ARTICLES RELATING TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II

British government lays out its plans

2013-05-08 14:18

The British government has announced a modest, austerity-sensitive programme of legislation intended to tighten immigration controls, reform pensions and reduce red tape for business.

Nurse 'blamed DJs in suicide note'

2013-04-28 13:27

The nurse found hanged after falling victim to a prank radio call by two Australian DJs targeting Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine left a suicide note blaming them for her death.

Margaret Thatcher makes final journey

2013-04-17 12:01

Margaret Thatcher has made her final journey to St Paul's Cathedral for her funeral, where Queen Elizabeth II is set to lead mourners to bid farewell to the former prime minister.

Queen to attend Thatcher's funeral

2013-04-10 18:17

Margaret Thatcher's son Mark says that his mother would have been "greatly honoured" by the presence of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral next week.

Queen saddened by Thatcher's death

2013-04-08 14:29

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was saddened to hear of the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, says Buckingham Palace.

UK queen cancels more engagements

2013-03-12 21:47

Royal officials say Queen Elizabeth II has cancelled engagements following her recent illness.

Queen Elizabeth discharged from hospital

2013-03-04 17:19

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has left hospital a day after being admitted with symptoms of gastroenteritis, looking well and smiling as she walked to a waiting limousine.

Queen Elizabeth II hospitalised

2013-03-03 18:06

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been hospitalised in London with symptoms of gastroenteritis, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson says.

Queen tops Britain's female power list

2013-02-12 17:30

She commands obedience only from her staff and her corgis, but Queen Elizabeth II has been named Britain's most powerful woman by a BBC radio programme.

Durban priest to be knighted

2013-02-03 13:52

A retired Durban priest, Rod van Zuylen, is to be knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth for his work with the poor.

Queen gives first 3D Christmas broadcast

2012-12-25 18:59

Queen Elizabeth II has given thanks for Britain's year of Olympic and diamond jubilee festivities, in her first Christmas message to the Commonwealth broadcast in 3D.

Birds, fish replace Queen on Fiji currency

2012-12-12 11:02

Fiji has dropped the image of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II from a new range of bank notes and coins, replacing her with plants and animals native to the Pacific island state.

Hospital didn't OK prank call broadcast

2012-12-11 07:20

The London hospital that treated Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine has said that the Australian radio station behind a prank call did not check with them before the hoax was broadcast.

Royal hoax DJs taken off air after death

2012-12-08 08:52

The two Australian DJs who duped a nurse at the hospital which treated Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine have been taken off air after the nurse was found dead in a suspected suicide.

BBC apologises to queen over radical leak

2012-09-25 22:45

Britain's BBC has apologised to Queen Elizabeth after a senior journalist reported her private views about one of the country's best known terrorism suspects.

Stars expected for ceremony

2012-07-27 14:48

The opening ceremony for the London Olympics is an A-list affair with heads of state and celebrities expected.

Australia Girl Guides ditch queen and God

2012-07-06 11:09

Australia's Girl Guides will no longer promise to serve the queen or uphold their duty to God, choosing instead to "be true to myself" and "serve my community and Australia".

Queen set to meet ex-IRA chief

2012-06-26 16:42

Queen Elizabeth II has arrived in Northern Ireland to celebrate the British territory's hard-won peace in a town that suffered one of the IRA's worst massacres.

Queen Elizabeth gets salary increase

2012-06-21 07:31

Queen Elizabeth has another reason to be cheerful in her Diamond Jubilee year - her annual pay is about to jump by 20% to £36m.

UK jubilee stewards slept under bridge

2012-06-07 14:30

A government contractor has promised to investigate reports that unpaid stewards brought to London for royal jubilee celebrations were left to sleep out overnight in the cold under a bridge.

Elton John, Macca ready for Jubilee bash

2012-06-04 16:06

Queen Elizabeth II is set to attend the finale of the Diamond Jubilee Concert on Monday which will feature performances by Elton John, Paul McCartney, Tom Jones and others.

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The Queen's 60th Jubilee

2012-06-04 08:04

See the best pictures from the Thames Diamond Jubilee River Pageant, which saw over a thousand vessels parade on the Thames to celebrate the 60th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

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1 000-boat Thames pageant for queen

2012-06-03 17:17

Queen Elizabeth II has sailed on a ceremonial barge at the centre of a spectacular 1 000-boat river pageant on the Thames in the set-piece of celebrations marking her diamond jubilee.

Cheering crowds greet Queen Elizabeth

2012-06-02 17:40

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.

Britain marks Queen's diamond jubilee

2012-06-02 09:06

Britain kicks off four days of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee, including a 1 000-boat river pageant and a star-studded concert.

 

Queen's Speech vows immigration clampdown

2013-05-08 13:02

British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged a fresh clampdown on immigration in the Queen's Speech, seeking to bolster his right-wing credentials.

Thatcher 'sparked storm of opinions': Bishop

2013-04-17 13:21

The Bishop of London has told mourners at former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral that she had sparked a "storm of conflicting opinions".

Queen and Thatcher had mutual respect

2013-04-12 12:01

Queen Elizabeth II's attendance at Margaret Thatcher's funeral, a rare honour, sheds light on the largely secret relationship between two of the world's most famous and powerful women.

Thatcher funeral on 17 April

2013-04-09 13:09

The funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher will take place on 17 April, says current premier David Cameron's Downing Street office.

Queen volunteered for spoof

2013-03-24 12:16

UK director Danny Boyle says Queen Elizabeth II volunteered to appear in an Olympics spoof of James Bond or the opening of the Games.

Queen Elizabeth heading back to work

2013-03-08 17:39

Buckingham Palace officials say Queen Elizabeth II will resume her royal duties next week after a brief illness.

Hospitalised Queen cancels engagements

2013-03-04 08:14

Britain's 86-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has spent a night in hospital after being admitted for the first time in 10 years as a precautionary measure against the symptoms of gastroenteritis.

Ill Queen Elizabeth resting up

2013-03-02 20:24

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is resting up at Windsor Castle after the 86-year-old monarch fell victim to a bout of gastroenteritis.

Cops tase man outside Buckingham Palace

2013-02-03 19:38

UK police have arrested and used a Taser gun on a man armed with 2 knives outside Buckingham Palace.

Royal honours for McCartney, McGregor

2012-12-30 14:00

Stella McCartney, actor Ewan McGregor, eccentric English singer Kate Bush, and Roald Dahl illustrator Quentin Blake are among the hundreds being honoured by Queen Elizabeth II.

2012 an 'extraordinary year' for UK

2012-12-24 11:30

David Cameron says 2012 has been an "extraordinary year" for Britain in which the country "showed the world what we’re made of" with the London Games and Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee.

Dead nurse's family makes tearful appearance

2012-12-11 08:50

The "devastated" family of a nurse who apparently committed suicide after she was duped by a hoax call about Prince William's wife Catherine has made an emotional public appearance.

Royal pranksters to speak out on Aus TV

2012-12-10 07:18

The two presenters who made a prank call to a London hospital treating Prince William's wife Kate are set to break their silence in a "raw and emotional" interview with Australian television.

Kate's hospital falls for prank call

2012-12-05 16:28

The hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge for her severe morning sickness has admitted that it fell for a prank caller from a radio station pretending to be the Queen.

Queen 'talks fondly of Zim, wants to visit '

2012-07-30 13:11

Britain's ambassador to Zimbabwe says Queen Elizabeth II has fond memories of the country and wishes to visit once again, despite strained relations between the two countries.

Hollande, Cameron laugh off differences

2012-07-11 11:00

French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron have tried to laugh off a rocky start to their relationship despite differences over the eurozone crisis.

Queen shakes hands with ex-IRA commander

2012-06-27 13:08

Queen Elizabeth II has shaken hands with former IRA commander Martin McGuinness in Belfast in a landmark moment in Northern Ireland's peace process, Buckingham Palace says.

Protesters arrested in London

2012-06-24 09:26

Four climate change activists have been arrested in London after they scaled the gates of Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace residence and chained themselves to the railings.

Queen Elizabeth washes her own dishes

2012-06-11 12:37

A royal reporter has revealed that Queen Elizabeth makes a point of doing the washing up after entertaining guests for a barbecue.

Queen's jubilee 'made country smile'

2012-06-06 15:05

Britain's press has said the enthusiasm which greeted the Queen's jubilee celebrations highlights the role that the monarchy plays in British society.

UK media reflects on Jubilee with pride

2012-06-04 09:05

The "teeming" scenes which met Queen Elizabeth II as she led a 1 000-boat flotilla to mark her diamond jubilee show that British pride is alive and well, say the nation's newspapers.

Votes not boats, say UK anti-royals

2012-06-03 22:53

Britain may be riding a wave of royal fever as it celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's royal jubilee, but a small yet vocal group of anti-monarchy demonstrators tried to rock the boat.

Excited Britons wait for their queen

2012-06-03 14:41

Queen Elizabeth II is to sail on a ceremonial barge down the Thames at the centre of a 1 000-boat pageant to mark her diamond jubilee, with heavy rain doing little to dampen the high spirits in London.

Britain's Big Ben to be renamed - report

2012-06-02 14:12

Britain's famed parliament clock tower Big Ben is set to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honour of the queen's diamond jubilee, a report says.

Diamond Jubilee weekend line-up

2012-06-01 13:46

The diamond jubilee long weekend will see Britons participate in events across the country to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne. These are the key events.

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