Topic: United Kingdom
Britain's royal family gathered Sunday for a service of thanksgiving marking the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip.More than 750 guests, including senior royals, his Mountbatten family relatives, foreign royalty, past and present staff and friends from the world ...
US President Barack Obama will Wednesday swap royal ceremony for the diplomatic intricacies of navigating the turmoil sown by the Arab Spring, on the final day of his state visit to Britain.Obama, who was feted on Tuesday by Britain's royal family, will ...
CANNES, France (Reuters) - A documentary film that features a paparazzi photograph of Princess Diana dying after a car crash in Paris in 1997 has stirred controversy, three days before it is shown to the media and potential buyers in Cannes."Unlawful Killing," ...
Prince William and his newlywed wife Catherine were expected to head back to their secluded island home on Monday following a secret weekend break in Britain.The new duke and duchess of Cambridge were expected to return to Anglesey, northwest Wales, where William ...
British commentators on Saturday heaped praise on the royal wedding, saying the fairytale occasion had provided a much-needed boost to the country in straitened times.Newspapers were delighted at the festive atmosphere among the hordes of well-wishers who had descended on London from ...
Calling the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton the ultimate Cinderella story, newspapers around the world also said it was proof of Britain's changed social landscape."Let's glory in the fact that Britain can still hold a pageant that will wow the ...
Twenty squatters were arrested in raids across London on Thursday ahead of the royal wedding, police said.Officers swooped on thee addresses as part of an intelligence-led operation, taking the suspects into custody at various London police stations.One lawmaker described the raids as ...
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain's Met Office has forecast a mix of sunshine and showers in London on Friday, when hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the streets for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.Chief Forecaster ...
(Reuters Life!) - Following is a selection of stories related to the April 29 royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton that have appeared in newspapers and on websites in the last week.(Reuters does not vouch for the accuracy of ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Tourist trade may rocket and sales of memorabilia soar but Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton is unlikely to provide the boost to Britain's economy that the government hopes.The Confederation of British Industry reckons an extra public holiday typically ...