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Queen Elizabeth II

CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 23: Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Jeffrey Archer (L) and his wife Mary Archer (2nd L) during her visit to Rosie Maternity Hospital on May 23, 2013 in Cambridge, England. During her visit to officially open the Rosie Hospital, the Queen visited the hospital's Birthing Centre and met staff and new mothers.

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  • Helen Mirren, as Queen Elizabeth II, meets with sick boy

    Mirren , in character as Queen Elizabeth II, has helped grant the wish of a terminally child who wanted to have tea with the British monarch.When the real Queen was unavailable to meet with Oliver Burton, 10, who has Down Syndrome and was recently diagnosed 5/23/13 Read more »

  • Helen Mirren launches expletives at drummers who disrupt theater performance

    for the queen , please.A troupe of street drummers got a shock when Helen Mirren , dressed as Queen Elizabeth II , emerged from a London theater to berate them for disrupting her show.Mirren is starring in "The Audience," a drama about the weekly meetings   Read more »

  • Invitations to Margaret Thatcher's funeral sent

    it will be the grandest such service seen in Britain since the death in 2002 of the Queen Mother Elizabeth . Queen Elizabeth II will be there -- the first time the monarch has attended a prime minister's funeral since Winston Churchill 's in 1965. The invitation   Read more »

  • Brits bet on Alexandra as royal baby name

    Carolyn Harris, who lectures at the University of Toronto 's school of continuing studies. Alexandra is the name of Queen Elizabeth II 's great-grandmother, a Danish princess who married Edward VII. The full name of Elizabeth herself also includes Alexandra,   Read more »

  • UK lawmakers to pay tribute to Margaret Thatcher

    over into debate about the public expense of her April 17 funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral, which will be attended by Queen Elizabeth II and dignitaries from around the world.The only other funeral of a prime minister which the queen has attended was that of   Read more »

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