Queen Elizabeth II Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Queen Elizabeth II.
Animal Kingdom no factor at Royal Ascot in finale
Kentucky Derby champion Animal Kingdom was unable to go out a winner, fading quickly and finishing 11th in the Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday in his last race before retirement. Animal Kingdom, the 5-4 favorite, had a mediocre start and was no factor in the prestigious race — a straight ...
Helen Mirren in 'The Audience' sets NT Live record
As a queen, Helen Mirren reigns on screen and stage. National Theatre Live, which broadcasts stage shows from England to movie screens worldwide, said Monday that its June 13 live broadcast of Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in the play "The Audience" has captured its largest audience to date. "We ...
Prince Philip leaves hospital after surgery
Britain's Prince Philip was discharged from a London hospital on Monday, 10 days after undergoing exploratory surgery on his abdomen. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, smiled and shook hands with medical staff as he walked steadily from the London Clinic, clutching a thick hardback book. Buckingham Palace ...
Parade marks Queen Elizabeth II's birthday
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her birthday Saturday with traditional pomp and circumstance, followed by a visit to her husband in the hospital. More than 1,000 soldiers, horses and musicians took part in the parade known as "Trooping the Color," an annual ceremony marking the queen's official birthday. With Prince Philip ...
Adele honored by Queen Elizabeth II
Adele is getting a new medal to go alongside her Grammys and Academy Award — an honor from Queen Elizabeth II. The "Rumor Has It" and "Skyfall" singer was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire, or MBE, on Friday in the queen's annual Birthday Honors list. ...
Queen honors Christian Horner, Paul Lawrie
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie are among the sporting players and officials to be honored by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in her birthday list. Horner, who has helped turn Red Bull into Formula One's most successful team, has been made an Officer ...
Prince Philip 'much better,' says Prince Charles
Prince Charles has visited his father Prince Philip in the hospital and reported that he is doing much better following his abdominal surgery. Philip, who earlier this week spent his 92nd birthday in the hospital, received a flurry of family visits Friday. Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived at the ...
British man charged with defacing queen's portrait
A man has been charged with allegedly spraying paint on a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II hanging in Westminster Abbey, police said Friday. Tim Haries, 41, appeared at a London court charged with criminal damage over 5,000 pounds ($7,800). He was arrested at the abbey Thursday after a portrait of ...
Queen's portrait in Westminster Abbey defaced
A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was defaced with spray paint Thursday at London's Westminster Abbey, and police arrested a man at the church on suspicion of vandalism. Fathers 4 Justice, a protest group that campaigns on behalf of fathers denied contact with their children, said the arrested man was ...
Baby Bounce: Royal infant may help UK economy
British officials are hoping that the impending royal birth will produce a bouncing baby buoy for the economy. With the Duchess of Cambridge due to give birth to an heir to the throne next month, it's time for citizens and groups to consider how to best mark the moment. Happy ...
Horse-racing trainer Henry Cecil dies at 70
Henry Cecil, who trained unbeaten superstar Frankel and was one of British horse racing's greatest trainers in a career spanning nearly half a century, died Tuesday following a long battle with cancer. He was 70. Cecil's death was announced on the website of Warren Place Stables, where the Scotsman worked ...
Prince Philip spends 92nd birthday in hospital
Queen Elizabeth II visited her husband, Prince Philip, at a London hospital on Monday, where he was spending his 92nd birthday recovering from abdominal surgery. Philip was "comfortable and in good spirits," Buckingham Palace officials said, but he will need about two months of convalescence following the surgery. Details of ...
Helen Mirren talks royalty and 'Doctor Who'
Helen Mirren is a star of stage and screen — and now stage on-screen. Mirren's award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience" will be beamed this week from London's Gielgud Theatre to hundreds of movie theaters around the world in a live broadcast. It's the latest step in ...
UK's Prince Philip undergoes surgery
Britain's Prince Philip is progressing "satisfactorily" after undergoing exploratory abdominal surgery, Buckingham Palace said Friday. Philip, 91, was admitted to the hospital on Thursday for the pre-planned procedure. He is expected to stay there for up to two weeks. The palace said Friday the operation has taken place and that ...
UK's Prince Philip enters hospital for operation
Queen Elizabeth II's husband has been admitted to a London hospital for an exploratory operation, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. The palace said the operation on 91-year-old Prince Philip — which will take place on Friday — was pre-planned and comes after "abdominal investigations" that were carried out over the past ...
Obama-Xi meeting in Calif. sets low-key tone
A sprawling California desert estate built by billionaire philanthropists Walter and Leonore Annenberg is a place where political powerbrokers once discussed critical issues of the day and where royalty — real and Hollywood — soaked up sun and golfed on a private, nine-hole course. Four years after Leonore Annenberg's death, ...
Obama-Xi meeting in Calif sets low-key tone
A sprawling California desert estate built by billionaire philanthropists Walter and Leonore Annenberg is a place where political powerbrokers once discussed critical issues of the day and where royalty — real and Hollywood — soaked up sun and golfed on a private, nine-hole course. Four years after Leonore Annenberg's death, ...
UK service marks 60 years since queen's coronation
Britain's royal family gathered at Westminster Abbey Tuesday for a ceremony of pomp and prayer to mark the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth, now 87, was crowned in the abbey on June 2, 1953, in a ceremony laden with 1,000 years of tradition. British monarchs ...
Prince Philip unwell, misses palace reception
Royal officials say Britain's Prince Philip has missed a gala reception at the last minute because he has fallen ill. Buckingham Palace officials say Philip was "unwell," but added that he will attend a service on Tuesday to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne. Officials did not ...
Today in History
Today is Thursday, June 13, the 164th day of 2013. There are 201 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 13, 1983, the U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system as it crossed the orbit of ...
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