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Queen praises Olympians in 3D Christmas message
Queen Elizabeth II will pay tribute to the London 2012 athletes in her annual Christmas message to the Commonwealth, saying they had inspired the world and drawn people in to the excitement and drama. The 86-year-old monarch will praise the achievement and courage on show at the Olympic and Paralympic…
Ministers name chunk of Antarctic in Queen Elizabeth II’s honor
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II attended her first-ever cabinet meeting on Tuesday, where ministers marked her diamond jubilee by naming a chunk of the Antarctic in her honour and giving her 60 placemats. In the only visit by a British monarch to a cabinet meeting for more than 200 years, the…
Queen Elizabeth II attends first ever cabinet meeting to mark diamond jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II attended a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to mark her diamond jubilee, in the first such visit by a monarch in more than a century. Prime Minister David Cameron greeted the 86-year-old sovereign on the steps of 10 Downing Street as she arrived for the gathering of senior…
Queen Elizabeth’s wardrobe secrets revealed in new book
A gust of wind in her skirts worked for Marilyn Monroe, but aides to Queen Elizabeth II take care to avoid any such incident for the monarch by sewing weights into her dresses, one of her aides revealed Monday. “The queen undertakes a wide range of engagements, many of which…
Stewart slams CNN’s ‘orgy of excitement’ over Queen’s Jubilee
Jon Stewart was fatigued with CNN’s large coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee Monday evening, particularly with their primetime host Piers Morgan unrestrained enthusiasm of the event by calling it “an orgy of excitement.” “Yes, an orgy of excitement,” Stewart said in a faux British accent. “Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond jubilee was a fucking…
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…
Cheering Britons greet Queen at start of jubilee
A rapturous flag-waving crowd of more than 100,000 cheered Queen Elizabeth II at Epsom racecourse in Britain on Saturday as she arrived to kick off four days of celebrations for her diamond jubilee. Shortly after gun salutes across the country marked the exact anniversary of her coronation, the horse-loving 86-year-old…
Big Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower
Britain’s famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honor of the queen’s diamond jubilee, a report said Friday. Prime Minister David Cameron is among 331 lawmakers who have signed up to a campaign to bestow the tribute to Queen Elizabeth to mark…
Queen Elizabeth marks diamond jubilee on popular wave
Millions of people will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee in Britain as the monarch marks 60 years on the throne in the knowledge that the royal family has never been more popular. The celebrations reach a climax over four days from June 2 to June 5 with a 1,000-boat…
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…
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