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“Still the Queen” and its variants are told about members of the British royal family or will in some other way involve Britain.

'Still the Queen': Here's the Decades-Old Story About Forgetting Someone's Name

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Oct 15, 1999 Versions of the legend involving two people — one of whom can't recall the other's name — date t ...
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Does This Video Show a Naked Child Escaping Buckingham Palace?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 10, 2020 A fictional scandal created for a TV show was turned into a darker and even more fictional scandal.
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A picture shows Queen Elizabeth II seated next to a colonel whose kilt was a little too revealing and may have appeared to some to show his genitals (penis and testicles).

Does Photo Show Queen Elizabeth II and a Colonel's 'Crown Jewels'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 23, 2004 According to the rumor, Queen Elizabeth II was photographed with a group of soldiers, including ...
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Was Queen Elizabeth II a descendant of Muhammad?

Was Queen Elizabeth a Descendant of Islamic Prophet Muhammad?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 8, 2022 The rumor hardly has murky origins. In fact, it's plausible.
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A TikTok video from 2020 appeared to show Queen Elizabeth II in a selfie video captured by a member of the royal Queen's Guard also known as a Beefeater.

Did a Royal Guard Film a TikTok Selfie with Queen Elizabeth II?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 9, 2022 Readers asked about a TikTok video that appeared to show a member of the Queen's Guard recording ...
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Is This a Real Video of a Queen’s Guard Shooting at a Tourist?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 16, 2022 The guards really don’t like to be bothered.
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No, Queen Elizabeth Did Not Die on Feb. 22, 2022

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb 23, 2022 A Hollywood gossip site is hardly the most reliable source of news about the British Royal Family.
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Did Meghan Markle's Net Worth Make the Queen 'Cringe'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec 12, 2020 Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their son, Archie, moved away from the royal family to Montecit ...
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Did Queen Elizabeth Give a Knighthood to a Cat Named Ruben?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Apr 26, 2022 Social media users enthusiastically shared a post about "Sir Ruben J. Cat, KBE," in April 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8, 2022.

Is This Queen Elizabeth II on Her Coronation Day in 1953?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 19, 2022 Princess Elizabeth became queen at age 25, after the death of her father, King George VI.
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Queen Elizabeth II and President Donald Trump

No, the Queen Did Not Request That Trump Be Banned from Her Funeral

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 13, 2022 Trump once claimed that he and the queen “got along fantastically well.”
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Queen Elizabeth II: A Moderniser Who Steered British Monarchy into 21st Century

Written by:
The Conversation
Sep 8, 2022 She passed away on Sept. 8, 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth Death Hoaxes Accelerated as World Awaited News

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 8, 2022 Soon after fake news items preempted the official announcement, the Queen died.
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Did Queen Elizabeth Describe a Black Ambassador as a 'Gorilla'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jun 10, 2022 In June 2022, the Platinum Jubilee revived a disturbing old anecdote that suggested casual racis ...
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Queen Elizabeth II and others feel the downdraft from a helicopter at Winnipeg during a royal tour of Canada, July 1970. (Photo by David Cairns/Express/Getty Images)

Scholar: Canada Became Less British During Queen Elizabeth's Reign

Written by:
The Conversation
Sep 9, 2022 Nearly half of Canadians were of British ancestry when she assumed the throne in 1952, but that ...
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Is the Queen Taking Ivermectin?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 22, 2022 Ivermectin save the Queen?
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Did Giuliani 'Turn Down a Knighthood' from Queen Elizabeth II?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 17, 2021 The former New York mayor made an expletive-ridden speech in September 2021, at a commemoration ...
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Did Queen Elizabeth II Ask Cristiano Ronaldo to Sign Jerseys?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 1, 2021 Is Manchester United even Queen Elizabeth's favorite football team?
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About That Rumor The Queen Abducted Indigenous Children in Kamloops, Canada

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jun 8, 2021 A discovery of the unmarked graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School brought up a years-old ...
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From front left, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince Andrew. Prince Edward, Prince William, Peter Phillips, Prince Harry, Earl of Snowdon and Tim Laurence follow the coffin the coffin makes it's way past the Round Tower during the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip inside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England Saturday April 17, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

Did William and Harry Walk Apart at Philip’s Funeral Due To Tensions?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 17, 2021 The brothers walked on either side of their cousin, Peter Phillips.
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