Dec 25 Queen recalls ‘familiar laugh missing’ in Christmas speech By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Saying she understood the difficulty of spending the holiday season “with one familiar laugh missing,” the monarch delivered her address beside a framed photograph of her arm-in-arm with Prince Philip, who died in April at age 99. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Queen urges leaders to act quickly on climate at COP26 By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Queen Elizabeth II has welcomed world leaders to the U.N. climate summit in a pre-recorded video message, saying "the time for words has now moved to the time for action."… Continue reading
Jun 13 Biden says ‘very gracious’ queen ‘reminded me of my mother’ By Kelvin Chan, Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden returned to the dais and he, the first lady and the white-gloved woman who has held the British throne for nearly 70 years watched the military march past before they went inside for tea. As they left the dais,… Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 5:49 ‘America is back’: Biden heads for NATO summit after a successful G-7 By PBS NewsHour President Biden flew to Brussels for the NATO summit after wrapping up the G-7 in the UK. At a news conference Sunday, he talked about the G-7’s plan to donate a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally and an agreement… Continue watching
Apr 17 The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Sitting by herself at the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth cut a regal, but solitary figure: still the monarch, but now alone. Continue reading
Apr 10 Bouquet-bearing public honors Philip, ignoring COVID warning By Danica Kirka, Associated Press A cross-section of British society and admirers from abroad descended on Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle on Saturday. They laid bouquets at the gates, offered prayers or just paused for a moment of reflection as they remembered a man who… Continue reading
Jan 09 Queen Elizabeth II and husband receive COVID-19 vaccinations By Associated Press Buckingham Palace officials said in a statement that the 94-year-old monarch and Philip, 99, received their jabs Saturday, joining some 1.5 million people in Britain who have been given a first dose of a vaccine. Continue reading
Dec 06 Netflix rejects calls to add disclaimer to The Crown By Associated Press But the current fourth season is set in the 1980s, a divisive decade in Britain. Characters include Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose 11-year tenure transformed and divided Britain, and the late Princess Diana, whose death in a car crash… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:00 How a ‘progressive’ new arrangement for the British royal family could work The British monarchy is in the midst of one of its most tumultuous times in recent history. Queen Elizabeth announced Monday that she would be open to a new arrangement that would allow Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to pursue… Continue watching
Jun 28 New biography shows a side of Prince Charles we’ve not seen By Elizabeth Flock Sally Bedell Smith's new book "Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life" explores a member of the royal family she says has been "massively misunderstood."… Continue reading