Topic: Australia
Britain's royal family will tour the globe next year to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee marking 60 years on the throne, Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday.Prince William and his wife Catherine will travel to the Asia-Pacific region, while heir to the ...
Aboriginal Australia took centre stage for Queen Elizabeth II Thursday on the Perth leg of her successful 10-day antipodean tour, with kangaroo stew and Aussie Rules football on the agenda.The monarch, 85, has been greeted by adoring crowds in Canberra, Melbourne and ...
Hundreds of Australians braved the rain for a glimpse of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday as she visited the national war memorial in tribute to fallen soldiers and met with veterans.A crowd of about 1,000 people turned out in dreary weather to ...
A young Australian man has been charged with exposing himself and being a public nuisance as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II passed by, police said Monday.Tens of thousands of people turned out to see the visiting monarch as she toured the Queensland capital, ...
Hundreds of well-wishers hailed Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at a historic Canberra church on Sunday where she attended an intimate service ahead of a lunch with famous Australians.Decked out in their Sunday best and brandishing flags and flowers, an enthusiastic crowd cheered ...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was greeted by hundreds of flag-waving schoolchildren and a 21-gun salute as she began her 16th and possibly last visit to her realm Down Under on Wednesday.The queen, who will open a Commonwealth leaders meeting in Perth later ...
Queen Elizabeth II was greeted by hundreds of flag-waving schoolchildren and a 21-gun salute as she began her 16th and possibly last visit to her realm Down Under on Wednesday.The queen, who will open a Commonwealth leaders meeting in Perth later this ...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Australia on Wednesday for her 16th visit to the former penal colony on what will perhaps be the 85-year-old monarch's last tour Down Under.The queen, who will open a Commonwealth leaders meeting in Perth, is due ...
Australians prepare to welcome Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for her 16th tour Down Under this week, with the possibility of it being her last sparking renewed interest in the 85-year-old monarch.Despite Australia's reputation as an egalitarian, irreverent and youthful nation, and its ...
Australia welcomed next month's visit by Queen Elizabeth II to an area affected by this year's huge floods, with Queensland Premier Anna Bligh saying it will boost those hit by the disaster.The October 19-29 tour by the Queen and her husband Prince ...