Boyle: Queen volunteered for Olympics Bond spoof
Queen Elizabeth II needed no convincing to appear in a James Bond-themed skit during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics — in fact, she volunteered, according to the show’s director.
Queen Elizabeth II needed no convincing to appear in a James Bond-themed skit during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics — in fact, she volunteered, according to the show’s director.
Queen Elizabeth II leaves hospital after treatment for stomach bug.
LONDON—Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, suffering from gastroenteritis, was admitted to hospital on Sunday, a Buckingham Palace spokesman told AFP. All the 86-year-old’s engagements for this week, including a visit to Rome, have been called off, the spokesman added. “The Queen is being assessed at King Edward VII’s Hospital in London after experiencing symptoms [...]
A cold kept Queen Elizabeth II away from her usual visit to church at her country retreat in Sandringham in the east of England, a spokeswoman said.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Friday told US President Barack Obama she was “deeply shocked and saddened” by the US school massacre that left 26 people dead, in a rare public response to the tragedy.
Two Australian radio disc jockeys apologized Wednesday after impersonating Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in a prank call and getting a London hospital to tell them all about Kate Middleton’s condition.
Britain’s heir to the throne Prince Charles has overtaken his son William as the people’s preferred successor to Queen Elizabeth II in the wake of her diamond jubilee, a poll suggested on Sunday.
Elton John sang “I’m Still Standing,” Stevie Wonder crooned “Isn’t She Lovely,” and Paul McCartney belted out “All My Loving” as musical royalty celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s 60-year reign with a fireworks-filled concert outside Buckingham Palace.
Queen Elizabeth II, closing four days of celebrations of her 60 years on the throne without her husband at her side, will make a rare address to the nation on Tuesday.
Queen Elizabeth II sailed along the Thames Sunday on a royal barge at the center of a spectacular 1,000-boat river pageant, the highpoint of celebrations to mark her diamond jubilee.
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.
Queen Elizabeth II has become a great-grandmother for the second time, Buckingham Palace announced Friday.
Prince Harry has finished his first overseas tour on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II to mark her Diamond Jubilee.
