Tag: Queen Elizabeth II

• Friday, October 8th 2021 - 14:23 UTC

  Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay officially launched at Buckingham Palace

  

  Queen Elizabeth on Thursday officially launched the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay in a unique ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The Queen, accompanied by The Earl of Wessex, attended a special ceremony on the forecourt of the Palace to launch the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay.

• Monday, October 4th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay in the Falklands on June 7

  

  The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to take place from 28 July to 8 August will be preceded by the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay. An epic journey across the Commonwealth, with the Queen’s Baton visiting all 72 nations and territories, reaching Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Caribbean and in the Americas, among others the Falkland Islands on 7 June 2022.

• Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 06:40 UTC

  Duke of Edinburgh rose planted to mark what would have been Prince Philip's 100th birthday

  

  Queen Elizabeth II marked what would have been her husband's 100th birthday by planting a rose named after the Duke of Edinburgh in the East Terrace Garden of Windsor Castle.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  Biden first overseas trip: G7 summit in the UK, meetings with EU, NATO leaders and Putin

  

  United States President Joe Biden and his wife Jill are expected to land on Air Force One at UK's RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk this Wednesday to kick off an eight-day trip to Europe, which includes meetings with Queen Elizabeth, PM Boris Johnson, and equally significant Russian president Vladimir Putin in Geneva.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 07:49 UTC

  Four merry days in 2022 to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

  

  Britain will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne with four days of festivities beginning with her ceremonial birthday parade on Jun 2, 2022.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Queen makes first public appearance after Prince Philip's funeral

  

  Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday made her first public appearance as British head of state after the death of her husband of 73 years, the Duke of Edinburgh.

• 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.