On the morning of 9 July 1982, a 31-year-old painter and decorator named Michael Fagan committed one of the most extraordinary security breaches in British royal history when he broke into Buckingham Palace and entered the bedroom of Queen Elizabeth II. This audacious act, known as one of the most significant lapses in royal security of the 20th century, left both the royal family and the public stunned, not least because it involved a direct encounter with the Queen herself.

In the late 1960s, Life  magazine, renowned for its photojournalism, presented a feature that offered a new perspective on some of the...

Discover the tragic story of how a Welsh village was flooded to supply water for England, and the lasting impact it had on Welsh heritage and culture.