Tag Archives: The Queen

Duchess Of Cambridge Phone Hoax Nurse Has Been Found Dead

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on December 7th, 2012

King Edward VII hospital (Press Association via AP Images)

The other day, we ran the story about the two Australian radio DJs who had rung London’s King Edward VII Hospital, pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles. It wasn’t a malicious phone call per se, but they wanted to ...

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 ...

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.

That’s SIR Kenneth Branagh, Thank You Very Much…

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on November 9th, 2012

Kenneth Branagh is knighted by the Queen

This may come as something of a surprise to anyone who assumed he had already been knighted, but today Kenneth Branagh took a trip up to Buckingham Palace to receive the old swordy shoulder-pat* from Her Majesty the Queen.

Royal Roundup: Partying With 007, Pippa, Kylie and Luxembourg

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on October 27th, 2012

Star-studded 'Skyfall' premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday. From left to right: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem (back), Camilla, Prince Charles, and Michael Wilson (back). (Rex Features via AP Images)

Giving and attending parties are what royals do, and this week they did a lot of it indeed.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall gave a formal dinner party on Wednesday night in advance of their Diamond Jubilee trip to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea next month. Aussie Kylie Minogue showed up for a ...

‘The Queen Team’ – Helen Mirren and Peter Morgan Reunite to Bring Elizabeth II to Stage

By Leah Rozen | Posted on September 22nd, 2012

Helen Mirren with 'The Queen' screenwriter Peter Morgan at the annual Oscar nominees luncheon in 2007. (Chris Pizzello/AP Images)

Helen Mirren knows that it’s good to be Queen.

The British actress is donning her royal crown again. She will reprise her role as England’s Queen Elizabeth II, this time on stage, in a new play called The Audience on London’s West End.