Topic: Royalty
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 ...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Australia on Wednesday for her 16th visit to the former penal colony on what will perhaps be the 85-year-old monarch's last tour Down Under.The queen, who will open a Commonwealth leaders meeting in Perth, is due ...
Australians prepare to welcome Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for her 16th tour Down Under this week, with the possibility of it being her last sparking renewed interest in the 85-year-old monarch.Despite Australia's reputation as an egalitarian, irreverent and youthful nation, and its ...
Wootton Bassett, the town which became a focal point for honouring soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, was Sunday officially renamed with the prefix "Royal" in recognition of its efforts.Thousands lined the streets of the town in Wiltshire, as Princess Anne handed ...
Bhutan's hugely popular king married a 21-year-old student on Thursday in a colourful ceremony showcasing the rich Buddhist culture of one of the world's most remote and insular countries.Amid clouds of incense and chanting monks, the 31-year-old King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ...
The dress worn by the former Kate Middleton when she married Prince William fueled a surge in regal tourism with 600,000 flocking to see the gown on display at Buckingham Palace, it emerged Tuesday.Hordes of enthusiasts queued for hours to see the ...
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 ...
The royal dress weavers are at work and excitement is building in Bhutan ahead of next month's royal wedding that will see the young king of the Himalayan nation wed in a fairy-tale ceremony.The Oxford-educated mountain-biking fanatic Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, ...
Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Tuesday launched the Chinese edition of "A Journey", the memoirs in which he recounts his decade in power, state media reported.During the launch party, Blair praised the "unprecedented progress" achieved by China over the past ...
Danish Prince Joachim and his French-born wife, Princess Marie, are expecting their second child, the royal court announced on Wednesday."Their royal highnesses Prince Joachim and Princess Marie have the pleasure of announcing that Princess Marie is pregnant," the royal court said in ...
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Britain Tuition Tangle
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Britain Royal Christmas
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