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The FBI have revealed the existence of a possible IRA plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the United States in 1983.Newly-released FBI records show that agents warned of an ever-present threat to the late monarch during 11 visits to the US across her seven-decade reign.The files, which appear in the FBI's Vault containing information of high public interest, show they received intelligence that Queen Elizabeth might be targeted by an Irish Republican Army sympathiser, who wanted to avenge the death of his daughter in Northern Ireland, on her 1983 trip.

The FBI have revealed the existence of a possible IRA plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the United States in 1983.Newly-released FBI records show that agents warned of an ever-present threat to the late monarch during 11 visits to the US across her seven-decade reign.The files, which appear in the FBI's Vault containing information of high public interest, show they received intelligence that Queen Elizabeth might be targeted by an Irish Republican Army sympathiser, who wanted to avenge the death of his daughter in Northern Ireland, on her 1983 trip.

There is no doubt that the coronation ceremony in London's Westminster Abbey will be a solemn affair, with music befitting the occasion.As he wanted a contemporary touch, King Charles III commissioned 12 new pieces of music, among others from musical legend Andrew Lloyd Webber and film composer Patrick Doyle.

James Bond author Charlie Higson has said that if an actor is talked about as being considered as the next 007 you know that they've been rejected.The 64-year-old, who is also an actor, on Thursday released On His Majesty's Secret Service a Bond adventure set two days before the King's coronation.Commissioned by Ian Fleming Publication, the novel will celebrate the coronation and tell the story of Bond being tasked with thwarting a last-minute attempt to disrupt the ceremony by a new villain, the eccentric Athelstan of Wessex.

An elderly woman hit by a police motorcade escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh is in a coma, her family has said.Helen Holland, 81, from Essex, was visiting her older sister in London on Wednesday when she was struck by the motorbike at a junction in Earl's Court at around 3.21pm, according to her relatives.

Meghan Markle is a cuckoo in the royal nest and her woke Californian hang-ups are likely to destroy her marriage to Prince Harry, according to a senior Labour politician.In an outspoken attack on the couple, former Labour minister and diarist Chris Mullin suggests the Duke of Sussex will come limping home when the marriage ends in tears.

The Duchess of Edinburgh is praying for an elderly woman who is in a critical condition after being hit by a police motorcycle escorting the royal through London.A Metropolitan Police vehicle that formed part of Sophie's motorcade struck a pedestrian on the M4 at the junction of Cromwell Road and Warwick Road, Earls Court at around 3.21pm on Wednesday.

Sir David Attenborough said the future of humanity depends on state leaders giving their full backing to environmental issues which he believes the King will do.The broadcaster and naturalist, who turns 97 on Monday, appeared on BBC One with Kirsty Young as part of its coverage ahead of the King's coronation on Saturday.