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Queen’s cost to British taxpayers rises
The Queen’s cost to the taxpayer rose slightly during the last financial year, Buckingham Palace accounts showed on Monday. The monarch cost the public purse £32.3 million ($50.6 million, 40.0 million euros) in 2011-12, a rise of £200,000, or 0.6 percent, from the last financial year. The royal family’s travel…
Global warming activists arrested at Buckingham Palace
Four climate change activists were arrested in London on Saturday after they scaled the gates of Queen Elizabeth II’s Buckingham Palace residence and chained themselves to the railings. The campaigners from the Climate Siren group wore t-shirts bearing the words “climate emergency. 10% annual emission cuts,” and shouted slogans through megaphones. The group said they wanted the queen to…
Hospitalized Prince Philip will miss diamond jubilee celebrations
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s 90-year-old husband, was hospitalised Monday with a bladder infection and will miss the rest of her diamond jubilee celebrations, Buckingham Palace said. The new health scare comes less than six months after he suffered chest pains during the royal family’s Christmas break and had to…
Britain’s royal family release home movies
Home movies filmed by Queen Elizabeth are to be released for the first time Friday, giving a glimpse of life behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace and showing a softer side of Britain’s royal family. The informal footage will be screened on Friday evening as part of a tribute documentary…
Tensions over regal jubilee lunch of Queen Elizabeth II
A glittering lunch for the world’s sovereigns to be held on Friday to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II has been marked by a withdrawal and protests over the guest list. Spain’s Queen Sophia has pulled out of the event at Windsor Castle, west of London, amid tensions…
Duke of Edinburgh undergoes heart surgery
LONDON — The Duke of Edinburgh, the 90-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, underwent successful heart surgery Friday after suffering a blocked artery, Buckingham Palace said. The duke underwent an “invasive procedure of coronary stenting” after being taken to hospital with chest pains, the palace confirmed. Copyright © 2011…
UK palace staff lift lid on royal wedding preparations
LONDON (Reuters) – Staff at Buckingham Palace have lifted the lid on preparations forPrince William’s wedding next month, giving an insight into what guests can expect and the amount of work needed to make it a success. From cooks and hospitality planners to cloakroom attendants, employees at Queen Elizabeth’s London residence are finalizing plans…
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