Category Archives: Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen and Duke Edinburgh Arrive at Sandringham for Christmas

 

 

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have arrived in Sandringham for the Christmas holiday. They surprised passengers and took the 10:44 train from London’s King Cross to Kings Lynn. All of the other senior royals, including the Cambridges, are expected to join the monarch in the next few days.

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Annual Pre-Christmas Lunch Held at Buckingham Palace Today

The Queen hosted her annual pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace today. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were in attendance with conflicting reports as to whether or not Prince George joined the festivities. The most notable absence from the gathering was Prince Harry who is on his way back to the UK after his South Pole trek.

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Morrissey Slams Royals and Middletons in Most Recent Blog Post

The former frontman for the Smiths, Morrissey, has yet again slammed the Royal family and also took a shot at Pippa Middleton in his blog over the weekend. As reported by E! News, he wrote:

“Similarly, on October 5, the Daily Mail newspaper gave us all an ‘amusing’ report of thickwit Pippa Middleton laughing as she stood over 50 birds shot dead by her friends and herself after a ‘busy day’s shooting…

“We are reminded by the Daily Mail that Middleton is a ‘socialite’, which tells us that she is privileged and can more-or-less kill whatever she likes—and, therefore she does. The sick face of modern Britain, Pippa Middleton will kill deer, boar, birds—any animal struggling to live, or that gets in her socialite way.

“This is because her sister is, of course, Kate, who herself became ‘royal’ simply by answering the telephone at the right time, and this association allows Pippa’s kill, kill, kill mentality to be smilingly endorsed by the British print media, to which only the mentally deficient could join in with the laughter.”

And he went on to say:

“Speech is a question of rhythm, and even this the Queen has failed to master in her very lengthy lifetime of being unable to address a nation without auto-cue. Is she incapable of speaking directly from the heart? That the future of the monarchy rests on the natural idiocy of Harry, zombified William and airhead Kate, is quite frightening. We, the British public, are trapped.”

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November 20, 1947: Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten

Sixty-six years ago today, Princess Elizabeth, now known as Queen Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, now Prince Philip and the Duke of Edinburgh. The Queen was 21 years old and the Duke of Edinburgh was 26 when they exchanged vows at Westminster Abbey in 1947.

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Camilla wears Queen Mother’s tiara at Commonwealth banquet

The Duchess of Cornwall looked as regal as ever at the Commonwealth Heads of Government banquet last night in Sri Lanka. The Queen loaned her mother’s beautiful honeycomb-patterned Boucheron tiara to the Duchess to mark the first time the Prince of Wales and the Duchess hosted the bi-annual event.

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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall with the President of Sri Lanka Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa and his wife Shiranthi

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall with the President of Sri Lanka Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa and his wife Shiranthi

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Remembrance Sunday

Daily Mail: "Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (left) pay their respects during ceremonies marking Remembrance Sunday in Central London"

Daily Mail: “Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (left) pay their respects during ceremonies marking Remembrance Sunday in Central London”

Daily Mail: "The Queen stood as the crowds gathered and observed a moment of quiet contemplation as Big Ben struck 11am"

Daily Mail: “The Queen stood as the crowds gathered and observed a moment of quiet contemplation as Big Ben struck 11am”

Daily Mail: "The Queen (left) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (front right) arrive at the Cenotaph in Central London, ahead of Prince Harry (top)"

Daily Mail: “The Queen (left) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (front right) arrive at the Cenotaph in Central London, ahead of Prince Harry (top)”

Daily Mail: "Princess Anne, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh attend the Remembrance Sunday commemorations"

Daily Mail: “Princess Anne, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh attend the Remembrance Sunday commemorations”

Daily Mail: "Three Princes: Philip (left) is joined in laying a wreath on Whitehall in Central London by William (centre) and Harry (right)"

Daily Mail: “Three Princes: Philip (left) is joined in laying a wreath on Whitehall in Central London by William (centre) and Harry (right)”

Daily Mail: "The Duchess of Cambridge (centre), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (left) and Timothy Laurence (right) attend the commemorations"

Daily Mail: “The Duchess of Cambridge (centre), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (left) and Timothy Laurence (right) attend the commemorations”

Daily Mail: "The Duchess of Cambridge (right) smiles as she stands with the Countess of Wessex, on a balcony overlooking Whitehall's Cenotaph in Central London"

Daily Mail: “The Duchess of Cambridge (right) smiles as she stands with the Countess of Wessex, on a balcony overlooking Whitehall’s Cenotaph in Central London”

Daily Mail: The Duchess of Cambridge (right) plays with her hair as stands with Sophie, Countess of Wessex, on a balcony overlooking Whitehall's Cenotaph"

Daily Mail: The Duchess of Cambridge (right) plays with her hair as stands with Sophie, Countess of Wessex, on a balcony overlooking Whitehall’s Cenotaph”

Daily Mail: "Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge watches on while her husband Prince William lays a wreath at the Cenotaph"

Daily Mail: “Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge watches on while her husband Prince William lays a wreath at the Cenotaph”

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Official Portraits from Prince George’s Christening

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