http://www.mail.com/people/98-queen-elizabeth-ii.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/98-queen-elizabeth-ii.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763450-inquest-nurse-british-royal-hoax-hanging.html LONDON (AP) — A nurse was found hanging in her room three days after she had been duped by a hoax call from Australian DJs about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, a U.K. inquest was told. The case is being treated as an apparent suicide. Nurse Jacintha Saldanha was discovered hanging by a scarf from a wardrobe in her nurses' quarters Dec. 7 by a colleagu... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763450-inquest-nurse-british-royal-hoax-hanging.html 2012-12-14T03:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764648-financial-crisis-explained-to-queen-elizabeth-ii.html LONDON (AP) — In 2008, Queen Elizabeth II asked academics why no one saw the financial crisis coming. On Thursday, she finally got an answer. Sujit Kapadia from the Bank of England's Financial Services Committee gave the queen three reasons as she visited the central bank in London. He told her that financial crises are like earthquakes — rare and difficu... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764648-financial-crisis-explained-to-queen-elizabeth-ii.html 2012-12-13T16:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1760654-autopsy-nurse-hoax-thursday.html LONDON (AP) — The result of an autopsy on the nurse involved in a prank call for information about the former Kate Middleton's hospital stay will be revealed Thursday, London police said. Scotland Yard said on Wednesday the cause of Jacintha Saldanha's death will not be released until a Westminster Coroner's Court hearing. Saldanha answered the phone when... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1760654-autopsy-nurse-hoax-thursday.html 2012-12-13T03:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1760616-trading-soccer-wickets-nigeria-cricket-boom.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Near the parade ground that Queen Elizabeth II once toured when Nigeria was still under British rule, the sharp crack of a ball against a bat marks the rebirth of a colonial sport now finding a second life. Cricket, once the preserve of Nigeria's educated elite, is finding favor in schools for poor children and in the streets of some... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1760616-trading-soccer-wickets-nigeria-cricket-boom.html 2012-12-12T10:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1758380-sikh-soldier-wears-turban-palace-guard-duty.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's Ministry of Defense says a Sikh soldier has become the first guardsman to parade outside Buckingham Palace while wearing his traditional turban. Fifty family members were on hand Tuesday as Guardsman Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar as he took part in the changing of the guard at the London home of Queen Elizabeth II. Bhullar, a 25-year-o... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1758380-sikh-soldier-wears-turban-palace-guard-duty.html 2012-12-11T18:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758114-british-government-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage.html LONDON (AP) — The British government announced Tuesday that it will introduce a bill next year legalizing gay marriage — but banning the Church of England from conducting same-sex ceremonies. Equalities minister Maria Miller said the legislation would authorize same-sex civil marriages, as well as religious ceremonies if religions decide to "opt in." "I f... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758114-british-government-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage.html 2012-12-11T16:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1757682-experts-stations-royal-hoax-call-illegal.html SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian radio station behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated could face criminal charges for airing the conversation, legal experts said Tuesday. Last week's prank was widely condemned days after it aired, after the still-unexplained death of a nurse who answered the p... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1757682-experts-stations-royal-hoax-call-illegal.html 2012-12-11T11:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1755274-australian-djs-apologize-royal-hoax-call.html SYDNEY (AP) — They say they expected a hang-up and a few laughs. Instead, the Australian DJs behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated were deeply apologetic Monday as they described how their joke ended up going too far. The phone call — in which they impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prin... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1755274-australian-djs-apologize-royal-hoax-call.html 2012-12-10T21:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1753992-australian-radio-chair-station-reviewing-policy.html LONDON (AP) — The reverberations from the death of a nurse who accepted a hoax phone call about the ill Duchess of Cambridge spread through two countries Sunday, as Australian authorities said London police had contacted them about a possible investigation. The Australian radio station behind the call also announced an immediate review of its broadcast pr... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1753992-australian-radio-chair-station-reviewing-policy.html 2012-12-09T16:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1752688-anger-australian-radio-station-royal-hoax.html LONDON (AP) — It started out as a joke, but ended in tragedy. The sudden death of a nurse who unwittingly accepted a prank call to a London hospital about Prince William's pregnant wife Kate has shocked Britain and Australia, and sparked an angry backlash Saturday from some who argue the DJs who carried out the hoax should be held responsible. ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1752688-anger-australian-radio-station-royal-hoax.html 2012-12-08T17:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1751488-uk-hospital-nurse-involved-kate-hoax-call-dies.html LONDON (AP) — The news that Prince William and the former Kate Middleton were expecting their first child — joyous news for a couple looking forward to starting a family — immediately turned bittersweet with the simultaneous announcement that the duchess was being hospitalized for acute morning sickness. Then there was an invasion of her privacy by two disc jockeys who imper... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 04:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1751488-uk-hospital-nurse-involved-kate-hoax-call-dies.html 2012-12-08T04:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1750968-hospital-nurse-involved-kate-hoax-call-dies.html LONDON (AP) — A nurse who fell victim to a prank telephone call seeking information about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge has died, the London hospital where she worked reported Friday. The King Edward VII hospital said nurse Jacintha Saldanha took the hoax call by two Australian radio disc jockeys who impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1750968-hospital-nurse-involved-kate-hoax-call-dies.html 2012-12-07T16:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1747854-pregnant-kate-discharged-london-hospital.html LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Cambridge left a London hospital Thursday after being treated for acute morning sickness related to her pregnancy. Clutching a small bouquet of yellow roses, the former Kate Middleton smiled and posed briefly for a photograph alongside her husband, Prince William, before leaving King Edward VII Hospital. She stepped delicately... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1747854-pregnant-kate-discharged-london-hospital.html 2012-12-06T18:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1748250-british-composer-jonathan-harvey-dies-73.html LONDON (AP) — Jonathan Harvey, a British modernist composer whose operas and other works reflected a deep engagement with spirituality, has died at age 73. Faber Music, which published many of Harvey's compositions, said he died Tuesday. He had suffered from motor neuron disease. "The spirituality of his music also pervaded his personality. No one who met... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1748250-british-composer-jonathan-harvey-dies-73.html 2012-12-06T14:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747552-royal-molecatcher-outlives-versailles-king.html VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The king is dead, but the molecatcher lives on. He even signs SMS messages: "Molecatcher to the king." It's been over two centuries since Louis XVI was guillotined on Paris' Place de la Concorde, but the job of hunting the underground pest that so troubled French monarchs on the grounds of the Versailles palace still exists. ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747552-royal-molecatcher-outlives-versailles-king.html 2012-12-06T11:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1744752-aussies-crank-call-to-kates-hospital.html LONDON (AP) — Two Australian radio disc jockeys apologized Wednesday after impersonating Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in a prank call and getting a London hospital to tell them all about Kate Middleton's condition. The King Edward VII hospital in London acknowledged that the Australian radio station made the hoax call to the hospital in the early... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1744752-aussies-crank-call-to-kates-hospital.html 2012-12-06T00:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1746798-rupert-murdochs-mother-elisabeth-dies-age-103.html SYDNEY (AP) — Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, a prominent Australian philanthropist and mother of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has died at age 103. News Ltd., the Australian media company headed by her son, confirmed her death. She died peacefully on Wednesday surrounded by family members in her garden estate outside Melbourne. She had been hospitalized in Septemb... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1746798-rupert-murdochs-mother-elisabeth-dies-age-103.html 2012-12-05T23:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1745636-bbc-broadcaster-charged-with-indecent-assault.html LONDON (AP) — An 82-year-old BBC broadcaster has been charged with three counts of indecent assault over alleged incidents in the 1970s and 80s, British police said Wednesday. Stuart Hall, a well-known sports broadcaster and game show presenter, was detained at his home in the northwest England city of Cheshire by police on suspicion of "historic" cases o... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1745636-bbc-broadcaster-charged-with-indecent-assault.html 2012-12-05T20:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1741984-royal-pregnancy-highlights-succession-issues.html LONDON (AP) — The business of monarchy has always been stacked in favor of men. Not any more — or so the British government promises. The first child of Prince William and his wife Kate will be born a king or a queen in waiting, under changes to succession rules designed to overturn centuries of tradition and give royal daughters the same rights as sons. ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1741984-royal-pregnancy-highlights-succession-issues.html 2012-12-04T19:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1739786-will-kate-expecting-baby-uk-palace-confirms.html LONDON (AP) — Britain doesn't have to wait any longer: Prince William's wife, Kate, is pregnant. St. James's Palace made the announcement Monday, saying that the Duchess of Cambridge — formerly Kate Middleton — has a severe form of morning sickness and is currently in a London hospital. William was at his wife's side. The news drew con... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1739786-will-kate-expecting-baby-uk-palace-confirms.html 2012-12-03T21:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1740252-timeline-prince-william-kates-romance.html LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife, Kate, are expecting their first child. Here's some key moments in their romance. — September 2001: William enrolls at St. Andrews University in Scotland, where he meets Kate — a fellow art history student. — March 2002: Kate models a transparent dress over black lingerie at a charity fashion show at St. Andrews. ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1740252-timeline-prince-william-kates-romance.html 2012-12-03T17:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1713088-church-england-to-female-bishops.html LONDON (AP) — The Church of England's governing body blocked a move Tuesday to permit women to serve as bishops in a vote so close it failed to settle the question of female leadership and likely condemned the institution to years more debate on the issue. The General Synod's daylong debate ended with the rejection of a compromise that was intended to uni... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1713088-church-england-to-female-bishops.html 2012-11-20T20:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1696046-man-charged-with-planning-prince-charles-assault.html AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Police say they caught a New Zealand man before he had a chance to throw a bucket of horse manure over Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during a royal visit to the Pacific nation. Castislav "Sam" Bacanov, 76, pleaded not guilty in an Auckland court Tuesday to planning a crime in a public place. He has agreed under his bail ... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1696046-man-charged-with-planning-prince-charles-assault.html 2012-11-12T23:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1693606-bbc-under-pressure-to-restore-trust-scandal.html LONDON (AP) — The bungling of reports that powerful Britons sexually abused children has thrown one of the largest and most respected broadcasters in the world into a deep crisis. It is hard to overstate the importance of the BBC in British society; its influence stretches throughout the former British empire and beyond. Over the years, the BBC has been b... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1693606-bbc-under-pressure-to-restore-trust-scandal.html 2012-11-12T06:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1692892-european-leaders-royalty-remember-wwi.html PARIS (AP) — Politicians and royalty observed a moment of silence at tombs across Europe on Sunday to commemorate the end of fighting in World War I and remember the millions of soldiers who died in that conflict. Under Paris' iconic Arc de Triomphe, President Francois Hollande remembered the Armistice by placing a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldie... Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1692892-european-leaders-royalty-remember-wwi.html 2012-11-11T15:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1689654-kenneth-branagh-knighted-queen-elizabeth-ii.html LONDON (AP) — 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 pleased to be honored in the year of the queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics. He said that "it's been a hell of a year for the U.K. and I feel very honored to be a tiny part of it." ... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1689654-kenneth-branagh-knighted-queen-elizabeth-ii.html 2012-11-09T14:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1687298-archbishop-canterbury-announcement-friday.html LONDON (AP) — The next archbishop of Canterbury will be officially introduced Friday, the British government says, and the expectation is that the new leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans will be former oil company executive Justin Welby. Welby, 56, made an unusual mid-career shift from the oil industry to the clergy. He has said he faced conflicts ... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1687298-archbishop-canterbury-announcement-friday.html 2012-11-08T19:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1660102-vatican-saviles-papal-honor-removed.html LONDON (AP) — 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 predator, but that it can't rescind the honor now that he has died. The Catholic Church of England wrote to the Holy See last week, asking it to consider whether it could posthumously remove th... Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1660102-vatican-saviles-papal-honor-removed.html 2012-10-27T14:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1658456-olympic-bronze-medal-returned-theft.html LONDON (AP) — London police say a bronze Olympic medal stolen from field hockey player Hannah Macleod has been returned. Macleod's medal, together with one earned by rower Alex Partridge, had been snatched Wednesday from the Mahiki nightclub, where the athletes went following a reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II in honor of Britain's Olympic team. ... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1658456-olympic-bronze-medal-returned-theft.html 2012-10-26T12:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1657116-300-potential-abuse-victims-emerge-bbc-scandal.html LONDON (AP) — The scale of the child sex abuse scandal engulfing the BBC expanded on Thursday as authorities announced that 300 potential victims had come forward with accusations against one of the broadcaster's most popular children's entertainers and that others might have acted with him. The scandal swirling around one of Britain's most respected news... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1657116-300-potential-abuse-victims-emerge-bbc-scandal.html 2012-10-25T20:31:00Z