Tag: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

• Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 13:12 UTC

  First anniversary of Elizabeth II death and Accession of King Charles III

  

  King Charles III has remembered his late mother's “devoted service” and “all she meant” to the country on the first anniversary of her death. Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September last year. She was 96.

• Monday, January 20th 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  Prince Harry sad to leave his royal duties; final outcome was not what he wanted

  

  Britain's Prince Harry said on Sunday it brought him great sadness that he had to leave his royal duties after agreeing with Queen Elizabeth that he and his wife Meghan would step down from official roles to seek an independent future.

• Thursday, April 21st 2016 - 12:49 UTC

  Gibraltar lights up for the Queen's ninetieth birthday

  

  Gibraltar will mark Thursday 21 April the Queen’s 90th birthday with her image projected onto the North face of the Rock. The number 90 will also be beamed onto the Moorish Castle, along with the lighting of a beacon and a 21 gun salute.

• Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 06:37 UTC

  Queen's Speech anticipates challenging year ahead for Cameron and his 12 seats majority

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron's government formally announced a referendum on whether Britain should leave the EU in a policy speech read by Queen Elizabeth II on Westminster's grandest day on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2015 - 00:14 UTC

  Young Falkland Islanders attend Commonwealth Day events in London

  

  Young Falkland Islands students studying in the United Kingdom, Kalon Jaffray and Jessica McPhee will be attending the Commonwealth Day events in London, which this year emphasize on the youth of the Commonwealth under the title of ”A Young Commonwealth”.

• Thursday, March 5th 2015 - 10:31 UTC

  P&O Cruises Britannia calls at Gibraltar on her way to England

  

  The biggest ship designed exclusively for Britain, Britannia called at Gibraltar on Tuesday and is due to return for a formal inaugural call on March 17. The vessel is P&O Cruises latest “modern classic”, heralding what it calls a new era of holiday choice.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 - 22:56 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth will name cruise vessel Britannia in Southampton

  

  P&O Cruises has confirmed that Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, will name the new P&O Cruises vessel Britannia at Ocean Terminal, Southampton, SO14 3QN, on Tuesday March 10, 2015.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 07:09 UTC

  Falklands and Ascension coins to commemorate the life of Lady Thatcher

  

  The Falkland Islands and Ascension Island have released two coins from Pobjoy Mint to commemorate the life of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher who passed away at the age of 87 on 8 April 2013.