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2 days ago · Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) [a] was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union on 1 May 1707, which merged the kingdoms of Scotland and England. Before this, she was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702. Anne was born during the reign of her uncle King Charles II.
4 days ago · The newest Queen in the Cunard Line fleet has been officially named, with a symbolic godparent no one was expecting. Rather than a single godmother or godfather – widely speculated to be a member...
4 days ago · A sea of confetti rained down on spectators as the Queen Anne was officially named this afternoon, with the tradition smashing of a bottle of Champagne against the ship's hull.
5 days ago · In 1605 James I. settled Greenwich Palace and Park on his queen, Anne of Denmark, who forthwith rebuilt with brick the garden front of the palace, and laid the foundation of a building near the park, called the "House of Delight," in which the governor of Greenwich Hospital afterwards resided, and which now forms the central building of the ...
4 days ago · The Queen Anne has arrived in Liverpool for her spectacular naming ceremony today. Cunard's newest cruise liner will be celebrated on Monday, June 3, with a free event which includes...
4 days ago · We now pass into the south aisle, which contains, besides five handsome monuments, the old royal vault, wherein are buried Charles II., William III., and Mary his consort, Queen Anne, and Prince George of Denmark.
4 days ago · Queen Anne naming ceremony. Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather along the waterfront to witness the time-honoured naming ceremony, a tradition believed to bestow good fortune upon the new vessel.
