GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Queen Elizabeth of England, whose 60 year reign has seen some of the worst bloodshed and violence in British-Irish history, was welcomed in Northern Ireland Tuesday 26 June. Her visit included a history-making stop at a Catholic church in the British province that for decades fought bitterly along political, social and religious [...]
Prince Charles pays tribute to Queen in TV broadcast
June 1, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Prince of Wales is paying a personal tribute to Queen Elizabeth, on the occasion of her diamond jubilee celebrations, in a British television broadcast to be aired Friday 1 June. In the hour-long tribute, which presents previously unreleased footage from family movies, Prince Charles shares childhood memories of the Queen. He [...]
Queen Elizabeth joins Facebook
November 8, 2010 by
Queen Elizabeth II, the British monarch, has joined the Facebook community with a page called the British Monarchy, it was announced 8 November. The page will “offer updates on Royal news and events”, mainly by putting the court circular online. The court circular is a daily summary of court events, first published by King George [...]
British milkman in cow suit honoured by Queen
June 9, 2010 by
British milk delivery man Tony Fowler received an MBE from Queen Elizabeth for his work as an extra pair of eyes and ears for the police. During his 19 years of making the milk rounds he has helped police nab numerous criminals by picking up useful bits of information. He works in Melton Mowbray in [...]
