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British royals unveil diamond jubilee tour

2011-12-14T15:30:51Z

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 Asi...

Princess Anne in visit to Sierra Leone

2011-10-24T15:30:31Z

Sierra Leone's President Ernest Koroma on Monday welcomed Princess Anne of the United Kingdom, who is on a three-day visit to the west African nation with her husband.

At a ceremony at State House, Koroma recalled "the close link between Britain and Sierra Leone", adding the former colonial power had re...

Man charged with exposing himself as Queen tours

2011-10-24T11:30:19Z

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, her first visit since the state was...

UK store plans cut-price Pippa Middleton dress

2011-08-04T15:30:34Z

A copy of Pippa Middleton's bridesmaid dress at her sister Kate's wedding to Prince William is to go on sale in Britain, at about a 100th of the cost of the original, a store said Thursday.

Middleton, 27, almost stole the show on her elder sister's big day in April, wowing a global tel...

UK queen's granddaughter Zara weds in Scotland

2011-07-30T09:30:12Z

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips married fellow athlete Mike Tindall on Saturday in a private ...

Queen spooked by Catherine's wedding dress display

2011-07-22T14:30:32Z

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly described as "creepy" a new exhibition featuring the wedding dress worn by the former Kate Middleton when she married Prince William in April.

The Prince Andrew is to step down as Britain's roving trade ambassador, Buckingham Palace said, four months after his links to a sex offender prompted calls for him to quit.

The 51-year-old Duke of York is to leave his unpaid job as the government's special representative for international trade and inves...

UK police arrest man in phone hacking probe

2011-07-15T08:30:17Z

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday they had arrested another suspect as part of their investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World newspaper, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

The 60-year-old man was held at an address in the...

British princess celebrates graduation with tennis trip

2011-07-01T20:30:20Z

Britain's Princess Beatrice, whose eccentric hat made headlines at the royal wedding, celebrated her graduation Friday by spending the day at the Wimbledon tennis championships.

Beatrice, fifth in line to the throne, earned a 2:1, the second-highest grade, in her history and history of ideas d...

Police arrest woman in News of the World phone hack probe

2011-06-23T02:00:11Z

LONDON (Reuters) - London police said on Thursday they had arrested a woman as part of their investigation into a phone-hacking scandal at a top-selling newspaper belonging to Rupert Murdoch's New Corp group.

The 39-year-old woman was arrested shortly befor...

Britain's Prince Philip praised at 90th birthday service

2011-06-12T16:30:25Z

Britain's royal family gathered Sunday for a service of thanksgiving marking the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip.

More than 750 guests, including senior royals, his Mountbatten family relatives, foreign royalty, past and present staff and friends from the world of sailing...

Politics replaces pomp on Obama's Britain visit

2011-05-25T01:30:11Z

US President Barack Obama will Wednesday swap royal ceremony for the diplomatic intricacies of navigating the turmoil sown by the Arab Spring, on the final day of his state visit to Britain.

Obama, who was feted on Tuesday by Britain's royal family, will hold talks with Prime Minister David Cameron...

Princess Diana death film stirs up Cannes festival

2011-05-10T14:00:15Z

CANNES, France (Reuters) - A documentary film that features a paparazzi photograph of Princess Diana dying after a car crash in Paris in 1997 has stirred controversy, three days before it is shown to the media a...

Prince William heading back to work after wedding

2011-05-02T15:30:36Z

Prince William and his newlywed wife Catherine were expected to head back to their secluded island home on Monday following a secret weekend break in Britain.

The new duke and duchess of Cambridge were expected to return to Anglesey, northwest <...

Press heaps praise on royal wedding

2011-04-30T01:30:07Z

British commentators on Saturday heaped praise on the royal wedding, saying the fairytale occasion had provided a much-needed boost to the country in straitened times.

Newspapers were delighted at the festive atmosphere among the hordes of well-wishers who had descended on London from across the globe on Friday to witness the biggest royal event for a generation.

Prince William and Kate Mi...

Global newspapers fete 'fairytale' royal wedding

2011-04-29T06:30:37Z

Calling the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton the ultimate Cinderella story, newspapers around the world also said it was proof of Britain's changed social landscape.

"Let's glory in the fact that Britain can still hold a pageant that will wow the world," an editorial in Brita...

London police arrest 20 ahead of royal wedding

2011-04-28T15:31:05Z

Twenty squatters were arrested in raids across London on Thursday ahead of the royal wedding, police said.

Officers swooped on thee addresses as part of an intelligence-led operation, taking the suspects into custody at various London police stations.

One lawmaker described the raids as "some form of pre-emptive strike".

Reuters Life!) - Britain's Met Office has forecast a mix of sunshine and showers in London on Friday, when hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the streets for the royal wedding of Prince William and Reuters Life!) - Following is a selection of stories related to the April 29 royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton that have appeared in newspapers and on websites in the last week.

(Reuters does not vouch for the accur...

Royal wedding no tonic for fragile UK recovery

2011-04-28T07:00:27Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Tourist trade may rocket and sales of memorabilia soar but Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton is unlikely to provide the boost to Britain's economy that the government hopes.

The Reuters Life!) - For some fans, no distance or discomfort is too great if the prize is a prime view of the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Some 200 people were already camped out Thursday across the street from ...

Royal wedding apathy matches passion in Britain

2011-04-28T05:00:19Z

LONDON (Reuters) - For every Briton who will tune in to watch Friday's royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, one definitely will not.

That was the finding of a recent Ipsos MORI poll for Reuters which underlines ho...

Hordes gather for William and Kate wedding

2011-04-28T01:30:21Z

Hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered in London on the eve of the biggest royal wedding for 30 years after Prince William and Kate Middleton took part in a low-key rehearsal for their big day.

Well-wishers camped in front of the Britain, the wedding of Kate and William is almost inescapable.

Food sections of US newspapers have reprinted scone recipes. Entrepreneurial vendors are hawking commemorative tea cosies ...

Tent city tea party awaits Wills and Kate

2011-04-27T14:30:40Z

The atmosphere outside London's Westminster Abbey resembled a good old English tea party on Wednesday as royal wedding fanatics camping on the streets let the excitement flow.

With a tent city sprouting up across the street from the wedding venue despite the 48-hour wait until Friday's wedding, Her Majesty's most diehard subjects did what Britons do best and turned adversity into a knees-up.

All the ingredients...

Rain showers forecast on Britain's royal wedding day

2011-04-27T08:30:17Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain's Met Office has forecast rain showers in London on Friday, when hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the streets for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at her wedding to Prince William on Friday could be under an umbrella after forecasters said it may rain and even thunder on the big day.

But the grim prediction failed to dissuade devoted fans of Britain's royal family who have al...

Australian support for republic slumps: poll

2011-04-25T06:30:09Z

Support for Australia becoming a republic has fallen to a 17-year low, according to a poll published on Monday, just days ahead of Britain's royal wedding.

The Newspoll survey found that almost as many Australians wanted to retain ties to Britain's royal family as those who wanted a republic, with support for severing links falling to 41 percent -- the lowest level since Ma...

William and Kate say 'give to charity, not to us'

2011-04-25T05:30:57Z

What do you give the couple who have everything? The answer, in the case of Prince William and Kate Middleton, is a donation to charity.

Not for them the entire roomful of antique furniture including a four-poster bed in maple which Canada gave to William's mother Diana and Prince William and Kate Middleton, is a donation to charity.

Not for them the entire roomful of antique furniture including a four-poster bed in maple which Canada gave to William's mother Diana and Buckingham Palace, two American girls debate what Kate Middleton will look like at her wedding in five days' time.

"I am excited about the dress. She will have something big", predicts Amanda Hijazin, 13, wearing a lacy top and with braces on her teeth.

"No, something ...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in London for the royal wedding

2011-04-22T02:30:28Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to explore the British capital where a prince's love will transform an ordinary girl into a princess on April 29th? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors explore royal London amid the hoopla of Prince William's marriage to his university sweetheart Britain is making final preparations for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton next week as the biggest royal occasion in 30 years brings closure to the tragic legacy of Princess Diana.

A worldwide television audience...

Royal for a day: London's luxury hotels cash in

2011-04-20T12:30:31Z

In a bid to stand out among the host of deals marking the royal wedding, London's luxury hotels are offering guests the chance to live like a royal for a night -- for a princely sum, of course.

A red carpet and champagne reception awaits customers buying the "royal opulence" package at the Hyatt Regency London, which includes four nights in ...

The security headaches for Britain's royal wedding

2011-04-20T07:00:19Z

LONDON (Reuters) - From Islamist and Irish republican militants to anarchists and crazed stalkers, British police appear to be facing a huge array of possible threats when Prince William marries Kate Middleton next week.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to throng the streets of Reuters) - More than half of all Britons will watch Prince William marry long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton on April 29th, a poll conducted for Reuters showed.

The royal wedding is expected to be one of the year's most watched events globally, with some estimating viewership as high as two billion ...

Royal Wedding souvenir program to go on sale

2011-04-19T05:30:18Z

LONDON (Reuters) - An official souvenir program to mark the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton is to be sold as a memento of the big day.

The program will include the full order of service that will be used by guests attending the ceremony in Reuters Life!) - Britain said on Saturday it is looking into reforming ancient rules on royal succession to give any daughters born to Prince William and Kate Middleton the same right to the throne as their sons.

Under the 300-...

Cartoonists draw inspiration from royal wedding

2011-04-11T20:30:28Z

Britain's satirical cartoonists are sharpening their pencils for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, but are likely to keep their cruellest portrayals in check.

Partly reflecting the British obsession with class and status, the butt of most cartoonists' jokes ar...

Royal wedding fever grips TV trade show

2011-04-06T13:30:22Z

British broadcasters are offering their international counterparts an array of royal-related products at the MIPTV trade show this week ahead of the much-anticipated royal wedding.

Up for sale at the world's premier market for buying and selling programming are documentaries about Prince William and fiance Kate Middleton to historical shows about royal weddings over the decades.

A one-off sp...

London river extravaganza planned for Queen's jubilee

2011-04-05T20:30:28Z

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her diamond jubilee with a boat trip on London's River Thames in a newly crafted barge, leading a flotilla of 1,000 ships, the event's organisers said Tuesday.

The aquatic pageant, the biggest o...

Pints of romance in Britain's royal wedding beer

2011-03-29T05:30:10Z

WINDSOR, England (Reuters Life!) - Beer-lovers looking to celebrate Britain's royal wedding with a pint or two will be able to indulge in a brew created for the occasion in the shadow of one of the royal family's most famous residences.

The newly established Reuters Life!) - Britain's Royal Mail announced on Tuesday it planned to issue two official stamps to commemorate the wedding of Prince William to Kate M...

Royal wedding fever steps up with a month to go

2011-03-28T16:30:40Z

With a month to go before Prince William and Kate Middleton marry, excitement about Britain's biggest royal wedding for 30 years is building as details emerge, although the dress remains a state secret.

The second-in-line to the throne marries his university sweetheart on April 29 at

Excitement set to mount over British royal wedding

2011-03-28T09:30:51Z

With one month to go from Tuesday before Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot, royal watchers note little excitement in Britain -- but believe wedding fever is just around the corner.

"Over here at the moment it's probably the least excited bizarrely," said Robert Jobson<...

Fears raised over "Glastonbury" royal camp

2011-03-14T09:00:30Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Plans to set up a camping site on one of London's biggest commons for visitors to next month's royal wedding have been greeted with horror by local residents, who fear it will resemble the Glastonbury music festival.

"Camp Royale" is to be set up on <...

Be William's princess? I'd rather watch "X Factor"

2011-03-10T05:00:06Z

LONDON (Reuters) - When she was a little girl, Elsa Hardcastle loved to dress up as a princess and read stories about young women swept off their feet by a prince charming.

Now, the 10-year-old would rather watch a blockbuster episode of reality TV talent show "X Factor" and meet one of its pop singer ju...

Queen Elizabeth to make historic Ireland visit

2011-03-04T20:30:26Z

Queen Elizabeth II will visit Ireland this year, her office announced Friday, in a first state visit by a British monarch since the republic gained independence in 1922.

In a hugely symbolic move for the normalisation of British-Irish relations following the peace established in Northern Ireland

Princes and Middleton in N. Zealand quake tribute

2011-02-25T15:30:34Z

Prince William, his fiancee Kate Middleton and his younger brother Prince Harry on Friday signed a book of condolence in London for the victims of New Zealand's earthquake.

They paid their respects at the Reuters Life!) - If you were not lucky enough to be one of the 1,900 people invited to Prince William's upcoming wedding, then fear not: you could always get a job making coffee for the guests or washing up afterwards.

Queen Elizabeth has placed two job adverts on her website (www.royal.gov....

Europe royalty told: Hold date for William & Kate

2011-01-26T07:30:09Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - It may not be an invitation to Britain's royal wedding on April 29, but it is the next best thing.

Buckingham Palace, official London residence of ...

Britain reviewing royal succession ahead of wedding

2011-01-19T14:31:01Z

Britain has said it is discussing with other Commonwealth realms changing the laws of succession to the throne, which would give equal rights to any daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

With just 100 days to go until the couple's wedding, the debate over the more than 300-year-...

Royal succession to be reviewed

2011-01-19T11:30:30Z

Britain said Wednesday it is discussing with other Commonwealth realms changing the laws of succession to the throne, which would give equal rights to any daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

With just 100 days to go until the couple's wedding, the debate over the more than 300...

Britain offers its subjects a royal knees-up

2011-01-12T04:00:06Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Her Majesty's government has granted its subjects extra time in the pub to toast the marriage of Prince William to his fiancee Kate.

Revellers will be allowed to prop up the bar until 1 a.m. for two successive nights on the weekend of the Royal wedding on April 29 and 30.

"The government considers that, as the Royal Wedding is an occasion for natio...

Chinese manufacturers cash in on royal wedding

2011-01-12T01:30:10Z

YIWU, China (Reuters Life!) - Britain may be on the other side of the world, but Chinese manufacturers are cashing in on the British royal wedding as they churn out tens of thousands of replica royal engagement rings.

Last November, Prince William and his beaming fi...

Tea towels get UK royal wedding seal of approval

2011-01-11T07:00:13Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Champagne glasses toasting Britain's upcoming royal wedding can now be washed up with an official tea towel after Buckingham Palace granted approval for a souvenir cloth, the Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday.

Royals 'to get new secrecy rights'

2011-01-08T19:30:24Z

The royal family will benefit from changes to freedom of information laws meaning their letters will no longer be disclosed even if they are in the public interest, the justice ministry said.

The ministry said it planned to introduce "enhanced protection" for communications with Queen Elizabeth's family and household as part of wider reforms to information laws brought in six years ago.

"Communic...

Royal wedding bells to chime in 2011

2010-12-28T20:30:23Z

An extravaganza of royal glamour should lift the austerity gloom in Britain next year with the wedding of Prince William while Prince Albert II of Monaco will tie the knot in the summer.

The second-in-line to the throne will marry his university sweetheart <...

That's Kate Middleton? Critics slam wedding coin

2010-12-23T04:30:17Z

Chipmunk cheeks? Critics horrified at carving of Kate Middleton on UK royal wedding coin

Britain's Royal Mint has released a commemorative coin featuring supposedly lifelike portraits of Prince William and his bride-to-be — but critics say Kate Middleton has a right to be horrified.

Images of the couple on th...

Queen's granddaughter Zara to wed rugby player

2010-12-21T04:31:41Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, is to marry England rugby pl...

Prince William approves wedding souvenirs for sale

2010-12-19T16:30:09Z

After the engagement, the merchandise: Official Royal wedding souvenirs go on sale in Britain

Britain's royal wedding is still four months away, but the first official memorabilia went on sale Monday — a range of wedding china personally approved by the couple.

Prince William's office said the items had been commissioned by the palace department responsible for the royal family's ...

Prince Harry pays tribute to Berlin Wall victims

2010-12-19T04:00:10Z

Britain's Prince Harry lays wreath in memory of people killed at the Berlin Wall

Britain's Prince Harry has paid tribute to the people killed trying to escape communist East Germany across the Berlin Wall.

The 26-ye...

Prince Harry honored in Germany for charity work

2010-12-18T15:00:06Z

Britain's Prince Harry honored for charity work at German TV fundraising gala

Britain's Prince Harry has been honored at a live German television gala for his charity and humanitarian work.

The German president's wife, Bettina Wulff, presented Harry the Golden Heart statuette on Saturday at the country's largest T...

Royal attack prompts big questions on UK security

2010-12-10T11:00:10Z

Attack on Prince Charles' car by protesters prompts flurry of questions about UK security

How could rampaging students so easily threaten Britain's heir to the throne?

Government security officials had no quick answer Friday for that mortifying question, amid calls in the media for officials to be fired and scathing criticism f...

Prince William, fiancee get marital counseling

2010-12-08T08:00:17Z

Prince William, Kate Middleton, to meet senior clergy for advice before marrying in April

Palace officials say Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton are to receive counseling on how to handle marital pressures from senior British clergy.

The couple are expected to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of...

Queen to Attend the Dawn Treader Royal Premiere

2010-11-29T14:31:30Z

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Arabs 'urged US to air strike Iran', WikiLeaks reveals

2010-11-29T15:00:39Z

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Arab rulers 'asked for Iran attack'

2010-11-29T15:00:38Z

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Queen Elizabeth II attends equestrian show in Oman

2010-11-27T16:30:43Z

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip attended an equestrian show on Saturday during a visit to Oman marking four decades of the sultan's rule in the Gulf state.

Accompanied by British Foreign Secretary

Queen Elizabeth II meets Sultan Qaboos in Oman

2010-11-26T17:30:32Z

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II met Sultan Qaboos on Friday during a visit to Muscat marking the 40th anniversary of his rule, on her second and final leg of a Gulf tour.

Dressed in light pink with a white bag, gloves and shoes, the 84-year-old monarch who arrived from a two-day visit to the Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip arrived in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, more than three decades after their only other visit to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates....

Britain's queen makes first visit to UAE in 31 years

2010-11-24T16:31:08Z

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip arrived in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, 31 years after their first visit to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, the state news agen...

UK taken royal bride Kate to heart

2010-11-29T14:41:30Z

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2010-11-29T14:38:27Z

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Prince William to wed in April at historic Abbey

2010-11-23T18:31:17Z

Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry on April 29 next year at Westminster Abbey, the historic London church where his mother Diana's funeral was held in 1997, royal officials announced Tuesday.

The couple wan...

London's four-day wedding party to be magnet for world

2010-11-29T15:00:17Z

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William, Kate to wed April 29 at Westminster Abbey

2010-11-29T14:41:16Z

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Queen-to-be Kate Middleton is global media magnet

2010-11-29T14:41:06Z

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Prince William and Kate Middleton's Royal Engagement

2010-11-29T14:53:14Z

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Kate Middleton's Royal Style

2010-11-29T14:46:21Z

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PM urges extra holiday for royal wedding

2010-11-19T06:30:43Z

Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday there should be an extra public holiday to mark the royal wedding next year of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Cameron told a parliamentary committee that although no date had been announced for the wedding, he would support a national day off ...

Polo tycoon friend of Prince Charles throws himself under Tube train

2010-11-29T15:00:04Z

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Everywhere we look, it's back to the Eighties

2010-11-29T15:00:03Z

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Extra holiday for royal wedding: PM

2010-11-18T15:43:17Z

Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday there should be an extra public holiday to mark the royal wedding next year of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Cameron told a parliamentary committee that although no date had been announced for the wedding, he would support a national day off ...

Will it be Westminster Abbey for William and Kate?

2010-11-29T14:40:33Z

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Royal wedding plans stepped up with visit to abbey

2010-11-18T14:39:59Z

Prince William plans to tone down the usual pomp when he weds next year, say palace officials, but fiancee Kate Middleton's visit to Westminster Abbey suggests it could still be a spectacular affair.

William, the eldest son of the late princess Diana and heir-to-the-throne <...

Over 620-million-pound boost from royal wedding: expert

2010-11-18T14:32:37Z

Money experts were speculating Wednesday as to how big a boost Britain's struggling economy will get from Prince William's wedding next year, with one forecast touching 620 billion pounds.

Looking beyond the souvenir tat -- tea towels, cheesy crockery -- some were predicting a

Prince William's wedding to fit austere times

2010-11-18T14:32:36Z

Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton will tone down some of the usual pomp and ceremony when they wed next year in line with the country's mood of austerity, palace officials said Wednesday.

William, the eldest son of the late princess Diana and heir-to-the-throne Prince Charl...

Prince William's wedding to fit austere times in Britain

2010-11-18T14:32:19Z

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton will tone down some of the usual pomp and ceremony when they wed next year in line with the country's mood of austerity, palace officials said Wednesday.

William, the eldest son of the late princess Diana and heir-to-the-throne Pr...

A royal wedding to cheer the nation

2010-11-29T14:59:57Z

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The Planning of the Royal Wedding of William and Kate

2010-11-29T14:52:50Z

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Prince William's $1 Billion Wedding Gift

2010-11-29T14:40:30Z

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Prince William And Kate Middleton to marry in 2011 -Royal Wedding

2010-11-29T14:52:37Z

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Royal wedding the boost Britain needs

2010-11-16T19:31:11Z

The marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton is likely to give Britain a much-needed shot in the arm as austerity measures aimed at reining in its huge deficit begin to bite.

In a kingdom forced to tighten its belt, a showpiece royal wedding could lift the national mood, giving subj...

Prince Charles calls for action in TV environment film

2010-11-16T14:30:52Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles brings his passion for the environment to U.S. viewers this week with the broadcast of a new TV film designed as a call to action on global climate cha...

Oh No! Not Another Royal Wedding!

2010-11-29T14:31:47Z

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Bill Moggridge Wins Britain’s 2010 Prince Philip Designers Prize

2010-11-29T14:34:34Z

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A visitor's guide to the Tower of London

2010-11-29T16:06:18Z

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Why British monarchy rule should not end after the reign of Queen Elizabeth II

2010-11-29T15:41:05Z

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Britain Tuition Tangle

2011-01-04T08:04:09Z

FILE - This is a Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 file photo of Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as they react as their car is attacked by angry protesters in London. British police released a video Tuesday Jan. 4, 2011 of ...

Britain Soccer Premier League

2011-01-02T11:00:17Z

Chelsea's Florent Malouda, left, is fouled by Aston Villa's Stilian Petrov during their English Premier League soccer match at the England, Saturday Jan. 1, 2011, after about 40 prisoners began a riot and set alight to some of the buildings inside the open prison, according to the a Ministry of Justice official. (AP Photo / Chris Ison, PA) UNITED KINGD...

Britain Prison Riot

2011-01-01T11:01:05Z

Specialist prison officers stand outside a fire damaged building at the Ford Open Prison near Arundel, 60 miles (95 kms) south of London, after prisoners began a riot and set alight the low-security prison Saturday Jan. 1, 2011. Officials said about 40 inmates at the prison began the disturbance at around midnight New Year's Eve after some prisoners refused to take breath tests for alcohol. (AP Photo/Chris Ison/PA Wire)

Margaret Thatcher

2010-12-30T08:00:27Z

FILE- In a June 7, 1984 file photo, President Ronald Reagan has a word in the ear of Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, at a reception given by the British Government at London's