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The 2004 L322 Range Rover, formerly owned by The Queen, which went under the hammer for £132,000 at Iconic Auctioneers

Queen's old Range Rover is sold - for twice as much as expected

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) stands with from left, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Britain's Prince Louis of Cambridge, Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Britain's Prince George of Cambridge, Britain's Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, to watch a special flypast from Buckingham Palace balcony following the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations, in London on June 2, 2022. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Prince William's touching tribute to late Queen for special ceremony

A National Express coach

National Express announces 15 new coach routes

Royal Mint unveils new collection celebrating 25 years of Harry Potter

The Queen Consort, Camilla, has revealed the Paddington Bear tributes will be donated to children’s charity Barnados

Queen Consort Camilla with Paddington Bear tributes going to new home

Buckingham Palace has released a new portrait of King Charles III with his family

Buckingham Palace release new portrait of King Charles III with family

Corgi sales soar following Queen Elizabeth’s death

UK Corgi prices double following the death of Queen Elizabeth

Sunday's Thanksgiving service at St Mary's, Melton, to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Britain and offer prayers for Her Majesty and the royal family PHOTO PHIL BALDING

Bishop gives address at Melton Thanksgiving service

The King's county representative - the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire - visits Melton's floral tributes to The Queen, with the Mayor and the council's chief executive

The King's county representative visits Melton's floral tributes to The Queen

The procession of The Queen's coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall PHOTO Kirstine Smith

‘Seeing The Queen’s coffin was heartbreaking – it made me cry’

The Queen on walkabout in Melton in 1996

How the Melton Times covered The Queen's visit
The Melton Times produced a bumper souvenir issue for The Queen’s visit to Melton Mowbray in 1996.

Geoff Woodward reunited with Her Majesty during her 1996 visit to Melton

The Melton man who was a groom for The Queen's racehorses

91-year-old Kath Wright presents flowers to The Queen during her visit to Melton in 1996

'To meet The Queen was the proudest moment of her life'

The flag at half-mast this week at St Mary's Church, Melton

Special musical tribute to The Queen at Melton church

The day The Queen came to Melton in 1996 - sister Laura (right) and Kelly Simmonds watch The Queen visiting Melton. This picture was taken by the Melton Times photographer at the time.

Melton people's memories of the day The Queen came to town

Her Majesty The Queen has died aged 96

Floral tributes invited as Melton pays tribute to The Queen

Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Mike Kapur, pictured after helping plant at Platinum Jubilee tree in Egerton Park with Melton Town Estate representatives and Mayor, Councillor Alan Hewson

Melton residents come together to celebrate Her Majesty

Lola (6) and her four-year-old sister, Rosie, dress like The Queen at Melton Carnegie Museum

Royal-themed exhibition draws the crowds at Melton museum

Six royal tipples to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

The weirdest memorabilia released to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The weirdest memorabilia released to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Bob and Brenda Gathercole celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with their framed congratulations card from The Queen EMN-220404-171104001

Bob and Brenda share 70th anniversary celebrations with The Queen

The Queen this year celebrates seven decades on the throne and we want your help to make our right royal coverage extra special. Her Majesty becomes the first British monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee

Share your memories of meeting the Queen with us and make our coverage of her 70...

Peter Kay has beaten Brian Blessed and The Queen... as the nation's dream bingo ...

The Queen will not attend Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday service at Whitehall - her...

‘We need to act for our children’s children’: what The Queen told COP26 summit

The Queen has appeared to suggest she is “irritated” by the lack of action in tackling the climate crisis (Getty Images)

Queen 'irritated’ by lack of action on climate crisis - what she said

The award comes on the 73rd anniversary of the foundation of the NHS (Photo: Jane Barlow/Christopher Furlong/Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

‘You have our enduring thanks’: Queen honours NHS with prestigious George Cross ...

Members of the Melton ATC squadron pictured in 1973 during a Royal visit by the Duke of Edinburgh EMN-210904-170829001

Flags at half-mast as Melton pays tribute to Duke of Edinburgh
Flags are being flown at half-mast on the Melton Borough Council offices and the Mayor has paid special tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh following the announcement today (Friday) of his death at the age of 99.

Here's when you can see The Queen's speech this VE Day bank holiday

103 year old We'll Meet Again singer Dame Vera Lynn has an uplifting message for...

Leslie Posnett shows off the card he received from The Queen to mark his 100th birthday EMN-200601-185337001

Melton man celebrates turning 100 with memories of steam trains and wartime

Maria Coulter, a Nether Broughton woman who has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours EMN-191206-110258001

Nether Broughton woman awarded honour by The Queen

The M&S Patron's Lunch hamper EMN-160519-161151001

Melton hand-crafted products to feature in Patron's Lunch hamper at The Queen's ...

John Pridmore and Rebecca Spencer light the Twyford beacon EMN-160427-131105001

Beacons lit in Somerby and Twyford to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday

Baden Powell badge recipient Jess Seddon, of the 4th Melton Guides unit, and Mayor of Melton Jeanne Douglas celebrate their beacon lighting EMN-160422-111947001

Melton borough celebrates The Queen's 90th birthday

Learn how to do flower arrangement at Somerby

Melton's Mayor-Elect invites 90-year-olds to afternoon tea party to celebrate Th...

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