Tag: Queen Elizabeth II

• Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 05:28 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II turns 95 while still in mourning

  

  British Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21st, 1926. That means she is turning 95 today. But there will be no public celebrations in the aftermath of her husband, Prince Philip's death last week after 73 years of marriage.

• Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:23 UTC

  UK: Prince Philip to have solemn, yet restricted, funeral due to pandemic

  

  The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, will have a funeral with bands and a military escort that will take place on Saturday afternoon within the grounds of Windsor Castle. Only 30 of his relatives will be allowed to attend the ceremony due to restrictions in the United Kingdom because of the coronavirus pandemic and there will be a minute's silence across the country at 4 pm (UK time).

• Friday, April 9th 2021 - 14:38 UTC

  UK in mourning as Duke of Edinburgh dies aged 99

  

  Prince Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died at Windsor Castle Friday, aged 99.

• Wednesday, March 10th 2021 - 07:30 UTC

  “Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members”

  

  Queen Elizabeth II said on Tuesday that the British royals were saddened by the challenging experiences of her grandson Harry and his wife Meghan Markle and promised to privately address revelations about a racist remark about their son.

• Monday, November 9th 2020 - 07:08 UTC

  Queen leads UK on Remembrance Day on a scaled down service at the Cenotaph due to the pandemic

  

  Queen Elizabeth led the United Kingdom in marking Remembrance Sunday, as people around the UK privately paid their respects at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. She was joined by family members and the PM at the scaled-back service at the Cenotaph in London's Whitehall.

• 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.

• 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.