Posts Tagged ‘queen’

Carrier section arrives in Fife

Friday, May 25th, 2012

A 6,000 tonne section of aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth travels under the Forth Bridges en-route to Rosyth in Fife.

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A Point of View: I’m not toasting [insert head-of-state here]

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Why Will Self won’t drink a toast to the Queen or any head of state

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Children create menu for Queen

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Beefeater’s Delight, Golden Carriages and Luv’lee Jub-lee Bub’lee will be served to The Queen at a Diamond Jubilee reception at Buckingham Palace in June.

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Children create menu for Queen

In pictures: Royal arts gathering

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Stars from the world of art and entertainment join the Queen

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In pictures: Royal arts gathering

Does the Queen do fashion?

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Do style trends ever follow the Queen?

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Does the Queen do fashion?

VIDEO: Queen meets icons of arts world

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

The Queen has met hundreds of leading cultural figures at one of the most glittering gatherings of actors, writers and artists the UK has seen.

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Arts A-list gathers for the Queen

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Sir Derek Jacobi, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Paul McCartney and David Hockney are among the leading cultural figures joining the Queen at a reception in London.

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Arts A-list gathers for the Queen

BBC Jubilee strike threat lifted

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

The threat of industrial action by BBC journalists and technicians during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend in June is withdrawn.

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BBC Jubilee strike threat lifted

Britain’s first Diamond Jubilee

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

How Queen Victoria and the British Empire were celebrated

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Britain’s first Diamond Jubilee

The Queen as seen from the Commonwealth

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

‘No-one visits Zambia, so waiting to see the Queen felt surreal’

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The Queen as seen from the Commonwealth

VIDEO: Banksy ‘marks Queen’s Jubilee’

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

Andrew Marr and experts ask if the graffiti artist Banksy’s latest offering ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee means he is as radical as ever.

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VIDEO: Banksy ‘marks Queen’s Jubilee’

VIDEO: Flypast for Diamond Jubilee

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force take part in an event to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, including a flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft.

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VIDEO: Flypast for Diamond Jubilee

How do you host a military spectacular?

Friday, May 18th, 2012

How to plan a military extravaganza for the Queen

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How do you host a military spectacular?

Queen’s monarch lunch criticised

Friday, May 18th, 2012

The King of Bahrain and Swaziland’s King Mswati III are among controversial monarchs expected at a Windsor Castle lunch hosted by The Queen later.

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Queen’s monarch lunch criticised

VIDEO: How to organise a military spectacular

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Some 2,500 troops and six massed bands will march past the Queen on Saturday to mark her Diamond Jubilee, followed by a flypast of over 80 aircraft.

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VIDEO: How to organise a military spectacular