Pension reform, energy policy and corruption are among the issues expected to feature in the Queen's speech at the state opening of parliament later on Wednesday.
Buckingham Palace was advertising Monday for a new housekeeping assistant, whose duties include running the royal baths and arranging serving the tea. The successful applicant for the £14,400 ($23,800, 17,400 euros) a year post will be responsible…
Queen Elizabeth II renewed her vow to serve on Monday as she made a deliberately low-key start to five months of diamond jubilee celebrations marking her 60 years on the throne.
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.
LONDON — The Olympic torch will visit famous sights such as Stonehenge on its journey around Britain before the London 2012 Games, organisers said Monday.
The public inquiry into Britain's phone hacking scandal opened on Thursday, with judge Brian Leveson and his six-strong panel holding their first official meeting.
