Tristan da Cunha, 186, 357
Tristar, 435, 441
Trollope, Anthony, 110
Trooping the Colour, 22
Trudeau, Justin, 48, 174, 224, 225–6
Trudeau, Margaret, 224
Trudeau, Pierre, 48, 52, 148–50, 222–4, 225, 226, 503
Truman, Harry, 219, 239, 269
Trump, Donald, 25, 181, 270–72
Trump, Ivana, 261
Trump, Mary, 271
trumpeter swans, 22
tuberculosis, 347
Tubman, William, 19
Tully, Mark, 159
Tunisia, 362
Turing, Alan, 48
Turkey, 36–7, 46, 68, 286, 344, 513
Turkmenistan, 490–91
Turks and Caicos Islands, 230
Turnbull, Malcolm, 217, 218
Turnbull & Asser, 54
Turner, Graham, 207, 396
Turner, Wilfred, 320
Tusk, 523
Tutu, Desmond, 388, 408, 411
Tuvalu, 234, 370, 424
Uganda, 21, 23, 81–5, 136, 141
1962 Independence, 81, 82
1971 Singapore CHOGM, 81; Amin coup, 81, 147; Amin’s UK visit, 23, 81–2, 86
1972 expulsion of Asians, 82
1976 Entebbe raid, 331
1977 London CHOGM, 82–4
1978 invasion of Tanzania, 84–5
1979 Tanzanian invasion; ousting of Amin, 85, 329
2007 Kampala CHOGM, 21, 163
UK Trade and Investment, 25
Ukraine, 69, 168
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 382
United Arab Emirates, 68, 424
United Nations, 146, 150, 160, 169, 216
Charter, 109
Climate Change Conference (2009), 160–61
Falklands War (1982), 378
Human Development Index, 79
Queen’s address (1957), 239
South African re-admittance (1994), 408
World Tourism Organisation, 234
Zimbabwean independence (1980), 482
United Service Organizations (USO), 533
United States, 4, 237–72
Bush Jr administration (2001–9), 66, 237, 258–64, 266, 392, 475
Bush Sr administration (1989–93), 49, 250–55
Carter administration (1977–81), 25, 90, 244–5
casinos, 55
Clinton administration (1993–2001), 255–7, 418
D-Day anniversaries (1994, 2014), 256–7, 306
Declaration of Independence (1776), 242
Eisenhower administration (1953–61), 129, 221, 239–40, 257, 357
Ford administration (1974–7), 241–4, 253
George VI’s visit (1939), 189, 238, 252, 268
Grenada invasion (1983), 230, 250, 380
Gulf War (1990–91), 49, 250, 252, 254
halibut fishing treaty (1923), 53
Invictus Games (2016), 530
Johnson administration (1963–9), 203, 238, 240
Kennedy administration (1961–3), 21, 137, 221, 240, 404, 424
Korean War (1950–53), 239
Libya bombing (1986), 390
Nixon administration (1969–74), 240–41, 242, 434, 475
Obama administration (2009–17), 7, 13, 17, 68, 264–70, 306, 471, 526, 527, 530
Reagan administration (1981–9), 66, 101, 167, 230, 237, 244–50, 267, 380, 386, 390, 418, 485
Revolutionary War (1775–83), 120, 242, 243, 247, 264, 266, 268
Roosevelt, Franklin administration (1933–45), 237, 252
Roosevelt, Theodore administration (1901–9), 95
Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS), 151, 239
Royal visits, see United States, visits to
and Royal wedding (2018), 6, 238, 531–3
September 11 attacks (2001), 237, 258
St Lawrence Seaway opening (1959), 221, 357–8
Truman administration (1945–53), 219, 239, 269
Trump administration (2017–), 25, 270–72
Vietnam War (1955–75), 204, 240
Watergate scandal (1972–4), 186, 242
Wilson administration (1913–21), 66
United States, visits to
1939 189
1951 192, 219, 239
1957 21, 221, 239, 260
1970 475
1976 241–4, 365
1983 247–50, 263
1984 250
1985 485
1986 250
1989 250
1991 49, 250–55
2007 260–64, 392
University of Bradford, 91
University of Cambridge, 418, 473
University of Edinburgh, 433–4, 438–9
University of Liverpool, 91
University of Nottingham, 470
University of Oxford, 140, 418–19, 426, 469, 509
University of Southampton, 91, 93
University of Sussex, 91
University of the Oceans, 371
University of Warwick, 54, 418
University of York, 93, 95
Upham, Charles, 205
Urquhart Irvine, Oliver, 72, 225–6
Uruguay, 27, 168
Uzbekistan, 490
Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand (as Crown Prince), 48, 63
Vajpayee, Atal Bihari, 124
Valenti, Jack, 248
Vancouver British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1954), 173, 353
Vanguard, HMS, 109, 110, 118, 119–20, 190, 346, 349, 353
Vanity Fair, 278–9
Vanneck, Peter, 94
Vanuatu, 161, 503
Vatican, 484
Veeraswamy, London, 138
Vella, Roland, 504
Veniard, Ernest, 49
Versan, Belkis, 513
Verwoerd, Hendrik, 136, 378, 379
Vichy France (1940–44), 278
Vickers VC10, 33, 34, 39, 286, 331, 342, 381, 384, 404–5
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, 520
Victoria Cross, 176, 204
Victoria Falls, 116–18, 119, 324, 517
Victoria Station, London, 70, 85, 98
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, 12, 15, 71, 261, 276, 527
Canadian Confederation (1867), 218, 226
Empire Day, 151
as Empress of India, 121, 122
Germany visit (1845), 428
holidays, 23
as Monarch of the Fijians, 238
Rama IV, relationship with, 38
and slavery, 229
Treaty of Waitangi (1840), 199, 216
US presidents, letters to, 266
Victoria and Albert, 346, 359
Vietnam, 204, 240, 513
Vimy Ridge, battle of (1917), 174, 175, 176
Virginia Tech shooting (2007), 260
Vladimir tiara, 40, 428
Vogue, 43, 170, 515
Volcker, Paul, 365
Vunipola, Billy and Mako, 503
Waddington, David, 231
Wade, Hunter, 148
Waldheim, Kurt, 482
Wales, 353, 420, 473, 519
Wales, Prince of (Prince Charles), 24, 26, 464–506
airliner, 489
and architecture, 468, 488
Asian tour (2018), 467–72
Australia visits, 203, 209, 224, 473, 475, 491
Bahamas independence (1973), 385
birth (1948), 190, 191, 274
and Brexit (2016–), 69
and Britannia, 341, 350–51, 353, 363, 366, 371
Cambridge, studies at, 473
Camilla, relationship with, 226, 479, 480, 482, 500
Canada visits, 186, 225, 484
Caribbean tour (2000), 499
Ceausescu’s visit (1978), 93, 98, 100
Central Asian tour (1996), 490–91
charity work, 500
CHOGM (2007), 163
CHOGM (2018), 1, 167, 217, 464–6
Commonwealth Day (2018), 164
and Coronation tour (1953–4)
, 194–5, 341, 350–51, 473
‘Defender of Faith’ remark (1994), 153
Diana, relationship with, 366, 372, 466, 479, 483, 487, 494, 496–8
Dimbleby’s biography (1994), 445, 476
divorce (1996), 466, 497, 515, 519
Duke of Windsor, meeting with (1972), 288, 302
and European Economic Community, 476
France visit (1972), 288, 302
de Gaulle’s funeral (1970), 476
Geelong Grammar, studies at (1966), 224, 473
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (2018), 174, 186
Gordonstoun School, studies at, 473
helicopter piloting, 33, 360
Hong Kong handover (1997), 483, 494–6
Hungary visit (1990), 486
India visits, 472, 486–7
and Islam, 487–8
Italy visit (1985), 484
Japan visits, 489–90
and Kenya, 52, 476–7, 511
Letsie III’s coronation (1997), 528
Mandela, relationship with, 418, 421
Marlborough House, day at (1970), 474
‘Musical Fairy Tale, The’, 363
on National Gallery, 468
Nepal visit (1998), 492
Nixon, meetings with, 240, 475
Papua New Guinea visits, 233, 475
Pilgrims of Great Britain speech (1970), 475–6
Prince’s Trust, 8, 179, 470, 471, 504
Reagans, relationship with, 245
Romania visit (1998), 104
Royal Mail stamp (2016), 15
Royal Navy service, 8, 245, 302, 466, 477, 496
Russia visit (1993), 443, 444, 488
Sarkozy’s visit (2008), 306
and Saudi Arabia, 487, 489
separation from Diana (1992), 466, 487, 494, 515
South Africa visit (1997), 498
South Korea visit (1992), 486, 487
Sovereign Grant, 465
Sri Lanka visits, 492–3, 501
succession, 3, 169, 180, 186, 217, 464–6, 498–506
Sydney speech (1994), 211
and Tibet, 525
United States visits, 241, 475, 485
Victoria and George Cross events, 177
Vimy Ridge Day (2017), 174
Wales visit (1955), 353
wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles (2005), 47, 500
wedding to Lady Diana Spencer (1981), 366, 372, 478, 483
Prince William, birth of (1982), 209
Woodard’s tutoring, 360, 477
‘Youth and the Commonwealth’ speech (1970), 474
Zimbabwean independence (1980), 478–83
Walesa, Lech, 257, 527
walkabouts, 58
1970 New Zealand, 52, 205, 474, 510
1977 New Zealand, 208
1979 Malawi, 330
1995 South Africa, 411, 413
2007 United States, 263
Walker, Karen, 170
Wall, Michael, 135
Walton, William, 251
‘Waltzing Matilda’, 173, 207
Ward, John, 484
Ware, Fabian, 175
Waring, Fred, 239
Warrior Games, 529, 530
Warsaw Pact, 89
Warwick University, 54, 418
Watergate scandal (1972–4), 186, 242
Waterloo Chamber, Windsor Castle, 78
Waterloo, battle of (1815), 292, 430
wattle brooch, 197
wattle dress, 40, 149, 198
Way Ahead Group, 497
weddings
1934 George and Marina, 531
1937 Edward and Wallis, 287, 531
1947 Elizabeth and Philip, 44, 190, 273
1973 Anne and Mark, 366, 513
1981 Charles and Diana, 366, 372, 479, 483
1986 Andrew and Sarah, 366, 390
1999 Edward and Sophie, 367, 514
2005 Charles and Camilla, 47, 500
2011 William and Catherine, 213, 232, 265, 457, 524
2018 Harry and Meghan, 6, 180, 216, 238, 397, 531–3
Welby, Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury, 268
Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington, 292, 430
Wessex, Countess of (Sophie Rhys-Jones), 42, 170, 219, 367, 514
Wessex, Earl of (Prince Edward), 45, 172, 173, 221, 224, 240, 367, 514
West Cape Welsh Corgi Club, 411
West Germany (1949–90)
Berlin Wall, 247, 405, 424
Brezhnev’s visit (1972), 432–3
European Economic Community, 280, 282, 425
de Gaulle’s visit (1962), 432
Heinemann’s UK visit (1972), 282
Reagan’s visits (1982, 1987), 245, 246–7
Royal visit (1965), 16, 18, 342, 424–32, 433
Royal visit (1978), 432–3
Schmidt’s UK visit (1977), 433
Schmidt’s Zambia visit (1978), 313
Westlife, 461
Westminster Abbey, London, 99, 152, 408, 417, 457
Westminster Hall, 246, 267, 418
Whistler, Laurence, 349
Whitlam, Gough, 206–7, 233
Whitlam, Margaret, 207
Whittle, Frank, 23
Wicks, Nigel, 391
Wiggin, Charles, 283
William I ‘the Conqueror’, King of England, 284
William, Prince, see Cambridge, Duke of
Williams, Austen, 151
Williams, Rowan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 154
Wilson, Harold, 35, 146, 149, 156, 376
France visit (1965), 293
Germany visit (1965), 427, 432
Lagos Commonwealth summit (1966), 145
Rhodesian UDI crisis (1965), 310–11
and Romania, 89, 90, 91
Soames affair (1969), 281
and Vietnam War, 240
Wilson, Mary, 473
Wilson, Woodrow, 66
‘Wind of Change’ speech (1960), 136, 378
Windrush scandal (2018), 182–3, 227, 231
Windsor Castle and Estate, Berkshire, 30, 66, 344
bonsai jasmine tree, 440
Commonwealth gifts, 163
Crimson Drawing Room, 272
dine and sleep, 268
Entente Cordiale centenary (2004), 78
fire (1992), 47, 75, 162, 210, 497
Frogmore House, 372
Kennedy memorial service (1963), 240
Kwakiutl totem pole, 22
Oak Room, 271
Reagan’s visit (1982), 66, 246
schoolroom, 276
St George’s Chapel, 152, 533
Trump’s visit (2018), 271–2
vineyard, 2
Windsor, Duchess of, 287-288
Windsor, Duke of, see Edward VIII
wine, 34–5, 75–6, 99, 266, 276, 292, 297, 300–301, 417
Winfield House, London, 530
Winskill, Archibald, 286, 317, 320, 321, 326, 334
Wintour, Anna, 170
Woodard, Robert, 344, 360, 362, 367
on barbecues, 354
on Cowes Week, 367
Cyprus CHOGM (1993), 54, 162
D-Day anniversary (1994), 257, 368
France visit (1992), 368–9
on lifejackets, 360
piloting, 360
Prince of Wales, tutoring of, 360, 477–8
Russia visit (1994), 442, 447, 451, 452–3
South Africa visit (1995), 409, 410
on speeches, 57
United States visit (1991), 253, 254–5
World Bank, 155
World Cup, 278
World War I (1914–18), 11, 109, 174–8, 413, 426, 428, 455, 458
World War II (1939–45)
Abel Smith’s service, 355–6
Arctic convoys (1941–5), 451
Australian Armed Forces, 176, 205, 426
Battle of Britain (1940), 176, 320
Battle of Cape Matapan (1941), 31
Battle of El Alamein (1942), 298
Blitz (1940–41)
, 247
Bomber Command, 176
du Boulay’s service, 90
Burma Campaign (1942–5), 122
Bush’s service, 250
Canadian Armed Forces, 176, 219
D-Day (1944), 26, 58, 176, 256–7, 306, 349, 368
Dresden bombing (1945), 433
Dunkirk evacuation (1940), 273, 277
Elizabeth’s service, 11, 50
France, fall of (1940), 205, 273, 277, 298
Free France (1940–44), 205, 277, 278, 298, 290
Holocaust (1933–45), 278, 433, 527
Japanese surrender (1945), 468
Malayan Campaign (1941–2), 472
memorials, 176, 263, 523
New Zealand Armed Forces, 176, 205, 426
North African Campaign (1940–43), 298, 351
Philip’s service, 11, 31, 274
refugee monarchies, 79, 277
Sword of Stalingrad, 67
Tito’s resistance (1941–4), 326
Vichy France, 278
UK declares war on Germany (1939), 346
World Wildlife Fund, 17, 60, 130, 509
Wright, Patrick, 74, 383
X-rays, 347
Xi Jinping, 70, 71, 74, 525, 527
Yee, Anthony, 469
Yeltsin, Boris, 20, 442–53
Yeltsin, Naina, 447
Yimbesalu, Joannes, 9
York, Sarah, Duchess of, 250, 366, 390
York, Duke of (Prince Andrew), 513
African tour (1979), 317, 320, 325, 331, 336
birth (1960), 128, 221, 508
and Commonwealth Games, 172, 173
Falklands War (1982), 245
helicopter piloting, 33, 360
Lakefield College, studies at (1977), 224
Royal Navy service, 245, 513
as special representative for trade, 513
wedding (1986), 366, 390
York University, 93, 95
Youde, Edward, 303
Young, Hugo, 388
‘Youth and the Commonwealth’ speech (1970), 474
Yugoslavia, 131, 326, 424, 444
Zaire (1971–97), 86–7, 168
Zambia, 4, 12, 83, 116, 307–17
1979 Lusaka CHOGM, 30, 36, 307–40, 377, 380, 491
1985 Nassau CHOGM, 384, 385
1986 South African bombing raid, 387; Marlborough House CHOGM, 397, 398
1990 Mandela’s visit, 402
Zanzibar, 329
Zayed bin Sultan, Emir of Abu Dhabi, 424
Zhao Ziyang, 437
Zimbabwe, 20, 36, 54, 85–6, 116, 118, 164, 478–83
Princess of Wales’s visit (1994), 516–17
Edinburgh Commonwealth Games boycott (1986), 395
Harare CHOGM (1991), 155, 168, 403, 405–7
Independence (1980), 377, 379, 478–83
Marlborough House CHOGM (1986), 397, 398
Mugabe’s governance (1980–2017), 54, 85–6, 169, 398, 405–7
South African bombing raid (1986), 387
Commonwealth withdrawal (2003), 86, 164, 169
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA), 480, 482
Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), 311, 326, 478–9, 481
Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU), 311, 315, 322–3, 325–6, 328, 332, 333, 478–9, 481
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