Four generations of British rulers mark new decade with rare portrait
Buckingham Palace has issued a new photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, her son Prince Charles, her grandson Prince William and her great-grandson Prince George to mark the start of the new decade. This is only the second time a portrait of the queen and ...
Britain's scandal-hit Prince Andrew skips Christmas Day walk after royals' 'bumpy' year
Britain's Prince Andrew skipped the royals' traditional Christmas Day walk to church after what his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, said in her seasonal address had been a "bumpy" year. Andrew has kept a low profile since stepping down from royal duties last month amid outrage ...
U.S. plans to send Vice President Mike Pence to Japan for emperor's post-accession ceremony
The U.K.’s Prince Charles and Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan are among the other foreign dignitaries who are planning to visit for the October ceremony.
Trump, pomp and circumstance: U.K. royals fete U.S. president after tweets targeted at London mayor
Britain rolled out the royal red carpet for Donald Trump on Monday, with Queen Elizabeth leading the pomp and pageantry in honor of the U.S. president whose interventions into London's political crises threatened to overshadow the visit. From a banquet with the 93-year-old monarch, who ...
Queen marks 50th anniversary of investiture of son Charles as Prince of Wales
Britain's Queen Elizabeth held a reception at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the investiture of her oldest son, Charles, as Prince of Wales. Senior royals including Charles's own sons, William and Harry, and their wives, Kate and Meghan, attended the ...
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 92nd birthday by attending star-studded London concert
Queen Elizabeth II attended a star-studded special concert Saturday evening as the world's oldest and longest-reigning living monarch celebrated her 92nd birthday. Welsh singer Tom Jones kicked off the show with his hit "It's Not Unusual" shortly before Elizabeth appeared in the royal box of ...
Prince Charles leads Remembrance day ceremony for British war dead on behalf of aging queen
Prince Charles led the annual ceremony to honor Britain's war dead on Sunday, laying a wreath on behalf of 91-year-old Queen Elizabeth to mark Remembrance Sunday as she watched the service from a balcony. Breaking with her usual custom of placing the wreath at the ...
U.K.'s Channel 4 on Sunday to air Princess Diana's revelations about sex and sorrow
Recordings of Princess Diana speaking candidly about her sex life with Prince Charles and her sorrow at the spectacular collapse of her marriage will be broadcast on British television on Sunday. Diana, first wife of the heir to the British throne, died aged 36 in ...
Britain's Prince Charles: climate change root cause of Syrian war
Britain's Prince Charles has pointed to the world's failure to tackle climate change as a root cause of the civil war in Syria, terrorism and the consequent refugee crisis engulfing Europe. The heir to the British throne is due to give a keynote speech at ...
Prince Charles' letters — the 'black-spider memos' — reveal concern for both troops and toothfish
Prince Charles wrote to ministers on issues ranging from resources for British troops in Iraq to the fate of the Patagonian Toothfish, according to private letters published on Wednesday against government wishes. The 27 letters to and from the 66-year-old heir to the throne were ...
Prince Charles, Camilla wow onlookers while touring Washington
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, toured monuments and wowed Washington tourists on Wednesday on the first full day of their four-day U.S. goodwill tour. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were swarmed by delighted tourists and school groups when they ...
Britain's Prince Charles visited Japanese machine tool maker Yamazaki Mazak's factory in central England on Thursday to learn about its highly regarded training programs for young workers. The prince has a long-standing interest in the training and development of young people and hoped to find ...
