Topic: Queen Elizabeth Ii

Antique Silver Markings

In the above image you see the first mark on the left is the makers mark which in this case is Atkin Brothers followed by the Crown of the Sheffield Assay Office followed by the Lion Passant (In England the lion passant ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and fifteen other sovereign states.She is one of the most famous women on earth but has never given an interview.She became Queen at the age of 25, ...

Queen 'cedes control of finances' to govt

Queen Elizabeth II has been forced to give up the ultimate control of her finances to the government under a deal agreed in 2006 and kept secret until now, reports said Thursday.The revelation came in hundreds of letters obtained by a newspaper ...

Canford Cliffs ruled out of Ascot's QEII

Triple Group One winner Canford Cliffs will miss the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday after suffering a setback. However, Hannon said: "The scope was marginal but Canford Cliffs is now such a valuable commodity that you cannot take any ...

What is a Queen Mother?

A Queen Mother, is, simply, the mother of the reigning monarch. Most U.S. residents are most familiar with Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, mom to England's Queen Elizabeth II. The reasons behind this distinction are lost in antiquity.When Queen Elizabeth's husband, King ...

Who is Queen Elizabeth II?

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, of the House of Windsor-Mountbatten, is more popularly known as England's Queen Elizabeth II. Queen regnants have been few and far between in English history, so Queen Elizabeth II is a member of an elite group.Born 21 April 1926, ...

Australian PM backs republic after queen's death

Australia should become a republic when Queen Elizabeth II dies or abdicates, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Tuesday, unexpectedly reviving an emotional debate just days ahead of national polls.Gillard, whose centre-left Labor Party is in a tight electoral race against the ...

Britain's Princess Anne turns 60

Britain's Princess Anne _ the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II _ turns 60Britain's Princess Anne is turning 60 and says she has no intention of slowing down.The avid horse rider who represented her country at the 1976 Olympics, Anne is still ...

Royal family posts pictures online

The royal family has opened an account on photo-sharing website Flickr, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday, in their latest attempt to move with the times.The free-to-access site will initially contain more than 600 photographs of Queen Elizabeth II on formal engagements, pictures from ...

Britain's royals post family pictures online

The British royal family has opened an account on photo-sharing website Flickr, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday, in their latest attempt to move with the times.The free-to-access site will initially contain more than 600 photographs of Queen Elizabeth II on formal engagements, pictures ...