Tag: Queen Elizabeth II

• Friday, October 16th 2020 - 07:22 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II in her first major engagement since UK's coronavirus lockdown

  

  Queen Elizabeth II carried out her first major engagement since the United Kingdom's coronavirus lockdown began in March, visiting the Porton Down military research facility on Thursday. The lab in south-west England was involved in dealing with the 2018 Novichok nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy in the nearby city of Salisbury.

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• Friday, September 25th 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  Royal Household freeze on pay and new hiring, and cutting non-essential expenditure

  Britain's Royal Household on Friday defended taxpayer-funded trips, including a golfing jaunt by the beleaguered Prince Andrew, as it warned of a financial hit stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 10:10 UTC

  Falklands government and people wish the Queen a safe and healthy birthday; parade cancelled

  

  The Falkland Islands government said that in light of the announcement by Her Majesty the Queen and following consultations between Governor Nigel Phillips CBE and Buckingham Palace, it has been decided to cancel the Queen's Birthday Parade on 21 April.

• Thursday, January 9th 2020 - 07:00 UTC

  “Bumpy” start for the Royals: Harry and Meghan want to spend most time in the US; Buckingham not convinced

  

  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released a statement saying they intend to step back as senior members of the Royal Family. Here's that statement in full:

• Saturday, January 4th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  The new decade official portrait of the Queen and the three heirs

  

  A portrait of the Queen with the next three heirs to the throne has been released to mark the start of the new decade. It shows the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George standing with the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

• Thursday, December 26th 2019 - 12:09 UTC

  Time is right to reinvent the brand of a far too rich The Firm, following princely excesses?

  

  After a torrid 2019 in which the queen's son Prince Andrew was implicated in an underage sex abuse scandal, many in Britain are again asking if the monarchy has gotten too big - and rich - for its own good.

• Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Queen opens Parliament and will announce the Conservative government agenda

  

  The Queen is to set out the Conservative government's agenda for the year ahead following their decisive election win last week. Legislation to take the UK out of the EU on 31 January will be among more than 20 bills announced during Thursday's State Opening of Parliament. Other measures include guarantees on extra health service funding and longer sentences for violent criminals.

• Wednesday, December 18th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Johnson pledges post-Brexit transition in 2020; Queen sets the legislative program of new government Thursday

  

  Britain's government said on Tuesday it will legislate to ensure a post-Brexit transition period does not extend beyond 2020, sending the pound sinking as the European Union warned of a race against time to agree new trade terms.

• Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Prince Andrew stepping back from public duties following the outcry over his friendship with a sex offender

  

  Prince Andrew on Wednesday said he was cancelling his public engagements, as the outcry over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein showed no sign of abating.

• Tuesday, October 15th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Queen's speech: “priority has always been to secure UK's departure from EU on Oct. 31”

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday set out his government's priorities at a parliamentary ceremony full of pomp and pageantry attended by the queen, with Brexit top of the agenda.