a kiss to his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton in a rare sweet moment of affection as the royal family attended the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral today. As Prince Charles and his wife Camilla made their way into the cathedral, they were greeted by the Prince of Wales’ eldest son, Prince William, 39, and his wife Kate, 40. Prince Charles could be seen smiling as he raised his hand to his mouth and blew a kiss to Kate.

Future Queen Consort, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall was a vision in a white dress as she arrived to the Service of Thanksgiving with the Prince of Wales today. Camilla, 74, looked elegant and timeless as she donned a coat dress that featured gold embroidery. On her head she wore a matching white hat that was adorned with flowers and she carried a small gold clutch bag that coordinated perfectly with her outfit.

Prince Harry was quick to warm up to the royal family at the service of thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee, making a playful face at his family after taking a seat. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a rare return to royal events to take part in the jubilee celebrations - being spotted looking after some of the young royals while the working members of the family took part in the Trooping of the Colour on Thursday.

Royal fans were delighted to see Prince Louis wear the same sailor suit that his father, Prince William, did in 1985. The four year old royal made his Trooping the Colour carriage debut on Thursday ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, which marks her 70 years on the throne.

The celebrations marking Her Majesty's 70-year reign began on Thursday morning as she walked out onto the Buckingham Palace balcony joined by many of her family members – including her son Charles. And while the event was a joyous occasion, the Prince of Wales couldn't help but get a little emotional at watching the Trooping of the Colour flypast.

Prince Louis' pressing question to the Queen has been revealed by a lip reader.The four year old adorably stole the show on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Thursday afternoon as he joined working members of the royal family to take in the Jubilee flypast as planes, helicopters, and the Red Arrows soared overhead. On one occasion, while waiting for the planes and helicopters, little Louis, who was dressed in a sailor suit, could be seen turning to the side for a brief conversation with his great-grandmother.

The kings and queen of funny faces. No matter how many members of the Royal family attend any given event, it’s hard for people to take their eyes off the Cambridge children and their over-the-top reactions.

Platinum Jubilee flyover will go down in history. The 4-year-old son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, became instant meme-worthy gold for images of him covering his ears and making “Home Alone” Macaulay Culkin-inspired faces while standing next to his great-grandma. Twitter immediately erupted with the photo of a stone-cold Elizabeth alongside a screaming Louis with a variety of hilarious interpretations.

DAVID Beckham has led the tributes to Queen Elizabeth as she marks 70 years on the throne during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The footballer took to Instagram to pay tribute to the monarch with a series of photos from her life and included an image of him meeting the Queen.

Her Majesty approves! Queen Elizabeth II kicked off the start of her Platinum Jubilee celebration with the annual Trooping the Colour Parade ceremony — and it was only the beginning.

Platinum Jubilee. But during one of the main events — the Trooping the Colour parade — one special, less-recognized person made an appearance alongside her: Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent.So, who is this lesser-known royal?The duke, 86, is the 96-year-old queen’s first cousin and he emerged on the Buckingham Palace balcony to receive the official salute to celebrate the monarch’s momentous 70-year reign.The duke took the place of the sovereign’s late husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last year at 99.

Prince Charles and Camilla made their debut on hit BBC One soap EastEnders on Thursday 2 June. The Prince of Wales, 73, and Duchess of Cornwall, 74, starred as themselves and joined Albert Square's residents with a street party to celebrate the Queen 's Platinum Jubilee. To mark the special episode, the hit BBC One soap changed its iconic theme tune to celebrate Prince Charles and Camilla's debut, which was aired at the end of the episode.

Prince Andrew will officially miss another one of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee events after testing positive for COVID-19. According to royal reporter Omid Scobie, the queen’s 62-year-old son will not attend Friday’s Service of Thanksgiving.

celebrating 70 years as the British empire’s monarch with much pomp and circumstance right now — but that hasn’t drowned out the UK’s noisy fight for political change.If #AbolishTheMonarchy trending on Twitter the same day the four-day Platinum Jubilee launches is any indication, some Brits would like to see Elizabeth be the last monarch.The anti-monarchy group Republic has declared it would like to replace the royals with an elected head of state, especially as the unpopular — in some circles — Prince Charles would take over the throne once his mother dies.In January, Reuters reported that polls indicate the vast majority of people in Britain support the monarchy, and the queen herself is hugely popular. However, there is just not as much support for her eldest son and heir, Charles, and surveys suggest there is growing desire to “ditch the monarchy” among younger Britons.One wannabe activist tweeted on Thursday: “#AbolishTheMonarchy trending during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday is beautiful.”Other users called it “nice” and “very refreshing” to see the phrase trending during the queen’s celebratory festivities.

Barack Obama is virtually joining the Platinum Jubilee celebration. Obama sent a video message to Queen Elizabeth II to congratulate her on her 70th anniversary as a queen.“May the light of your crown continue to reign supreme,” Obama said during the BBC broadcast of Trooping the Colour. “When you’re president of the United States, you meet a lot of remarkable people, and you try under all circumstances to retain your composure,” the 44th president began his message.

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee with a sweet #TBT snapshot.The Beatles legend, 79, posted a classic photo Thursday of himself and the 96-year-old monarch posing together at the royal opening of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in 1996.⁣The beloved rock icon captioned the image: “70 beautiful years of Queen Elizabeth the second. Congrats ma’am! And thanks.”In the smiling pic, the queen is seen looking on as she sports a bright baby-blue hat and dress while carrying a bouquet of white flowers.McCartney donned a dark suit and a blue-and-yellow patterned tie for the occasion.The pair had met decades prior to the ’90s event, having crossed paths in 1965.During the swinging ’60s, McCartney and his bandmates — Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison — were awarded with Member of the Order of the British Empire medals, better known as MBEs, by the sovereign at Buckingham Palace.McCartney was later knighted in 1997.The British queen celebrated 70 years since her coronation on June 2 with parties celebrating her Platinum Jubilee.