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Queen spends day at races as jubilee events begin Fox News The celebration kicked off Saturday with a royal day at the races, as the queen watched a horse with the courtly name of Camelot win the Epsom. Diamond Jubilee festivities officially began with a 41-gun salute fired by the King's Troop, ... See all stories on this topic »

Britain's Queen Begins Diamond Jubilee Celebration Voice of America The celebration of the queen's 60 years on the throne officially began earlier Saturday with a 41-gun salute fired by the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery at the Horse Guards Parade site in central London. Gun salutes also echoed in Windsor, ... See all stories on this topic » Voice of America

Queen to lead giant jubilee flotilla in London Reuters The queen ascended the throne in 1952 on the death of her father King George VI when she was 25 and Winston Churchill was British prime minister. She has since attended thousands of official functions as the head of state of the United Kingdom and 15 ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen spends day at the races as Diamond Jubilee celebrations begin CBS News It was a royal day as the queen watched a horse with the courtly name of Camelot win the Epsom Derby on Saturday. Diamond Jubilee festivities officially began Saturday with a 41-gun salute fired by the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery at Horse ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

AP Photos: From shy princess to diamond queen San Jose Mercury News AP FILE - In this 1937 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, poses with her husband, King George VI, and their two daughters, Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II, center, and Princess Margaret. Starting Saturday, June 2 ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen off to the races as Diamond Jubilee celebrations begin CBS News (CBS/AP) Queen Elizabeth II went to the races Saturday, at the start of a four-day celebration of her 60 years on the throne. Diamond Jubilee festivities officially began Saturday with a 41-gun salute fired by the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery at ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

Diamond Jubilee: Queen Attends Derby ABC News It was a day at the races for the royal family today as Diamond Jubilee celebrations kicked off, honoring the 60 years Queen Elizabeth has spent on the throne. The four-day festivities officially began with a 41-gun salute by the King's Troop, ... See all stories on this topic »

After a 41-Gun Salute, Queen Heads to the Races New York Times The festivities began on Saturday with a 41-gun salute fired by the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, at Horse Guards Parade in central London. The queen, 86, and her husband, Prince Philip, arrived at Epsom racecourse south of the capital for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen Elizabeth II is Britain's 'most familiar enigma' Los Angeles Times For Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, royalty and celebrity don't overlap, a distinction observers credited with helping to preserve the monarchy's appeal. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II talks with officers at an event with the Argyll and Sutherland ... See all stories on this topic »

The Reign of Her Majesty the Queen Turns Sixty! Diamonds (and Genes) are a ... Huffington Post She was not the heir apparent, but the heir presumptive, which means she would take the throne only if her parents (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) did not have a son. She became the heir presumptive unexpectedly, when her father's brother gave up ... See all stories on this topic »

Britain's Queen Elizabeth leads giant jubilee river pageant Al-Arabiya Britain's Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952, upon the death of her father King George VI, and was crowned the following year on June 2. (File photo) By AFP Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sails on a royal barge down the River ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Arabiya

Caligula, Coliseum, London King Priam, Dome, Brighton The Beethoven Encounter ... The Independent Britten's War Requiem and Tippett's King Priam were premiered 50 years ago last week in Coventry. Listening to the BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Andris Nelsons' reading of the Requiem with the CBSO on Wednesday, I was struck again by its theatricality, ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen off to the races as jubilee events begin msnbc.com The queen aboard the royal barge will lead the flotilla of 1000 boats — described by organizers as the biggest gathering on the river for 350 years. Diamond Jubilee festivities officially began Saturday with a 41-gun salute fired by the King's Troop, ... See all stories on this topic »

Meet Market: King of the court sks cute queen to play with New York Post By MICHAEL BLAUSTEIN With a celebrity crush like Rachel McAdam, it's no surprise that Charlie prefers gals with pale complexions. Charlie is particular when it comes to his dietary intake: He likes, "food without a million ingredients, coffee from a ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen's Diamond Jubilee: a private passion unbridled Telegraph.co.uk By all accounts, if she hadn't been Queen, she could have been a very successful bloodstock breeder. It was her grandfather, King George V, who excited her interest in flat racing. When she was a child, on visits to her grandparents at Sandringham, ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Louis de Bernieres: Republics are rational - but I am emotional Telegraph.co.uk The Scots had Robert the Bruce, Queen Elizabeth the First is an English candidate, and Victoria is a British one. I believe a strong case could be made for King George the Fifth, who, amongst other things, was so concerned about the possibility of ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Britain's Queen Elizabeth leads giant jubilee river pageant NDTV London: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sails on a royal barge down the River Thames on Sunday as part of a huge pageant marking her diamond jubilee, in one of the biggest events of its kind in London's history. The flotilla of more than 1000 boats is the ... See all stories on this topic » NDTV

Beyond the United Kingdom -- a royal rundown Los Angeles Times As Queen Elizabeth II is feted this weekend in a Diamond Jubilee marking 60 years on the throne, here are some other monarchs from around the globe and what they've been up to. King Bhumibol Adulyadej: The deeply revered 84-year-old king of Thailand ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen gives Isles cause to cheer Victoria Times Colonist Many believe Charles should in turn step aside so that his far more popular son, Prince William, can succeed the Queen as King William V. While Victoria, Empress of India, saw her realm extended to the far corners of the globe, Elizabeth has watched ... See all stories on this topic »

Diamond Jubilee River Pageant: A Thousand Boats Set Sail In Honor of Her Majesty TIME In 1553 all the King's horses and all the King's men gathered to celebrate Anne Boleyn's flamboyant river coronation. In 1662 King Charles II and Queen Catherine of Braganza threw the party of the 17th century when they staged a 1000-boat flotilla. See all stories on this topic »

Royal salute echoes across capital The Press Association A 41-gun Royal Salute echoed across London today, marking the anniversary of the Queen's Coronation. The salute, fired by The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, coincided with gun salutes fired from official Saluting Points around the UK, ... See all stories on this topic »

Happy and glorious! Never a merrier Monarch... smiles and jubilations all the ... Daily Mail By Sarah Oliver and Katie Nicholl It might be the sport of kings, but the Queen reigned supreme at the Epsom Derby yesterday. The beaming Monarch acknowledged the rapturous cheers of a sell-out crowd at the Epsom Downs course as, flanked by her family, ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Aussie rowers to lead Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee river pageant NEWS.com.au Those levels of support are comparable to 1953, the year of the Queen's coronation. She acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952, upon the death of her father King George VI while she was away in Kenya, and was crowned the following year on June 2. See all stories on this topic »

Key moments in the Queen's 60-year reign ITV News A look back at images and video that captured some of the key moments and milestones of the Queen's 60-year reign. The Queen's Coronation took place on the 2 June 1953 after she acceded to the throne after her father King George VI died. See all stories on this topic » ITV News

Queen Elizabeth II makes horses part of Jubilee Post-Tribune Employee records from royal residences including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle are being put online Friday to coincide with this weekend's celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. The lists range from the 17th-century reign of King ... See all stories on this topic »

Aussie rowers to lead Jubilee river pageant Herald Sun ahoy! ahoy! ahoy! as Queen Elizabeth II sails on a royal barge down the River Thames as part of a huge pageant marking her Diamond Jubilee. The flotilla of more than 1000 boats is the high water mark of the national celebrations for the 86-year-old ... See all stories on this topic »

Social mobility? Not while we have our hereditary monarchy The Guardian It would like – those polls again – to give King Charles and Camilla a miss and jump straight to a more glamorous generation. By the time that grey King William and Queen Catherine arrive, decades on, the moving finger of adulation will surely be ... See all stories on this topic »

Rain tipped as Londoners prepare for Diamond Jubilee river pagent The Australian < Prev of 3 Next > THE Queen sails on a royal barge down the River Thames tonight as part of a huge pageant marking her Diamond Jubilee, in one of the biggest events of its kind in London's history. The flotilla of more than 1000 boats is the high ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Albany Times Union Starting Saturday, June 2, 2012, Queen Elizabeth II begins a four-day celebration of her 60 years on the throne. (AP / AP) FILE - In this 1937 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, poses with her husband, King George VI, ... See all stories on this topic »

British Queen to lead giant river pageant Bangkok Post Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sails on a royal barge down the River Thames Sunday as part of a huge pageant marking her diamond jubilee, in one of the biggest events of its kind in London's history. Boats that will be part of the Jubilee river pageant ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Just how many dogs does she own? Christian Science Monitor Yet despite this army of pets, the diminutive corgi has come to represent the queen. She has owned more than 30 during her reign. "The breed was introduced to the Royal Family by her father, King George VI, in 1933 when he bought a Corgi called Dookie ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

The Queen: defender of the faith... and a chocoholic Belfast Telegraph When Henry severed links with the Vatican, Pope Paul III deprived him of the title, but this was restored to the King by Parliament in 1544. Technically Queen Elizabeth II remains 'Defender of the Faith' but this is not an empty title for a woman whose ... See all stories on this topic » Belfast Telegraph

British Queen begins Diamond Jubilee weekend with a day at the races Zee News Queen Elizabeth arrived at the Epsom racecourse in south London as onlookers and racegoers cheered and waved flags. Ceremonial gun salutes were fired to mark the Jubilee weekend in central London by the King`s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery at Horse ... See all stories on this topic »

Amid the pomp, the Queen's biggest delight is horseflesh Toronto Star It was only last year that the Queen made a historic reconciliatory visit to the Republic of Ireland, the first royal tour there since her grandfather, King George V, toured Dublin a century earlier. In the Winner's Circle, Her Majesty presented the ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

School system, community bid farewell to King Rockdale Citizen By Alice Queen (355) Rockdale County Public Schools Superintendent Samuel King was honored with a farewell reception Friday afternoon at the central office. After seven years in Rockdale, King is leaving to take the superintendent's position at Norfolk ... See all stories on this topic »

Britain's beloved queen off to races as festivities begin Toledo Blade The queen really makes you want to be your best self." Still, the commentary becomes more acrid farther to the north. "We love our new royals in a Hello! magazine sort of way, just as we loved our old royals in a 'King's Speech' sort of way," said Tom ... See all stories on this topic » Toledo Blade

DIAMOND JUBILEE: THANK YOU MA'AM Express.co.uk THE Diamond Jubilee celebrations were under starter's orders yesterday as the Queen celebrated 60 years on the throne enjoying the so-called sport of kings. The avid racing fan was in her element at the Epsom Derby as Britain brought out the bunting ... See all stories on this topic »

Queen Elizabeth II off to the races at start of Jubilee CTV.ca Four days of Diamond Jubilee festivities began Saturday with the Queen taking in a 41-gun salute by the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery at Horse Guards Parade in central London. Shortly after, the 86-year-old was whisked away to the Epsom Derby, ... See all stories on this topic » CTV.ca

Charles may lose his global role when king The Independent Prince Charles could be stripped of the title of Head of the Commonwealth when he becomes King, under radical plans set out in a book published to coincide with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Writing in Queen & Commonwealth, Danny Sriskandarajah, ... See all stories on this topic »

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth: Who is who Queen Victoria to George V Examiner.com 1944; married Prince Henry of Battenberg King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra had six children. Their oldest son, Prince Albert died in 1892, making his brother George, Duke of York the heir apparent to the British throne. Prince Albert Victor Christian ... See all stories on this topic »

All hail the queen Cherokee Tribune Snow White's father, King Magnus (Noah Huntley), is aroused from his grief — and eventually perishes — through Ravenna's trickery. The new queen's evil spirit spreads poison through the kingdom, and her black heart causes much suffering. See all stories on this topic »

A Point of View: On bees and beings BBC News Why did Shakespeare mistakenly describe the head of the hive as a king bee, asks Adam Gopnik - especially as he was in the habit of flattering the boss, and his boss was Queen Elizabeth I. Over the past few weeks in America, arguments about gender and ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth: Who is who Edward VIII to Elizabeth II Examiner.com George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother had two children, both daughters. Albert, Duke of York, never wanted to be King. Albert suffered from horrible stuttering, which was the subject of the Academy Award winning movie "The King's Speech" ... See all stories on this topic »

SEE IT: Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee kicks off New York Daily News When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, the Beatles were still grammar school kids — and current British Prime Minister David Cameron wasn't yet born. Man would not reach the moon for another 17 years, and Starbucks wouldn't pour its first cup ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee begins with street parties, bunting and smiles Telegraph.co.uk The Queen's Diamond Jubilee week end got underway on Saturday with parties and picnics the length of Britain, and beyond. By Patrick Sawer They celebrated on picnic rugs on village greens, with trestle tables in narrow streets, and even in the back of ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

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