Elizabeth Ii News

Long to frame over us: From Victoria's sketchbook and Elizabeth II's circus horse to a 'Leonardo', 350 years of a very artistic Royal Family Intimate sketches by Queen Victoria of her children will be one of the highlights of a new exhibition featuring artwork by the Royal Family through the centuries.

At 71, Sir Paul is still rocking out harder than musicians half his age. Case in point, he plays for nearly three hours straight on his current tour, Out There .

Held at Clover-Lane farm in Pencarrow Rd, the sale of 58 holstein-friesian and jersey yearlings, heifers and cows saw about $380,000 paid by a large gallery of buyers.

Brumbies coach Jake White, who led the Springboks to the World Cup in 2007, believes the Lions must beat Australia in Saturday's opening Test Wales' entrant baritone Gary Griffiths is happily already well on his way in his operatic career, like a large number of this year's participants.

Britain's Prince Philip was discharged from a London hospital on Monday, ten days after undergoing exploratory surgery on his abdomen.

Adele has won nearly every major music award out there -- not to mention an Oscar and a Golden Globe -- but now, she's receiving an honor that's truly representative of what she's meant to her home country of Great Britain.

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.

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Prince Harry, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge stand on the balcony at Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 15, 2013 in London, England.

The new Terminal 2 at London Heathrow Airport, the future home of Star Alliance at Britain's premier aviation hub, is to be known as 'Terminal 2: the Queen's Terminal' in recognition of Queen Elizabeth II and marking her long association with the airport.

Britain's Prince Philip waves as he leaves the London Clinic in central London, Monday June 17, 2013.

Benjamin Britten's 1953 opera was a Coronation tribute that went badly wrong - but perhaps a revival at the site of its disastrous premiere could rescue it yet, says Jessica Duchen Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

Last Sunday saw the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 and on Tuesday a Thanksgiving Service was held in Westminster Abbey to mark the event.

Former US vice-president Dick Cheney leaves after attending the ceremonial funeral of British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher at St Paul's Cathedral in central London on April 17, 2013.

Reports say a parade known as "Trooping the Color" consisting of soldiers, horses and musicians also took part in the parade.

President Mahama on Saturday met with the Ghanaian community in the UK after delivering a lecture on "Ghana's Democratic Gains, Economic Change and Regional Influence" at the Royal Institute of International Affairs on Friday evening.

Professor Claudia Geringer has kindly given us permission to reproduce her introduction speech to the recent Radio New Zealand debate.

Veteran British actress Joan Collins has publicly congratulated her novelist sister after she was feted in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge during the annual Trooping The Colour ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 15, 2013 in London Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her birthday Saturday with traditional pomp and circumstance, followed by a visit to her husband in the hospital.

Adele has yet another award to stick on the mantlepiece; this time the singer has been awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II as part of the royal's annual Birthday Honours List.