Queen

Prince Charles says Camilla may be queen (AP)

November 20th, 2010

Britain's Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince's Trust, and The Duchess of Cornwall meet Barry Humphries in character as Dame Edna Everidge (2nd right) and Paloma Faith (right) at The Prince's Trust Rock Gala, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010.(AP Photo / Arthur Edwards/The Sun/ Pool)AP - Prince Charles has reopened a sensitive debate in Britain by suggesting his wife Camilla may take the title of queen when he becomes monarch.


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Queen tried to get UK poverty fund to heat palace (AP)

September 24th, 2010

FILE - This is a Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 file photo of a snowman as it stands in the middle of The Mall with Buckingham Palace in the background in London. A government fund intended to provide subsidized heating to low-income Britons got an application from an unexpected citizen: Queen Elizabeth II, who wanted help paying the heating bills at Buckingham Palace. The official response, according to documents unearthed by a British newspaper, Friday Sept. 24, 2010, was that the handout might prove to be an embarrassment if word ever got out. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)AP - A government fund intended to provide subsidized heating to low-income Britons got some interest from an unexpected source: Queen Elizabeth II, who wanted help paying the bills at…

The International Polka Queen’s Polka 2

August 26th, 2010

The International Polka Queen loves all Polkas.

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Queen addresses UN, places wreath at ground zero (AP)

July 6th, 2010

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II dedicates a memorial wreath at the site of the Sept. 11 attacks, Tuesday July 6, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - Queen Elizabeth II placed a wreath of flowers at a site of the Sept. 11 attacks Tuesday and chatted with victims’ families and first responders, minutes after using…

Cost of the queen: less than $1 per person a year (AP)

July 5th, 2010

Queen Elizabeth II, left, smiles while talking to jockey David Moran at The Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on Sunday, July 4, 2010. The royal couple is on a nine-day tour of Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Nathan Denette)AP - Like millions of her subjects, Queen Elizabeth II is going to have to make do and mend — cutting spending and putting off palace repairs as royal finances…

Queen makes first visit to Wimbledon in 33 years (AP)

June 24th, 2010

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive in an open carriage on fourth day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot Racecourse, England, Friday June 18, 2010.(AP Photo/Rebecca Naden-pa) **UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:**AP - Queen Elizabeth II made her first appearance at Wimbledon in 33 years Thursday — much to the joy of a giddy Serena Williams, who showed off her curtsy.


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Queen Opens Parliament, and Reform Meets Royal Tradition (Time.com)

May 25th, 2010

Time.com - With the opening of its first session, Britain’s new Parliament proposed wide-ranging reforms meant to restore faith in government. But the symbolic ceremonies suggest change may not be…

Queen Elizabeth II to open new parliament (AFP)

May 24th, 2010

Queen Elizabeth II officially opens parliament Tuesday in a ceremony of pomp and history following the election, and will set out the new coalition government's legislative programme.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II officially opens parliament Tuesday in a ceremony of pomp and history following the election, and will set out the new coalition government’s legislative programme.


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