Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter makes Olympic debut
July 29th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Phillips made a memorable Olympics debut in the individual dressage equestrian event Sunday, finishing in the top 20.
Phillips, the second ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Olympic Flame reaches Acropolis for handover ceremony
May 17th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, May 17 (IANS) The Olympic Flame for the 2012 London Games was welcomed with great enthusiasm in Athens, as it reached the Acropolis Hill, finishing its long trip ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Queen Elizabeth great grandmom again
March 31st, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 31 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth has become a great grandmother once again - her grandson Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn Phillips welcomed a baby girl.According to a Buckingham ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Medals for London Olympics unveiled
July 28th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) The 2012 London Olympics medals have been unveiled, marking the one-year countdown to the mega event.The medals were revealed at a special ceremony attended Princess Anne, ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton’s first lesson is learning when to curtsey to whom
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, will be learning her first Royal lesson of when to curtsey and to whom.In the state rooms of Buckingham Palace after the wedding, female ... Read more...
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Horse named Royal Wedding wins race
April 30th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 30 (IANS) A horse called Royal Wedding galloped to victory at a race Friday that was held just hours after Prince William wed Kate.Bookies had to pay ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Horse called Royal Wedding wins race just hours after Prince William wed
April 30th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30 (ANI): Bookies in Britain took a hammering of 10 million pounds after a horse called Royal Wedding raced to victory just hours after Prince William wed Kate Middleton.The ... Read more...
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Archbishop of Canterbury ‘lauds Wills-Kat’s maturity about married life’
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 22 (ANI): The Archbishop of Canterbury, who is to marry Prince William and Kate Middleton next week, has praised the mature way in which the couple has approached their ... Read more...
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Spoof royal wedding video showing Royal Family dancing goes viral
April 18th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 18 (ANI): A spoof royal wedding video of the Royal Family dancing up the aisle has become a hit on the Internet.The advertisement for phone company T-Mobile received 3.5 ... Read more...
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Princess Diana’s wedding dress voted the best ever
March 29th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 29 (ANI): Princess Diana's wedding dress has topped all those worn by other royal and celebrity brides in a new poll.The puff ball silk taffeta wedding dress, designed for ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Like Diana, Kate Middleton too may not pledge to ‘obey’ hubby
March 27th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 27 (ANI): It has emerged that Kate Middleton might follow Princess Diana's lead and drop the ancient vow to 'obey' her husband.That means Middleton might only pledge 'to love ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Kate may not pledge to ‘obey’ William
March 26th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 26 (IANS) Kate Middleton may only pledge "to love and to cherish" but not "obey" Prince William when she chooses her wedding vows.Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of ... Read more...
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UK convicts Muslim minister of rape, sexual acts
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2 (ANI): A British Muslim minister has been convicted for raping a 12-year-old boy, and sexually abusing another at a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent.Mohammed Hanif Khan, honoured by Princess Anne ... Read more...
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At 85, Queen will not slow down in 2011
January 2nd, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 2 (IANS) British Queen Elizabeth II, who increased the number of her public engagements in 2010, is set to be busier this year, a media report said Sunday.Most people ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Queen becomes great-grandmother for first time
December 31st, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 31 (ANI): The Queen has become a great-grandmother for the first time at the age of 84 - the wife of her grandson Peter Phillips has given birth to a ... Read more...
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Queen’s granddaughter to marry soon
December 21st, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 21 (IANS) Just weeks after the announcement of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton, Britain's royal family is preparing for another wedding as Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Phillips ... Read more...
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Designer offers to make Middleton’s bridal lingerie
November 27th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS) While many British designers are hoping to make Kate Middleton's wedding gown, Michelle Mone, who owns the underwear firm Ultimo, has offered to make her bridal lingerie ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Ultimo boss Michelle Mone ‘designs Kate Middleton’s bridal lingerie’
November 26th, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): Ultimo boss Michelle Mone received an OBE from Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace and has her sights set on designing Kate Middleton's bridal lingerie."I have designed Kate's ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Queen Elizabeth II to become great-grandmother
July 9th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will soon become a great-grandmother. The wife of her eldest grandson Peter is expecting.
The queen's first great-grandchild is expected to be born in December ... Read more...
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Prince Harry ‘demoted’ in BBC obituary stir
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, February 22 (ANI): The death of Prince Harry will no longer interrupt programmes on the BBC, a British newspaper has reported.The third in line to the British throne along with ... Read more...
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Prince Charles’ ex-harpist escapes jail term
December 23rd, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 23 (ANI): Prince Charles's former harpist has spared a jail sentence when she was given a 12-month community order on Tuesday for handling stolen goods and attempted fraud.Jemima Phillips, 28, ... Read more...
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Queen may close crumbling Buckingham Palace
December 20th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 20 (ANI): The Queen may have to close Buckingham Palace during Christmas due to its parlous state.A huge chunk of stonework recently fell from the palace facade -almost striking a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Queen Elizabeth’s estate value falls by 19 percent
July 21st, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): The global financial meltdown has affected Queen Elizabeth equally with the value of her private estate plummeting by 19 per cent because of a crash in the property ... Read more...
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Queen is Britain’s Most Trusted Public Figure
April 17th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by ANI
London, April 17 (ANI): Queen Elizabeth II enjoys more trust than any other public figure in Britain, according to a new survey.
The YouGov poll, commissioned by insurance firm Hiscox, had carried ... Read more...
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‘Busy bee’ Jordan turns down lunch invite at Buckingham Palace
April 8th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 8 (ANI): Katie Price a.ka. Jordan has claimed that she was invited to lunch at Buckingham Palace but declined the offer because she was in America.The 30-year-old said that she ... Read more...
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Princess Anne to Be 4th in Line For Throne?
March 30th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has begun talks with the Buckingham Palace about changing the 308 year old rules of succession to the throne, doing away with the bar on marrying Roman ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Equal right to royal women in Britain on anvil
March 27th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.27 (ANI): Britain could soon witness a historic change in the rules of succession to the throne, including giving royal women an equal right to access the throne.British Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Australia mourns bushfire victims
February 22nd, 2009 - 8:22 am ICT by IANS
Canberra, Feb 22 (Xinhua) Tens of thousands of Australians have converged on Melbourne Sunday for the national day of mourning following Victoria's deadly bushfires.
Victorian Premier John Brumby said Sunday the event would ... Read more...
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Prince Charles pips younger sis to become hardest working Royal
December 31st, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 31 (ANI): Prince Charles has trounced his younger sister Princess Anne Valentine Low to become the hardest working member of the Royal Family.The Prince of Wales, for the first ... Read more...
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Brit town puts pigeons on the pill to cut their population!
August 23rd, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 23 (ANI): Stamford town councillor has suggested that pigeons should be put on contraceptive pills to cut down their population.The town council has been getting lots of complaints about ... Read more...
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Jalandhar-born mayor is most popular person in English county(Lead)
May 4th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
By Jaideep Sarin
Jalandhar (Punjab), May 4 (IANS) Gloucester Mayor Harjit Gill has pipped British royals, including Prince Charles, and several top celebrities to emerge as the most popular person in the county, ... Read more...
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Jalandhar-born pips British royals in Top 100 of English county
May 4th, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by admin
By Jaideep Sarin
Jalandhar (Punjab), May 4 (IANS) Jalandhar-born Gloucester Mayor Harjit Gill has pipped British royals, including Prince Charles, and several top celebrities to emerge as the most popular person in the ... Read more...
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Prince Harry to get campaign medal
April 28th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr 28 (ANI): British royal Prince Harrys turn in Afghanistan will see him receiving a campaign medal next week.And, it will be Harrys aunt, Princess Anne the Princess Royal, who ... Read more...
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Tome shows how 5-year-old Prince Charles doted on his granny
April 18th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by admin
London, April 18 (ANI): Prince Charles was extremely fond of his granny and was writing affectionate letters to her from the age of five.A loving note written by a five-year-old Prince ... Read more...
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Jalandhar-born steers ahead of British royalty in online voting
April 12th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by admin
By Jaideep Sarin
Jalandhar, April 12 (IANS) Jalandhar-born Harjit Gill, the mayor of Gloucestershire, has raced ahead of the British royalty and Hollywood celebrities in an online voting to select the Top-100 people ... Read more...
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