British artist David Hockney has been appointed a member of the Order of Merit by the Queen, Buckingham Palace announces.

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Hockney new Order of Merit member

LONDON — Britain’s Prince Philip will spend a fourth night in hospital Monday, as he recovers from treatment for a blocked coronary artery. Queen Elizabeth II’s 90-year-old husband is making “good progress,” but will remain under observation at Papworth, a specialist heart hospital in Cambridge, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said Monday. Read full article > >

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Britain’s Prince Philip to spend 4th night in hospital after heart procedure

Britain's Prince Philip was taken to a hospital on Friday for “precautionary tests” after complaining of chest pains, a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said.

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Britain’s Prince Philip taken to hospital

Strictly Come Dancing presenter Sir Bruce Forsyth receives his knighthood from the Queen at a Buckingham Palace ceremony.

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Queen Elizabeth II sure knows how to party: To mark the English monarch’s 60th year on the throne in 2012, Buckingham Palace announced today plans for a four-day celebration. The lavish ceremonies will include a flotilla of 1,000 boats along the…

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Queen’s Jubilee Plans Announced

President Obama and his wife, Michelle, are the guests of honour at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, with some 170 VIP guests in attendance.

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VIDEO: VIP guests at state banquet for Obama

LONDON — British police said Monday that they received a bomb threat to central London, a day before Queen Elizabeth II’s historic visit to Ireland and a week before President Obama’s state visit to Britain.    The threat is thought to be linked to dissident Irish Republicans who oppose the peace process in Northern Ireland. Several streets around Buckingham Palace in central London were cordoned off Monday morning. Images on television showed a police officer strapped in a harness emerging from a manhole, reportedly checking sewers after the manhole was discovered ajar.  Read full article > >

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London bomb threat thought to be linked to dissident Irish Republicans

Prince William and his newly titled bride the Duchess of Cambridge kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, as more than a million people descend on central London for the occasion.

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Balcony kisses seal royal wedding

Prince William and his newly titled bride, the Duchess of Cambridge, kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, watched by thousands of cheering well-wishers.

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VIDEO: Highlights of the royal wedding

Details of the royal wedding have been released by Buckingham Palace.

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Royal wedding details announced

The Queen will be in Ireland for four days from 17 May on the first state visit by a British monarch since independence, Buckingham Palace says.

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Dates set for Queen’s Irish visit

The granddaughter of a woman who died the day before she was due to be appointed MBE is to collect the award from Buckingham Palace on her behalf.

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Teenager collects posthumous MBE

Zara Phillips and her rugby player fiance Mike Tindall are to be married at the Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, on 30 July, Buckingham Palace says.

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Zara Phillips sets wedding date

The Queen is to make a state visit to the Irish Republic this year – the first by a British monarch for 100 years, Buckingham Palace says.

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Queen set for Irish Republic tour

Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones is made a CBE by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace for services to the film industry and charity.

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Hollywood star Zeta Jones receives CBE at Palace