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Kenneth Branagh knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
Kenneth Branagh, who has played royalty on stage and screen, has been made a real-life knight by Queen Elizabeth II. The British actor said he was ...
Next archbishop of Canterbury announcement Friday
The next archbishop of Canterbury will be officially introduced Friday, the British government says, and the expectation is that the new leader of the ...
Vatican: Savile's papal honor cannot be removed
The Vatican said Saturday it never would have given Jimmy Savile his papal knighthood had it known of allegations the British TV star was a child sex ...
Olympic bronze medal returned after theft
London police say a bronze Olympic medal stolen from field hockey player Hannah Macleod has been returned. Macleod's medal, together with one earned ...
300 potential abuse victims emerge in BBC scandal
The scale of the child sex abuse scandal engulfing the BBC expanded on Thursday as authorities announced that 300 potential victims had come forward ...
UK Olympians appeal for help with stolen medals
Two British Olympians appealed Thursday for help in recovering a pair of bronze medals that were snatched from a London nightclub, while police ...
Luxembourg royals tie knot in religious ceremony
Under a canopy of soldiers' drawn swords as church bells tolled, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Belgian Countess Stephanie de Lannoy emerged ...
Royal wedding gives Luxembourg turn in spotlight
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg doesn't get a lot of turns in the spotlight. It's an independent country tinier than Rhode Island, the smallest U.S.
Boston museum shows royal family, celebrity photos
Mario Testino poses for photographs in front of photographs. Cameras flash as Testino stands, arms crossed, in black jeans, black suit coat and black ...
Prince Charles' letters to gov't to stay secret
No, you cannot read Prince Charles' letters to British government officials. Attorney General Dominic Grieve on Tuesday overruled three judges who ...
Pakistan girl shot by Taliban in UK for care
Pakistan airlifted a wounded teenage activist shot by the Taliban to the United Kingdom on Monday for more specialized medical care and to protect her ...
BBC under fire over Savile sex abuse allegations
The BBC is struggling to contain a crisis sparked by allegations of serial sexual abuse against the late Jimmy Savile, a longtime children's ...
Uganda: 50 years of independence, amid turbulence
African leaders joined thousands of Ugandans Tuesday on an airstrip in the capital of Kampala where 50 years ago Uganda announced independence from ...
TV show claims UK TV host Savile abused children
For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television — an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity ...
No mid-life crisis for 007 as Bond films turn 50
It was a meeting of the two most famous British people on the planet: Queen Elizabeth II turned to her tuxedo-wearing guest and said, "Good evening, ...
Church of England group meets to select archbishop
Senior members of a Church of England commission are starting a three-day meeting Wednesday to select a new archbishop of Canterbury — the spiritual ...
Breach of confidence: Don't quote the queen
Britons got a rare glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II's personal views Tuesday when a prominent BBC reporter told a live radio audience about a ...
Appeals end for Britain's most famous extremist
He's reviled as the one-eyed, hook-handed terror suspect so troublesome that even Queen Elizabeth II reportedly felt moved to wonder why he remained ...
UK politician under fire for alleged 'pleb' remark
In class-conscious Britain, a Cabinet minister is in trouble over a four-letter word: "pleb." The single syllable was reportedly not the most profane ...
Royal Collection buys Warhol portraits
Britain's Royal Collection Trust has gone Pop Art with the purchase of four famous Andy Warhol portraits of Queen Elizabeth II. The colorful ...
Leibovitz's exhibit photos both iconic, personal
It was a job in itself for Annie Leibovitz to cull the first 40 years of her wide-ranging life as a photographer down to a core "master set" to be ...
Mirren to reprise Oscar-winning royal role
Helen Mirren is returning to the regal role of Queen Elizabeth II in a new play about the monarch's relationship with British prime ministers.
Topless photos ruling: 1st battle in privacy war
Prince William and Kate Middleton's aggressive legal strategy over topless photos of Britain's likely future queen is the first salvo in what could ...
UK judges: Gov't must hand over Charles' letters
The British government must hand over confidential letters to ministers from Prince Charles, judges ruled Tuesday — a decision that could shed light ...