Tag: Queen Elizabeth
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Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, hospitalised for undisclosed infections
The 96-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, has been admitted to hospital with an infection and will miss the formal opening of parliament, Buckingham Palace has said. Philip, whose official title is Duke of Edinburgh, has been by the queen’s side throughout her 65 years on the throne and she has described him…
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Queen Elizabeth to inaugurate new session of parliament June 21
UK Queen Elizabeth is to inaugurate the new session of parliament on June 21. The leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Leadsom said: “the government has agreed with Buckingham Palace that the State Opening of Parliament will take place on June 21.” Leadson, however did…
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Manchester Attack: Queen Elizabeth visits injured victims in hospital, expresses shock
Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday visited several children injured in the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena, meeting patients and staff at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. The royal family published photographs of the queen meeting teenagers Millie Robson and Evie Mills, aged 15 and 14, and 12-year-old Amy Barlow at the hospital. Several children were…
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Manchester Attack: Queen Elizabeth, Donald Trump, Angel Markel, other world leaders react
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has responded to the suicide bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, northern England that killed at least 22 people and injured around 59 on Monday evening. In a statement published on the Royal Family’s official website, the Queen described the terrorist incident as a “dreadful event” and thanked…
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Queen Elizabeth resumes duties as she recovers from cold
Queen Elizabeth has resumed official duties as she continues to recover from a heavy cold that forced her to miss Christmas and New Year Church services. A spokeswoman said on Wednesday in London that on resumption, she gave an honour to a member of her staff in a private ceremony. “On Tuesday, the queen gave…
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Cold Weather: Queen Elizabeth misses Christmas, New Year church services
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth missed a New Year’s Day church service on Sunday due to a heavy cold, Buckingham Palace said, a week after the 90-year-old monarch missed a Christmas Day service for the first time in decades. The world’s longest-reigning monarch, who became unwell before Christmas, stayed indoors at her Sandringham country estate in…