Tag: Prince Philip

• Thursday, October 12th 2017 - 11:46 UTC

  Royals in transition: Prince Charles will take the Queen's place at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

  

  The Queen will not lay a wreath at the Cenotaph this year as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony. She will watch the event on 12 November in Whitehall from the balcony of the Foreign Office with Prince Philip.

• 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.

• Tuesday, September 8th 2015 - 06:10 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch

  

  Queen Elizabeth II will on Wednesday pass the landmark for longest-reigning monarch set by Queen Victoria. Here are some figures about her reign, which has lasted more than 63 years:

• Friday, April 4th 2014 - 02:15 UTC

  Queen and Pope talked of the “shared roots of Christian faith”, says Vatican radio

  

  The head of the Anglican Church Queen Elizabeth II met Pope Francis on Thursday for the first time during a one-day visit to the Italian capital, Rome. The meeting in the Vatican was described as a private one and pomp and protocol were kept to a minimum. Earlier, the Queen and Prince Philip had lunch with the Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano, and his wife Clio at the Quirinal Palace.