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NEWS ABOUT: Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth stories: 13 news summaries
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 World's Most Powerful Women 


Aug 19, 09 9:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - German leader Angela Merkel keeps her spot as the world's most powerful woman for the fourth straight year on the annual Forbes list. Other notables in the top 100: Michelle Obama debuts at 40, just ahead of Oprah (41) and Queen Elizabeth (42). Hillary Clinton is 36, down from 28... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Hillary Clinton • Angela Merkel • Queen Elizabeth • Michelle Obama • women • Oprah Winfrey • Sheila Bair • Sonia Sotomayor

(Newser) - Canadians—contrary to popular belief—are pretty sure they live in the best country in the world. In a poll pegged to today’s Canada Day celebrations, the Globe and Mail found that 89% of Canucks think their nation can’t be beat, and 87% consider it best suited to... More »

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Queen Elizabeth • Canada • England • nationalism • national pride • opinion polls • Canada Day • self-image

 French to Queen: 
 Oh Fine, Come 
 to D-Day Event 

Invitation extended after Elizabeth grouses

May 28, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - France has finally relented and extended an invitation to a miffed Queen Elizabeth to D-Day ceremonies next week with President Obama, reports the Daily Mail. A French official said earlier this week the queen would not be included in the 65th anniversary commemoration in Normandy because it was very much... More »

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Queen Elizabeth • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Britain • D-Day • President Obama • Normandy

 Queen Livid at 
 French Snub 
 for Obama 
 D-Day Fete 

Sarkozy wants to focus on 'main event' of US prez visit

May 27, 09 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Queen Elizabeth is furious at not being invited by the French for D-Day ceremonies next week that will include President Obama, reports the Daily Mail. The French never had any intention of inviting members of the British royal family to the 65th anniversary commemoration in Normandy in order to allow... More »

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Barack Obama • Queen Elizabeth • France • America • World War II • US • Britain • British royals • D-Day • Normandy • American soldiers

OPINION

Chill Out: It's a Recession, Not the Apocalypse

London's mayor has some advice for the queen: Buy a dress

Oct 28, 08 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re fretting, panicking, or just plain moping about the economy, Boris Johnson has some advice: Wake up and go shopping. “This isn’t some disaster movie about a virus from Mars. It’s a recession,” the mayor of London writes in the Daily Telegraph. “... More »

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London • Queen Elizabeth • consumer confidence • recession • consumer spending • Boris Johnson • financial crisis

 Diana Inquest Headed to Jury 

Jurors to decide whether lovers' deaths were accidental or part of a plot

Mar 30, 08 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Was Diana, Princess of Wales, pregnant? About to marry Dodi? Murdered by the royal family? The inquest into her death, alternately official investigation and media spectacle, is nearing its conclusion this week after six months and more than 250 witnesses, reports Reuters. The presiding judge will make his summary tomorrow,... More »

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Prince Philip • Queen Elizabeth • Princess Diana • inquest • Diana inquest • British royals • Dodi al Fayed

Brits Ready the Red Carpet for Sarko Visit

Flashy French prez will meet queen, work on often-turbulent UK ties

Mar 23, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Carla Bruni isn’t the only tempestuous romance in Nicolas Sarkozy's life—the “turbulent love affair” of Anglo-French relations comes to the fore Wednesday as the flamboyant French prez prepares to meet with Queen Elizabeth. But Sarkozy is a vocal fan of Britain’s hardy economy, and with increasing... More »

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Queen Elizabeth • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Gordon Brown • prime minister • Britain • Carla Bruni • Windsor

Bodyguard: Diana Needed More Security

He blames al-Fayed family for small team and a lack of trust

Jan 29, 08 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - One of the bodyguards protecting Princess Diana and Dodi al-Fayed says a lack of manpower and trust hamstrung the security team in the days preceding the fatal crash, Reuters reports. Kieran Wingfield testified at the Diana inquest that Dodi’s father repeatedly rejected his requests for more guards and that... More »

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Prince Philip • Queen Elizabeth • Princess Diana • Diana inquest • British royals • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed

Queen of YouTube

Christmas message to be broadcast on
new Internet
'Royal Channel'

Dec 23, 07 8:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Look who's using YouTube. The British Royals have just joined the ranks of YouTube users with the launch of a "Royal Channel" on the video-sharing Internet site that showcases recent and historical clips of the queen and her family. On Tuesday the queen will broadcast her 50th anniversary Christmas... More »

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YouTube • Queen Elizabeth • Britain • Christmas • British royals

BBC Exec Resigns Over 'Crowngate'

Probe finds that
doc distorted footage
of her highness

Oct 6, 07 7:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A BBC chief resigned yesterday over footage of the Queen allegedly storming out of a photo session, the Los Angeles Times reports. A probe found that she never stalked out; another clip of her was spliced into the BBC doc. An ex-exec who led the "Crowngate" probe said the... More »

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Queen Elizabeth • BBC • documentary • BBC1 • Annie Leibovitz • Peter Fincham • RDF Media

BBC Grovels Over Royal Tantrum

Apologizes for editing clips to make it appear Queen stormed out of photo shoot

Jul 13, 07 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - BBC television has offered a groveling apology to Queen Elizabeth for making it appear she threw a royal tantrum with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, the Guardian reports. Producers edited video clips—implying the Queen stormed out of a photo shoot—to promote a documentary. She was actually hurrying to the... More »

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Queen Elizabeth • BBC • Buckingham Palace • Annie Leibovitz

Street Sense Wins Derby

Favorite finishes in 2:02

May 5, 07 6:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Street Sense surged from 19th in a field of 20 to win today's 133rd Kentucky Derby, returning $11.80 as the tepid favorite and ending two long-standing jinxes. The dark bay colt was the first-ever Breeder's Cup Juvenile winner and the first 2-year-old champion since Spectacular Bid in 1979 to... More »

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Prince Philip • Queen Elizabeth • Kentucky Derby • horse racing • Churchill Downs • Street Sense • Calvin Borel • Breeders' Cup

Queen Behind Royal Split

Tab claims matriarch urged Wills to dump Kate, vowing "no more Dianas"

Apr 16, 07 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Royal watchers were rewarded today with a report in the News of the World  that  Queen Elizabeth was behind the sudden split between Prince William and his commoner girlfriend, Kate Middleton. The tab said Wills dumped Kate after a closed-door meeting with his grandmother, who said she didn't "want... More »

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Prince William • Kate Middleton • Prince Philip • Queen Elizabeth • tabloids • British royals

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