Topic: Royalty

William's Falklands deployment 'provocative'

Argentina complained Friday that Prince William's six-week mission as a rescue pilot in the Falkland Islands, the object of a 1982 British-Argentine war, is "a provocative act."William, second in the royal line of succession, is due to be deployed in the disputed ...
A Singaporean billionaire on Thursday signed a deal with a Malaysian royal family to develop prime waterfront property in southern Malaysia's Johor state, a company statement said.Peter Lim, who made his fortune in stockbroking and commodities, teamed up with the Johor royal ...

Prince Charles meets Tanzanian president

Britain's Prince Charles on Monday toured Tanzania on the second day of a visit to the east African nation, including holding talks with President Jakaya Kikwete.The prince, accompanied by his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, attended a colourful reception crowded with hundreds ...

Kangaroo stew for Queen at Aboriginal college

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 ...

Victoria's secret: Late queen's bloomers bust record

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Queen Victoria's underwear sold for record prices, but a four-poster bed in which actress Elizabeth Taylor celebrated her eighth honeymoon failed to set bidders at an Edinburgh auction on fire.One of the world's biggest private collections of 19th century ...

Rain fails to deter crowds for queen in Australia

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 ...

Princess Anne in visit to Sierra Leone

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 ...

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 met by cheering church crowds in Canberra

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 ...

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 ...