Tag: HM Queen Elizabeth II

• Friday, May 12th 2017 - 08:21 UTC

  Royals at centenary service in the Falklands Memorial Chapel

  

  Queen Elizabeth attended a centenary service in the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne College on Tuesday (May 9). The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied her in his first public engagement since announcing his retirement.

• Friday, May 5th 2017 - 08:14 UTC

  Prince Philip, 95, steps down from royal duties

  

  The Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who will turn 96 next month, will step down from public life this fall, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday. He will continue to carry out public engagements between now and August, according to a statement released by Buckingham Palace.

• Monday, February 6th 2017 - 08:19 UTC

  Queen portrait to mark Sapphire Jubilee, 65 years on the throne

  

  A portrait of the Queen by British photographer David Bailey has been re-issued for her Sapphire Jubilee, marking 65 years on the throne. In the photo, the Queen wears sapphire jewellery given to her by King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947.

• Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 20:31 UTC

  Sapphire Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II on February

  

  Queen Elizabeth II is to make history when she becomes the first British monarch to reach their Sapphire Jubilee. On February 6, the anniversary of the day she was crowned the Queen will have reigned for 65 years. But there are no grand festivities planned to mark the head-of-state’s new milestone.

• Thursday, January 5th 2017 - 10:19 UTC

  The Queen recovering and back at the helm, say palace sources

  

  Britain's Queen Elizabeth has given an honor to a member of her staff in a private ceremony, resuming official duties as she continued to recover from a heavy cold that forced her to miss Christmas and New Year church services, a spokeswoman said.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 10:48 UTC

  Santos state visit to UK highlights Britain's involvement in the Colombian conflict and peace process

  

  Tuesday saw the first ever state visit by a Colombian president to the UK. Nobel Peace Prize laureate, President Juan Manuel Santos is visiting for three days as an official guest of Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. He will have a working lunch with Prime Minister Theresa May, visit Belfast and attend events at Mansion House, the Natural History Museum and his old university, the LSE.

• Tuesday, September 27th 2016 - 06:15 UTC

  Falklands issue gold and silver tribute coins on Queen Elizabeth II 90th birthday

  

  The Falkland Islands have issued a colorful tribute to the territory’s head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of her 90th birthday; she is the first monarch of the British Isles to achieve this milestone.

• Friday, April 22nd 2016 - 07:25 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II 90th birthday celebrations illuminate UK and Commonwealth

  

  Queen Elizabeth II lit on Thursday the first of more than 900 beacons lighting up across the UK and overseas as part of her 90th birthday celebrations. Prince Philip, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall then joined the monarch at a private dinner in Windsor Castle. Earlier, cheering crowds lined the streets in Windsor as the Queen took part in a walkabout.

• Thursday, March 10th 2016 - 05:26 UTC

  Murdoch and The Sun gets the Queen involved in the Brexit debate

  

  Buckingham Palace said it had launched an official complaint with Britain's press watchdog on Wednesday over a newspaper report that Queen Elizabeth backs a British exit from the European Union, saying the monarch remains politically neutral.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 08:00 UTC

  Falklands' veteran Simon Weston 'so proud' to be awarded the CBE in Honors List

  

  Falklands war veteran Simon Weston said he was “so proud” to be awarded the CBE in the New Year Honors list. Mr. Weston, who is already an OBE, said the award “came as a complete surprise”.