New Delhi: It is the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Google is commemorating the event with a special doodle on its homepages in the countries of the Commonwealth realm. The doodle features a blue silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II (looking to the right), dressed in her royal finery. The Queen's long flowing blue robe is has diamond patterns and a golden border. The two...
07:00 PM, Jun 01, 2012
London: A Chinese junk, Venetian gondolas and a boat rowed by Olympic champions will be part of the 1,000-vessel flotilla on London's River Thames as part of a pageant to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee next month, organisers said on Thursday. The queen, who is celebrating 60 years on the throne this year, will also be accompanied by a host of musicians playing everything from Bollywood songs to James Bond...
08:54 PM, May 17, 2012
Kohima: Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, on Tuesday paid homage to the hundreds of soldiers of the Allied Forces who fell in the fierce battle of Kohima in 1944 in the Second World War, at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Kohima. Prince Andrew, who is visiting India to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, is the first person from the royal family to visit the war...
02:48 PM, May 01, 2012
London: Reflecting the diversity of Leicester, also known as 'Little India', Queen Elizabeth was on Thursday greeted by Holi colours and dancers singing to the popular Bollywood number 'Jhoom barabar jhoom' as she began her diamond jubilee tour to mark 60 years of her reign. Located in the east Midlands, Leicester has seen more change than any other town in Britain during her reign, from a declining industrial town to...
08:06 PM, Mar 08, 2012
London: Queen Elizabeth II braved the cold and snow to attend church on Sunday on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee anniversary. Bundled in a brown coat and matching fur hat, Elizabeth was joined by her husband, Prince Philip, at the service at West Newton church on her Sandringham Estate in eastern England. Following a service that lasted less than an hour, the queen took time to greet and accept...
07:38 PM, Feb 05, 2012
London: Come August, and the British Queen is to display royal diamonds at an exhibition in Buckingham Palace, to mark her 60 years on the throne, a report said. The exhibition, which will take place in August and September, will feature an unprecedented display of some of the Queen's personal gems, including those she is said to refer to affectionately as "my best diamonds". In fact, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee...
11:31 AM, Jan 03, 2012
London: Queen Elizabeth's 90-year-old husband spent Christmas Day in a hospital bed after successful surgery to clear a blocked heart artery, missing the royal family's celebrations at its rural Sandringham estate in eastern England. Buckingham Palace said Prince Philip, Britain's longest serving consort, was in "good spirits", but he is likely to have to spend much of the holiday season in a heart and chest clinic while doctors monitor his...
10:59 AM, Dec 26, 2011
London: The BBC is reportedly training all its news presenters how to announce the British Queen's death in case of the 85-year-old Monarch's demise. The Corporation was heavily criticised in the wake of the death of the Queen Mother in 2002, after veteran news reader Peter Sissons went on air in a grey suit accompanied with a burgundy tie. So, in a bid to avoid gaffes, staffers are now undergoing...
01:50 PM, Nov 01, 2011
New York: German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the Forbes list of the world's most powerful women, which is dominated by politicians, businesswomen and leaders in media and entertainment. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who came close to defeating President Obama when he sought the Democratic nomination in 2008, was second, followed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. "Our list reflects the diverse and dynamic paths to power for women today,...
08:32 AM, Aug 25, 2011
London: The Queen has asked her staff to buy her an iPad -- and the princes think "it is hilarious". Prince William and Prince Harry have given the 85-year-old queen a crash course on using the touchscreen tablets, The Sun reported. She will be able to browse internet, play music and games and download apps. "The queen hadn't seen anything like the iPad before. She was very impressed...For a woman...
10:58 AM, May 10, 2011
London:Prince William of Wales slipped a gold ring onto the finger of Catherine Middleton Friday, and the couple vowed to love, comfort, honour and to keep each other in London's biggest royal wedding in three decades. Bells pealed over central London and flag-waving crowds roared in excitement Friday as Middleton arrived at Westminster Abbey to marry William, the second in line to the British throne. Middleton wore an ivory and...
11:32 AM, Apr 29, 2011
London: Prince William will wear the red uniform of Colonel of the Irish Guards when he marries girlfriend Kate Middleton on Friday, royal officials said. William, who is commissioned in all three of Britain's armed services, was expected to wear a military uniform as is traditional at royal weddings and was appointed as Colonel of the Irish Guards in February. His father, heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, chose Royal Navy attire for...
08:34 AM, Apr 29, 2011
Los Angeles: Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton is set to overtake Britain's Princess Diana as the most talked-about woman in the world's media, according to a study released on Sunday by the Global Language Monitor. With two weeks to go before she marries Prince William in London's Westminster Abbey on April 29, Kate Middleton is already posting Diana-type numbers in terms of news worthiness and celebrity status on top global media...
11:40 AM, Apr 18, 2011
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