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Queen Elizabeth celebrates 92nd birthday in style

Star-studded concert at the Royal Albert Hall pays tribute to the British monarch

22/04/2018

World News

Prince Charles to be next head of Commonwealth

Charles is confirmed as the next head of the 53-member alliance as a meeting in London draws to a close.

20/04/2018

United Kingdom

Commonwealth summit ends with choice of new leader

Several of the bloc's leaders, and Her Majesty herself, have expressed a wish to see Prince Charles take the reins of the 53-member association.

20/04/2018

United Kingdom

Queen pitches for Charles

Elizabeth wants son to succeed as head of Commonwealth

19/04/2018

United Kingdom

Rainforest lights up Buckingham Palace

A projection illuminated Queen Elizabeth's London home to celebrate a Commonwealth conservation initiative

16/04/2018

United Kingdom

Queen dislikes helicopters — they remind her of US presidential visits

Quip comes during filming of TV documentary.

11/04/2018

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Las Fallas festival and Queen Elizabeth visits Royal Academy of Arts

Las Fallas festival and Queen Elizabeth visits Royal Academy of Arts

20/03/2018

United Kingdom

Campaign welcoming Saudi crown prince's London visit slammed

Pictures of what users called 'propaganda trucks' and adverts in newspapers praising Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince ahead of his official visit to the UK were widely criticised on Twitter.

07/03/2018

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth makes surprise London Fashion Week appearance

The monarch attended the runway show to give British designer Richard Quinn the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II award for British design.

20/02/2018

United Kingdom

The Queen is taking Buckingham Palace plastic free

Her Majesty is thought to have been inspired to implement changes on her estates after a meeting with famous naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

15/02/2018

United Kingdom

Commonwealth group to discuss Queen's successor

There are reports the group is to meet shortly to discuss the future governance of the Commonwealth

13/02/2018

World News

Struggling to maintain the UK:US 'special relationship'

Trump's UK visit is slated for early 2018, but the transatlantic relationship has gone downhill steadily since its early beginnings in 2017 where May and Trump shared a handheld walk at the White House.

01/01/2018

France

Royal honour for train attack bravery

Chris Norman honoured for Paris train attack bravery.

09/11/2017

United Kingdom

Paradise Papers: Jeremy Corbyn suggests Queen should apologise

Paradise Papers: UK's opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn has implied that Queen Elizabeth II should apologise after investing millions offshore.

06/11/2017

World News

What are the Paradise Papers and why are they significant?

Is it right for a rich person to hide their money abroad to avoid paying taxes?

06/11/2017

World News

'Paradise Papers' reveal tax haven secrets of the rich

A huge leak of financial documents reveal how the world's super-rich protect their wealth

06/11/2017

United Kingdom

The Queen has a back-up World War 3 speech

The Queen has a speech ready in case World War 3 breaks out and it's still as relevant now as the day it was written 30 years ago

17/09/2017

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Queen officially opens UK's highest bridge in Scotland

Britain's Queen Elizabeth officially opened the UK's tallest bridge over Scotland's River Forth

04/09/2017

United Kingdom

The Diana tragedy in numbers, 20 years on

Twenty years on from Diana, Princess of Wales' tragic death, here are the key figures that underpin one of the most examined car crashes of all time.

26/08/2017

United Kingdom

Britain's Prince Philip really was married to the job

Philip was born Philippos, Prince of Greece and Denmark, on his family's dining room table on the island of Corfu on June 10, 1921.

02/08/2017