Tag Archives: Princess Diana

60th Anniversary of Royal Yacht Britannia

By Leah Rozen | Posted on April 16th, 2013

Ahoy there, matey. Please doff your sailor’s cap to honor a bit of British nautical history.

It was sixty years ago today (April 16) that Queen Elizabeth II christened Britannia, the last in a long line of royal yachts that date back to the 17th century.

Did You Hear The One About Princess Diana In A Gay Bar In Drag?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 1st, 2013

Princess Diana and Freddie Mercury (all pics courtesy of AP Images)

Here’s a delightful story that emerged over the weekend, which is the only reason we can be reasonably sure it’s not an April Fool’s Day gag.

Emma Watson And The Nine Scary Waxworks Of Doom

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 28th, 2013

Emma Watson's new waxwork (this and all photos courtesy of AP Images)

This week, a new waxwork of Emma Watson was revealed at the world famous Madame Tussaud’s in London. She looks, as a lot of waxworks do, not entirely unlike herself, but also not unlike someone else wearing an Emma Watson ...

Lady Gaga Performs “Princess D.I.E.”

By Brigid Brown | Posted on September 10th, 2012

Lady Gaga doesn’t mince words. Nor does she shy away from controversy. She wrote a song paying homage to the late royal, Princess Diana, who passed away in 1997.

Royal Roundup: Remembering Princess Diana, 15 Years Later

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on August 31st, 2012

Members of the public paying tribute to Princess Diana this morning. (Rex Features/AP Images)

Today is the 15th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, and well-wishers are marking the occasion at various sites associated with the princess, who was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 at the age of 36.

PHOTOS: 10 Famous British Graves

By staff | Posted on November 3rd, 2011

It is fitting that the grave of the Pilgrim's Progress author (who died in 1688) features a carved representation of a pilgrim on its side. Bunyan is interred in London's Bunhill Fields Cemetery, which was designated in the 1660s as a burial ground for Non-Comformist figures (such as Daniel Defoe and Quaker George Fox). (Press Association via AP Images)

On an episode of Whitechapel, BBC America's new crime drama, DI Chandler (Rupert Penry-Jones) and Buchan (Steve Pemberton) pay a visit to the grave of Mary Kelly, one of Jack the Ripper's victims. That tomb is just one of Britain's best-known final resting places. Take a look at 10 of Britain's most famous graves.