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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Diamond Jubilee pageant security beefed up
At least 5,500 police and 7,000 stewards will line the river as London comes to a standstill on Sunday 3 June for the historic 1,000-vessel flotilla.
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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…
William and Kate to join queen on jubilee river barge
William and Kate to join queen on jubilee river barge (via AFP)
Prince William and his wife Catherine will sail with Queen Elizabeth II on her royal barge as it leads a huge flotilla down London’s River Thames for her diamond jubilee, officials said Thursday. The young royals, credited with breathing new life into a monarchy previously seen as out of touch and…
Queen’s speech 2012 and other British royal news
- Charles & Camilla spend Holyrood Week in Scotland: day 1
- Charles & Camilla spend Holyrood Week in Scotland: day 2
- Stardust, horse starring in Diamond Jubilee Pageant (video)
- Duchess turns heads with glamorous dress (video)
- Bedecked in jewels, Queen opens U.K. Parliament (video)
- Quirky traditions of the Queen’s opening of Parliament (video)
- Parliament opens with full pageantry, tradition and colour (video)
- Prince Charles presents the BBC weather forecast (video)
World of Royalty Blog- Sneak peek: June 2012 new royalty books
- Naomi Watts “terrified” at Princess Diana role
- Duchess of York aide remains behind bars
- Two queens and their Diamond Jubilees
- King’s bathtub in kitchen at Kew Palace
- Royal Week in Review – May 19, 2012
- The Severed Head by Julia Kristeva – review
- Snow White and the Huntsman
- Bring up the Bodies – excerpt
- Maybe it’s not the end of the world
