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Queen Elizabeth II

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  • Queen's Jubilee guest list raises eyebrows

    of Bahrain, whose Gulf state has engaged in a brutal crackdown on political dissent, to a lunch Friday celebrating Queen Elizabeth II 's Diamond Jubilee.The lunch in Windsor Castle was the largest gathering of foreign royals in Britain since Queen Elizabeth   Read more »

  • “Her Majesty: Queen Elizabeth II and Her Court” by Robert Hardman

    many think Her Majesty is traditional, impersonal, and rather humorless, she is, privately, quite the opposite. Queen Elizabeth loves the absurd, enjoys sharp wit, and she’s keenly interested in her subjects’ lives. She’s purposefully modernized protocol by   Read more »

  • Queen Elizabeth's young granddaughter breaks arm

    -- Royal officials say one of Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughters has broken her left arm after falling off her pony.Buckingham Palace says 8-year-old Lady Louise Windsor is now resting at home after being treated by doctors following the accident at Windsor   Read more »

  • Waving flags or farewell? Outposts mull ties to UK

    18th century, opinions are divided.Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard , born in Wales , has long argued that Queen Elizabeth II should be the last British monarch to rule over her country. She enraged monarchists when she declined to curtsey, a traditional   Read more »

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  • NYC’s 4 Best British Restaurants

    obsessed? In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, indulge your inner anglophile at these British-cuisine-focused venues. Many are offering specialties for the celebration of the Queen’s 60th year on the throne. Any list of British eats in the 22 m ago from CBS New York Read more »

  • Thomas Vezina Biography

    was born in Northbay, but raised in Timmins. Before attending Timmins High and Vocational School I attended Queen Elizabeth Public School and R. Ross Beattie Public School. In Grade 9 I was voted as Grade 9 representative on student council and later became 38 m ago from OpPapers.com Read more »

  • Orillia Calendar May 31

    jubilee Nominees for Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee Medal will be accepted until June 30. For eligibility criteria and nomination instructions, visit www.brucestanton.ca. Telecare Telecare Week in Orillia begins with an open house on June 18. The 24/7 distress 51 m ago from Simcoe.com Read more »

  • Celebrating in Style

    Will Lyons This weekend, British royalists across the globe will raise a glass in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. In the U.K., communities will gather to mark 60 years of the queen's reign; she is the first monarch to celebrate such an 59 m ago from Wall Street Journal Read more »

  • The Queen during her visit to Urbis Diamond Jubilee: Beacons will shine special light on Queen Elizabeth

    were lit in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. They were also used in 1977 and 2002 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Silver and Golden Jubilees. Organisers aim to light 2,012 beacons in Britain and across the Commonwealth to mark the Queen’s 1:18 PM from Manchester Evening News Read more »

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About Queen Elizabeth II

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