Queen

The official opening of the Northern Counties Chest Hospital in Newcastle in 1924.

Back down the corridors for another look at Newcastle's hospitals

Freddie Mercury's sister, Kashmira Bulsara, holding the new Royal Mint commemorative coin. The design features Mercury mid-performance, his signature, and details like his Live Aid outfit (Photo: Royal Mint)

Freddie Mercury fans rush for Royal Mint coin tipped to soar in value

The Gate in Newcastle which stands round about where the Mayfair Centre used to be.
And that was the place where Queen first appeared live in the North East in August 1973.

50 years since Bohemian Rhapsody: Here's when Queen rocked the NE

HRH Duke of Gloucester (centre) with Life Chief Executive Linda Conlon (right) and Life’s Head of Schools and Community Engagement Francesca Nichols (left) meet pupils from Lemington Riverside School in Newcastle, taking part in a school workshop

Life Centre gets royal visit as part of anniversary celebrations

A room at The Terrace, in Ventnor, the Isle of Wight. Credit: The Terrace

'I visited the sunniest place in the UK - here's where to stay'

Brother and sister aim to be 1st siblings crowned Mr and Miss England

(Photo: DANIEL SORABJI/AFP via Getty Images)

Last £1 coins with late Queen enter circulation, and may be worth more

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80s Day Disco: Newcastle

TUI Tribute

Queen ‘are the champions’ as Brits revealed to be nation of tribute act fans – w...

LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS - NOV 27, 1980: Queen during a concert in the Groenoordhallen in Leiden in the Netherlands

Queen beats Rihanna and Oasis to nation’s top song for drive to work

The Great British Tribute Festival is coming to Newcastle this May Bank Holiday weekend.

Great British Tribute Festival set to arrive in Newcastle

The King visits Durham Cathedral for Maundy Thursday

84 images of King Charles III at Durham Cathedral for Maundy Thursday

King Charles and Queen Camilla with Wearside school children Euan Black and Indrakshi Chatterjee from Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation and Sam Parkinson and Eve Brown from Durham Johnston School.

Watch as thousands of people welcome the King and Queen to Wearside

Silent disco at Butlin's

Revealed: The song lyrics people are most likely to get wrong

The Notorious B.I.G's works have been sold to Primary Wave Music, after previous negotiations with the rapper's late mother, Voletta Wallace.

The Notorious B.I.G’s musical legacy sold after deal finally reached

Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan are this year's Polar Music Prize recipients.

Explainer What is the Polar Music Prize, as Queen earn the prize in 2025?

Erja Lyytinen

Finland's award-winning 'Queen Of The Slide Guitar' Erja Lyytinen is heading to ...

New research reveals Britain as a nation of ravers and the top twenty tunes guar...

Shirley Ballas

Shirley Ballas: Bring me the Royals

Free coins are available in limited quantities - you just need to pay a small postage fee

How to order a free 'gift to the nation' commemorative coin

The Classic Rock Show

The Classic Rock Show set to blow away the New Year's cobwebs at North East show...

Danny Dyer is working to launch the Pack Our Pubs initiative

Former Eastenders actor Danny Dyer lends support to struggling pubs

Ben & Jerry's has launched a new flavour which will honour rock music legend Freddie Mercury (Photo: Hope & Glory/Getty)

Ben & Jerry's launches Queen-inspired flavour to raise funds for AIDS

Ben & Jerry's has launched a new flavour which will honour rock music legend Freddie Mercury (Photo: Hope & Glory/Getty)

Ben & Jerry's launches Queen-inspired flavour to raise funds for AIDS

GEORGE FARRAR (QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA)

Inside Queen Extravaganza: Official Queen tribute band celebrates 50 years of Bo...

Dancer Virginia Scudeletti, Willow & Karthik from Bridgewater Primary & dancer Caroline Reece

West End pupils guide dance professionals on how to create an A+ show

Pink Floyd have reportedly agreed to a deal to sell their back catalogue to Sony - but is it the most lucrative music rights aquisition to date?

Explainer Is Sony’s purchase of Pink Floyd’s catalogue now the most expensive?

Premium discounts await Brits in Portugal's tax-free retail therapy haven

Pokemon characters, like those pictured, are among toy deals at Aldi (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Cowabunga! Iconic 1990s retro toys comeback in supermarket deals

Queen Extravaganza: Celebrating 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen Extravaganza: Official Queen Tribute Band Celebrates 50 Years of Bohemian ...

Designed by Robert Stephenson, construction on the bridge started in 1847. Between 2001 and 2008, the bridge underwent refurbishment to strengthen the structure and restore original features. Here it is in 1967.

Nine things you might not know about Newcastle and Gateshead’s bridges

Sir Despard Murgatroyd from Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddigore

Newcastle steps into the spotlight as Opera North prepares to return to the city

Choriza May will be part of the show's cast for the UK tour, which includes a night in Newcastle

Newcastle Queen Choriza May part of cast for new Drag Race tour

A view of no. 39 Low Friar Street Newcastle upon Tyne taken in 1978. The photograph shows no. 39 Low Friar Street which is on the corner of Fenkle Street and Low Friar Street. The building is the premises of 'John B. Bowes Ltd' with a shop on the ground floor and offices above.

23 incredible Newcastle photographs to take you back to 1978 and 1979

Grace Campbell will be coming to the Tyne Theatre at the start of November with her show Grace Campbell Is On Heat.

Tyne Theatre & Opera House announces comedy shows coming to Newcastle

Newcastle could hold Eurovision

Newcastle knocked off top spot as most popular stag do destination

Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

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

Samantha Stone performing with Shania Twain

Newcastle drag queen performs duet with country superstar Shania Twain

Queen Elizabeth’s death date & cause of death

Castle for sale UK: 956-year-old fortress used by Kings and Queens hits the market - but there’s a catch

956-year-old castle used by Kings and Queens is on the market

King Charles III enjoys a dram during the Mey Highland Games at the John O'Groats Showground in Caithness. Photo by Robert MacDonald/PA Wire

King Charles’ ‘unwelcome reminder’ as family portrait disappears
The group portrait featured senior members of the royal family including King Charles and the late Queen Elizabeth.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince Harry and Meghan won’t mark Queen’s death with royal family

Prince Harry and his then-fiancee, now wife, US actress Meghan Markle arrive to visit the Terrence Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair at Nottingham Contemporary on December 1, 2017

Harry and Meghan had request to fly on Air Force One denied

Barbara Windsor’s widower finds love with EastEnders star

Madonna

Madonna is ‘on the road to recovery’ after intensive care ordeal

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation on May 6, 2023. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

King Charles & Queen Camilla criticised over gender pay gap to staff

King Charles III

King Charles makes major change to royal family’s summer tradition

King Charles and Queen Camilla expected to honour late Queen’s Royal Ascot tradition (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)

Royal Ascot returns as fans place bets on Queen’s hat colour

Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla names horse which will lead Trooping the Colour parade

Denise Welch has 48.8K followers on TikTok.

Denise Welch lands role playing Queen Elizabeth II

Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers, with a childhood drawing of Queen Elizabeth II drawn by a very young King Charles.

Childhood drawings by King Charles to fetch thousands at auction

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation carriage and procession coming through Admiralty Arch on the way from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace

A look back at Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation

Queen Camilla meets wellwishers as she visits Enniskillen Castle

Queen Camilla’s title if she were to outlive King Charles revealed

King Charles III tribute to Tina Turner during Changing of the Guard

Unsealed FBI documents reveal IRA plot to kill the Queen

Breaking IRA plot to kill Queen in San Francisco in 1983 revealed by FBI

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