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# Queen Elizabeth II

This year
2023
Man who broke into Windsor Castle with crossbow to kill late Queen Elizabeth is jailed
Jaswant Singh Chail pleaded guilty to threatening to kill the then-queen and having a loaded crossbow in a public place.
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Oct 5th 2023, 8:50 PM
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2022
'Unacceptable': British Royal aide quits after asking guest at event where she was 'really' from
The UK’s late Queen Elizabeth’s lady in waiting repeatedly asked a black guest where she really came from.
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Nov 30th 2022, 4:33 PM
Kwarteng says 'pressure' of Queen Elizabeth's death influenced controversial mini-budget
The British Chancellor said it was important to place the mini-budget in the “context” of the Queen’s death and funeral.
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Oct 4th 2022, 4:03 PM
British queen died of 'old age' three hours before announcement, death certificate reveals
The queen was laid to rest on 19 September, following a reign of 70 years.
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Sep 29th 2022, 3:41 PM
Queen's funeral pulls in 250k RTÉ viewers but is well short of Harry and Meghan interview
The queen’s funeral took place in Westminster Abbey, London on Monday.
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Sep 21st 2022, 6:02 PM
Pomp, snubs and security: Here's everything you need to know about the queen’s funeral today
After 10 days of mourning the UK will say its final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II today.
The funeral service will take place in Westminster Abbey at 11am.
It will be one of the biggest diplomatic gatherings in decades with presidents, royals and VIPs attending.
The Met Police said the funeral is the biggest security operation it has ever undertaken.
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Sep 19th 2022, 12:05 AM
Waiting time in queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state reaches 24 hours
Earlier, people were urged not to join the line until at least 4pm today due to overwhelming demand.
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Sep 16th 2022, 8:01 PM
Who is going? British queen's funeral will be one of the largest diplomatic gatherings in decades
There’s been at least one furious outburst over the lack of an invite.
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Sep 16th 2022, 8:58 AM
UK govt launches live 'queue-tracker' as queen queue reaches 3 miles
Currently, the queue is 2.4 miles long and stretches all the way along the River Thames towards London Bridge.
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Sep 14th 2022, 6:44 PM
FA Cup third and fourth round replays could be scrapped to ease fixture backlog
Ditching replays is one solution under consideration following the recent postponements.
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Sep 13th 2022, 10:29 AM
Premier League to resume this weekend, with three fixtures postponed
Football is set to restart in the UK.
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Sep 12th 2022, 5:45 PM
Napoli ‘horror show’ led to ‘absolute truths’ being told - Klopp
Liverpool manager calls 4-1 defeat ‘worst game we played since I was here’.
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Sep 12th 2022, 4:31 PM
Biden confirms he will attend the Queen’s funeral
It comes amid reports that heads of state will be asked to use a coach instead of private cars to attend the service.
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Sep 11th 2022, 8:24 PM
Woman arrested after protester holds anti-monarchy sign in Edinburgh
The proclamation was one of three taking place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Sunday.
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Sep 11th 2022, 4:52 PM
King Charles will be the new face on UK money and stamps but it could take years
Coins, banknotes and passports will be updated in Britain following the death of Queen Elizabeth.
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Sep 9th 2022, 1:35 PM
'A watershed moment': British newspapers react to the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Numerous papers carry an image of the queen at her coronation on 2 June 1953.
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Sep 9th 2022, 6:56 AM
The world reacts as the death of Queen Elizabeth II aged 96 is announced
Buckingham Palace made the announcement this afternoon.
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Sep 8th 2022, 9:34 PM
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died
Buckingham Palace confirmed the death of Britain’s longest-serving monarch.
Buckingham Palace said the queen died peacefully this afternoon.
The flag at the palace in London was lowered to half mast at 6.30pm.
President Michael D Higgins expressed sympathy on behalf of the people of Ireland.
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Sep 8th 2022, 6:31 PM
LIVE: The world reacts as the death of Queen Elizabeth II aged 96 is announced
UK royal family gathers at Balmoral after death of Queen Elizabeth
Plans to legislate on Irish language set out in Queen’s Speech
Prince Charles read out the speech instead of his mother due to her health problems.
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May 10th 2022, 1:24 PM
Queen Elizabeth will carry on with ‘light duties’ despite Covid infection, palace says
The diagnosis follows a string of coronavirus cases among the royal family and the Queen’s Windsor Castle team.
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Feb 20th 2022, 5:40 PM
UK Queen celebrates 70 years on throne and backs Queen Camilla
The monarch has become the first British sovereign to reach a platinum jubilee.
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Feb 6th 2022, 11:54 AM
Queen Elizabeth to become first British monarch to reign for 70 years this weekend
The UK’s Head of State is the longest-reigning monarch in the country’s history.
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Feb 5th 2022, 6:30 AM
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth pulls out of Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow
The British royal family are due to carry out a series of engagements at Cop26.
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Oct 26th 2021, 8:28 PM
Britain's Queen Elizabeth spent last night in hospital for ‘preliminary investigations’
Buckingham Palace said the monarch, 95, returned to Windsor Castle at lunchtime today.
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Oct 21st 2021, 10:33 PM
Queen Elizabeth and President Higgins share St. Patrick's Day wishes and mark visit anniversary
The queen’s 2011 visit to the Republic of Ireland was the first by a British monarch.
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Mar 16th 2021, 1:16 PM
Queen Elizabeth reacts: 'The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning'
This is the first official statement from Buckingham Palace since the Harry and Meghan interview.
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Mar 9th 2021, 5:45 PM
Harry and Meghan confirm they won't return as working members of British royal family
The couple will not be able to hold on to their military, Commonwealth and some other patronages.
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Feb 19th 2021, 1:20 PM
'We will meet again': Queen Elizabeth sends message to Britain during Covid-19 crisis
The Queen made the address this evening.
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Apr 5th 2020, 8:18 PM
Boris Johnson unveils ‘most radical Queen’s Speech in a generation'
Of the 25 Bills detailed in Johnson’s second Queen’s Speech in less than three months, seven are devoted to Brexit.
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Dec 19th 2019, 12:10 PM
Royal expert dismisses claims the Queen has died as 'vicious rumours'
News of the British monarch’s demise circulated on social media last night.
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Dec 2nd 2019, 8:42 AM
Queen Elizabeth's portrait back on display in Stormont House
The portrait was removed last month.
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Aug 29th 2019, 8:14 PM
There's a gas theory circulating that the Queen threw some serious shade at Donald Trump
The tea is piping hot.
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Jul 17th 2018, 7:00 PM
After tea with Queen Elizabeth, Trump flies to Scotland for some golf
Trump is staying at one of his luxury golf resorts in Turnberry.
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Jul 14th 2018, 7:54 AM
Eamonn Holmes awarded OBE by British queen in New Year's honour list
He was one of over 1,100 people who received recognition by the British monarch.
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Dec 30th 2017, 2:40 PM
It looks like Donald Trump will get his banquet with Queen Elizabeth II after all
There had been doubts over a State visit to the UK but it now looks like it will happen next year.
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Jul 11th 2017, 12:37 PM
Man uses 'strange' loophole to get invite to Buckingham Palace garden party
Good news if you’re from New Zealand and would like to meet Queen Elizabeth.
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May 27th 2017, 6:00 PM
Queen Elizabeth visits victims of 'very wicked' Manchester attack
“It’s dreadful. Very wicked, to target that sort of thing.”
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May 25th 2017, 6:15 PM
David Beckham emails exposed by hackers who 'demanded £1m'
Beckham’s spokesperson said that the emails had been hacked and doctored.
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Feb 6th 2017, 12:31 PM
Here's why the British royal family doesn't use a surname
Before 1917, the family had no last name at all.
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Jan 14th 2017, 5:30 PM
'Bloody hell Your Majesty, I nearly shot you' - Britain's queen was almost killed by her guardsman
“Next time I’ll ring through beforehand so you don’t have to shoot me,” Elizabeth II is reported to have told the guardsman.
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Jan 6th 2017, 1:09 PM
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