Tag Archives: Queen Elizabeth II

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.

PICTURES: Kate Bush Takes Her CBE From The Queen

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 11th, 2013

Kate Bush and the Queen, yesterday (AP Images)

There’s something about these pictures of famous performers meeting royalty that bends the head a little. There’s Kate Bush, there’s the Queen, they’re shaking hands, as normal people do.

Radio Station Tricks Hospital Into Revealing Kate’s Condition

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on December 5th, 2012

Modernizing the herringbone tweed suit. (Photo via AP)

In the interests of not boring the hell out of the entire world, plus, y’know, personal respect, we weren’t going to run too many pregnancy stories about the Duchess of Cambridge, but this one contains the reason why ...

Gallery: British Royal Babies of the Past Century

By staff | Posted on December 3rd, 2012

1982: Prince William held by his proud mother, Princess Diana, during a photo call at Kensington Palace. (AP Photo/David Caulkin)

The announcement of a royal baby is always a momentous occasion, and today’s news (December 3) that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their first child is no exception, with the web atwitter at the prospect of a new ...

Kate Winslet Meets The Queen

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on November 21st, 2012

Kate and the Queen (AP Photo/ John Stillwell/Pool)

Kate Winslet has something to be thankful for today, as she has been awarded a CBE for services to drama by The Queen at Buckingham Palace. Look, we’ve even got a photo of it happening.

James Bond and the Queen at Olympics Voted ‘Moment That Most Changed U.K. TV’

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on September 26th, 2012

According to a poll of British TV viewers, the Queen’s London Games appearance alongside Daniel Craig‘s James Bond has been voted the “moment that most changed British TV,” the Hollywood Reporter reveals.

Recap: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Service and Procession

By Sean O'Neill | Posted on June 5th, 2012

On Tuesday morning (June 5), the United Kingdom formally marked the Diamond Jubilee, marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne, with a National Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

Recap: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert

By Sean O'Neill | Posted on June 4th, 2012

Queen Elizabeth, second from the left, joined on stage by Sir Tom Jones, Annie Lennox, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

On Monday night (June 4), London’s Buckingham Palace morphed into a pop venue as some of the most famous names in music performed for the Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.

Recap: The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant

By Sean O'Neill | Posted on June 3rd, 2012

Flap-flap-flapping of Union Jacks in the wind, the pop-pop-popping of corks for bottles of champagne and even a kazoo rendition of “God Save the Queen.” Such were some of the sounds heard along the Albert Embankment, located ...