Human rights groups criticise Queen’s historic lunch of monarchs

It was meant to be a monarchical milestone, an unprecedented meeting of the world’s crowned heads gathered at Windsor Castle in celebration of the Queen’s diamond jubilee.

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Foreign royals attend Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee lunch



Bahrain king attends Diamond Jubilee lunch (via AFP)

The king of Bahrain, whose regime has been accused of rights abuses, was among nearly 50 foreign royals at a lunch Friday to mark the diamond jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. The official list of royals attending the lunch at Windsor Castle, including King Hamad, whose Gulf island country is…

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Dutch PM Rutte submits resignation to Queen



Dutch PM Rutte submits resignation to Queen (via AFP)

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte tendered his government’s resignation to Queen Beatrix on Monday after the collapse of a parliamentary partnership with a far-right party. “Prime Minister Mark Rutte has offered his cabinet’s resignation to her Majesty Dutch Queen Beatrix,” the government information…

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Injured prince Johan Friso in the UK

Brain-damaged Dutch prince Friso in hospital in London