Topic: Queen Elizabeth Ii

Canada readies for queen's diamond jubilee

Canada announced Tuesday CAN$7.5 million (US$7.36 million) for grassroots celebrations across the country for Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee next year."The only other time Canada celebrated the diamond jubilee of a reigning sovereign was for Queen Victoria in 1897," said Heritage Minister ...

Man charged with exposing himself as Queen tours

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, ...

Queen arrives in Australia for 10-day tour

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 ...

Australia welcomes Queen's visit

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 ...

Cost of funding Queen falls by £1.8 mn: accounts

The cost to the taxpayer of funding Queen Elizabeth II fell by £1.8 million in the past year, her accounts showed Monday.The queen's official expenditure for 2010-11 was £32.1 million, according to the accounts covering the tax year, which ended in April.The ...
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 ...
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 ...

Even Queen faces funding squeeze in austerity Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth became the latest Briton to face a funding squeeze on Thursday when the government proposed changes to how it pays for royal trips and engagements.The Conservative-led government, which is imposing cost cuts and tax rises on more ...

Even the Queen faces funding squeeze in austerity Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth became the latest Briton to face a funding squeeze on Thursday when the government proposed changes to how it pays for royal trips and engagements.The Conservative-led government, which is imposing cost cuts and tax rises on more ...
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