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Animal rights group slams 'cruel' pigeon races
An animal rights group may ruffle royal feathers with its call for Queen Elizabeth II to stop supporting pigeon racing because the sport is cruel.
Helen Mirren up for best actress at Olivier awards
Helen Mirren received another accolade for her royal performance as Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday — a best-actress nomination at Britain's Olivier ...
US governor: Queen can trust Prince Harry with me
Gov. Chris Christie says no one will be getting naked when Prince Harry visits New Jersey in May. A listener asked Christie on a radio call-in show ...
Boyle: Queen volunteered for Olympics Bond spoof
Queen Elizabeth II needed no convincing to appear in a James Bond-themed skit during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics — in fact, she ...
Everest mountaineer George Lowe dies at 89
George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the team that made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, has died at age 89. Mary Lowe said ...
Queen Elizabeth II's cousin suffers stroke
Royal officials say Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, the Duke of Kent, has suffered a mild stroke. Buckingham Palace says the 77-year-old Duke of Kent — ...
British horror author James Herbert dies at 69
He was a "Grand Master" of horror and rats were one of his specialties. British horror writer James Herbert, whose best-selling spine-tinglers ...
Pregnant Kate gets 'Baby on Board' badge
Thoughtful workers on London's subway system Wednesday gave the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge a "Baby on Board" badge — in case she ever needs to ask ...
Politicians strike deal over UK press regulation
British politicians struck a last-minute deal on press regulation Monday, unveiling new rules that aim to curb the worst abuses of the country's ...
Queen cancels more engagements due to illness
Royal officials say Queen Elizabeth II is cancelling engagements following her recent illness. Buckingham Palace said in a statement Tuesday that she ...
UK queen celebrates Commonwealth Day after illness
Queen Elizabeth II attended a London reception to celebrate Commonwealth Day on Monday, her first public appearance since she was briefly hospitalized ...
British queen heading back to work after illness
Buckingham Palace officials say Queen Elizabeth II will resume her royal duties next week after a brief illness. Officials said Friday the queen and ...
Mirren reigns as Britain's queen in 'The Audience'
What is the point of a monarch? "The Audience," Peter Morgan's new play about Queen Elizabeth II, suggests that in a democracy such as Britain, one ...
Queen Elizabeth leaves hospital after stomach bug
Queen Elizabeth II returned home Monday after receiving treatment for a stomach infection that prompted a brief and rare hospitalization for the ...
UK: Queen hospitalized over stomach illness
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized Sunday over an apparent stomach infection that has ailed her for days, a rare instance of ill health ...
Queen skips royal engagement due to stomach bug
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is recovering at Windsor Castle after coming down with a stomach bug that forced the cancellation of a royal engagement.
Queen Elizabeth II has stomach bug, cancels visit
Buckingham Palace says Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has canceled a public engagement after coming down with a stomach bug. The 86-year-old monarch had ...
Ennis among Olympic stars to receive honors
Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis was one of a number of British gold medalists from the London Games to collect honors from Queen Elizabeth ...
Helen Mirren's 'The Audience' to be broadcast
Can't get to London to see Helen Mirren play Queen Elizabeth II on stage? No problem — Mirren will come to you. National Theatre Live said Thursday ...
British neighborhood wants its Banksy back
A London neighborhood wants its Banksy back. A stencil by the famed but secretive graffiti artist of a young boy sewing Union Jack bunting on an ...
British premier lays wreath at India massacre site
Britain's prime minister laid a mourning wreath Wednesday at the site of a notorious 1919 massacre of hundreds of Indians by British colonial forces, ...
British actor Richard Briers dies at 79
British actor Richard Briers, an avuncular comic presence on TV and movie screens for decades, has died at the age of 79. Briers' agent, Christopher ...
England's image drive hit by Gatland comments
Eighteen months on and the England rugby team is still being haunted by a scandal-ridden 2011 World Cup campaign dogged by dwarf-throwing, ...