Topic: Germany

Oscar-nominated British actor Colin Firth said Wednesday that his role in "The King's Speech" helped him discover his "love" for the royal family.The dramatisation of the real-life relationship between King George VI and his speech therapist on the eve of World War ...
Britain's Prince Harry lays wreath in memory of people killed at the Berlin WallBritain's Prince Harry has paid tribute to the people killed trying to escape communist East Germany across the Berlin Wall.The 26-year-old prince on Sunday laid a wreath at a ...

Surnames of the Royal Family

The British royal family, like all families, share surnames - last names which are usually passed on from the husband and father's side of the family and, at least until recently, almost always were adopted by their wives upon marriage. (These too ...

Early queen's remains unearthed in Germany

The remains of one of an early queen and member of the English royal family are believed to have been unearthed in Germany, archaeological experts said Wednesday.A near-complete skeleton discovered wrapped in silk in a tomb in Magdeburg Cathedral in northern Germany ...

Andreas Schluter

1714, St. Petersburg, Russia), sculptor and architect, the first important master of the late Baroque style in Germany, noted for infusing the bravura style of Baroque sculpture with a tense, personal quality.. In 1694 he was called to Berlin as court sculptor ...

Afghan stowaway found at Sandhurst

An Afghan stowaway was discovered in the elite Sandhurst army training college after hiding on an army coach that arrived from the European continent, the Ministry of Defence admitted Thursday.The man hid on a bus travelling from a British army base in ...

The way we were the week the Queen was born

It was press day at The Spectator when Queen Elizabeth II was born. Germany was said to be poised to sign a new treaty with Russia, and France was suspicious and upset: 'The pipe of rumour is being blown by the usual ...