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Queen returns to centre stage on the final day of Jubilee celebrations
The royal standard had been raised above Buckingham Palace, meaning the Queen was in residence – and she didn’t disappoint, appearing on the balcony to the delight of fans.
- by Rob Harris
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The Queen’s emotional call to Canberra on the eve of her husband’s funeral
The night before Prince Philip’s funeral in April last year, Governor-General David Hurley sat nervously beside the phone.
- by Rob Harris
Trooping the collar: Melbourne’s corgi connoisseurs celebrate Queen’s jubilee
More than 30 Melbourne corgis and their owners posed for photos in front of Flinders Street Station when it was lit up for the jubilee on Sunday night.
- by Carolyn Webb
William and Kate wish happy first birthday to Harry and Meghan’s daughter Lilibet
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s daughter is spending her first birthday in the UK during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
- by Danielle Sheridan
The top 10 moments from the Party at the Palace
The special concert featured many of the globe’s biggest stars, including Elton John, Diana Ross and Alicia Keys, as well as a YouTube clip that will become one for the ages.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
Opinion
The Platinum Jubilee is a non-event, but so is the push for a republic
The British laid on a feast of jubilee festivities for the royal-loving public while in Australia celebrations were more subdued.
- by Stephen Brook
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant a once-in-a-lifetime job for Australian troops
An estimated 1 million spectators will line the streets for the pageant, with a worldwide television audience of 1 billion.
- by Rob Harris
‘I’ve grown up with this woman’: Rod Stewart to debut new song for the Queen
She’s in his heart, she’s in his soul. Stewart plans to tell her Majesty exactly what he’s thinking (respectfully) at the Jubilee rock concert overnight.
- by Anita Singh and Hannah Furness
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Analysis
Harry and Meghan become second-row royals as other next-gen Windsors step up
The Queen’s absence from day two and three of her Platinum Jubilee has given new weight to the roles of other young royals.
- by Rob Harris
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Queen misses Jubilee thanksgiving service but Meghan and Harry attend
A palace spokesman said the 96-year-old monarch had decided “with great reluctance” that she could no longer make the journey from her home at Windsor Castle.
- by Rob Harris
Why Beatrice has what it takes to be the next ‘It’ princess
Kate and Meghan have stiff competition from the 10th in line to the throne as she escapes her past sartorial errors.
- by Damien Woolnough