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Oklahoma! was a very special date for the young Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth 11 April 2021 • 5:00am Hugh Jackman and Maureen Lipman in the 1999 revival of Oklahoma! that was attended by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh Credit: Rex On April 30 1947, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first musical collaboration, Oklahoma!, opened in the West End. But that evening wasn’t just special for cementing a great theatrical partnership, and ushering in the more sophisticated “book musical”, where songs are fully integrated into the story. It also played a starring role in the courtship of t...

Saturday, April 10, 2021 on WOUB  The Story of How a Shy Young Princess Elizabeth Became a Beacon of Hope for a Nation and Ultimately a Legendary Queen Seventy-five years after the end of the war in Europe, THE QUEEN AT WAR offers a fascinating look at how Princess Elizabeth — just 13 years old when  World War II broke out — was set on her life’s path to become a legendary monarch. Together with sister Margaret, the young princesses became symbols of hope for a nation wracked by a horrific war, the terrors of the Blitz and the relocation of over a million children.

In April 1947, “Oklahoma!” became the first American musical to open in London after the war. It was a significant occasion — so much so that King George VI and his family were in attendance at the opening. They brought a guest, war hero and third cousin of the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, Philip Mountbatten. Sitting in the audience, we could only guess what Elizabeth and Philip were thinking, but while not yet engaged, they had fallen in love some years before. For reasons of propriety, and distance due to Philip’s naval service, their romance played out with some remove. For t...

Royal friendships that fell apart as William 'ditches pal for taking Harry's side' A two-decade friendship between Prince William and ITV's Tom Bradby is allegedly over because the journalist reportedly sided with Prince Harry in the latest Royal feud The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include rec...

Unseen footage of Queen Elizabeth revealed CNN 2 hrs ago Sara Spary, CNN © Sarah Stephenson A new ITV documentary features never before seen footage of the Queen, including this candid shot from Christmas Day 1953 in New Zealand. New and previously unseen footage of Queen Elizabeth II, including home movies and recently digitized "lost" material from her tours around the world, will be shown Thursday in the UK for the first time. The footage, which also shows an "intimate" portrayal of the Queen on holiday and "off duty," will show the monarch as a "mother, wife, cook, an...