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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Spanish queen’s jubilee snub over Prince Edward’s Gibraltar visit
Spain’s Queen Sofia has snubbed Britain’s royal family by abandoning a planned trip to celebrate the Queen’s jubilee with them in protest at an upcoming visit to Gibraltar by Prince Edward.
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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…
Tensions over British queen’s regal Jubilee lunch
Tensions over British queen’s regal jubilee lunch (via AFP)
A glittering lunch for the world’s sovereigns to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was marked Thursday by a withdrawal, protests and sharp criticism of the guest list. Spain’s Queen Sophia has pulled out of Friday’s event at Windsor Castle, west of London, amid tensions…
Priceless Spanish royal cello broken: official
Priceless Spanish royal cello broken: official (via AFP)
A priceless 17th-century Stradivarius cello got broken while being handled by experts in Spain’s royal palace, an official said Monday. The cello is one of five antique instruments by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari, renowned for the exquisite sound of his instruments, that were acquired by king…
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