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British 'barbarians' need manners lesson, says China paper in rudeness row The British media is riddled with "barbarians" who would benefit from a lesson in manners from China's ancient civilisation, a state-run newspaper said Thursday after Queen Elizabeth II called some Chinese officials "very rude".

12 May 2016

Queen calls Chinese delegation 'very rude' Queen Elizabeth II called members of a Chinese delegation "very rude", in a rare diplomatic gaffe by the British monarch.

11 May 2016

Pakistan court to hear bid to reclaim jewel from British crown Pakistan asks Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond more than 150 years after it was taken from Lahore.

10 February 2016

Queen Elizabeth sells 25,000 tickets to 90th birthday Tickets to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday celebrations sold out within hours as Buckingham Palace promised four days of pageantry "fit for the queen" including dancing and horse shows.

25 November 2015

Queen Elizabeth II receives Nursultan Nazarbayev in London President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Queen Elizabeth II during his official visit to the United Kingdom.

23 November 2015

Kazakh student gets response letter from Queen Elizabeth II A school student from Pavlodar in northern Kazakhstan Sofia Kairbayeva wrote a letter to Queen Elizabeth II and received a response.

11 January 2015

Queen says fixing division in Scotland 'will take time Healing differences in Scotland after a divisive referendum that came close to splitting the United Kingdom this year will take time.

26 December 2014

Queen praises Ebola health workers in Christmas message Queen Elizabeth II will pay tribute in her annual Christmas Day broadcast to the "selflessness" of medical staff and aid workers fighting the Ebola epidemic.

25 December 2014

British PM to apologise to queen over purring gaffe British Prime Minister David Cameron will apologise to Queen Elizabeth II in person.

25 September 2014

Queen urges unity after Scottish independence vote Queen Elizabeth II urged her subjects in the United Kingdom to come together after Scots voted against independence.

20 September 2014

Scots grapple with referendum tug-of-war at Highland games Bagpipe music, caber-tossing and tugs-of-war were on everyone's minds at the Braemar Highland games presided over by Queen Elizabeth II.

08 September 2014

Dethroned Myanmar beauty queen seeks apology before returning crown A Myanmar beauty queen dethroned for alleged misconduct said she would only return her crown if South Korean pageant organisers apologised

02 September 2014

Queen smashes whisky, gives her name to Britain's biggest warship Queen Elizabeth II smashed a bottle of whisky against Britain's biggest warship as she gave her name to the new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland.

05 July 2014

Britain makes Angelina Jolie an honorary dame Angelina Jolie has been made an honorary dame in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list, as Britain paid tribute to the Hollywood star for her efforts to combat warzone rape.

14 June 2014

Queen Elizabeth portrait released to mark 88th birthday A new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, taken by David Bailey, has been released to mark her 88th birthday on Monday, with the renowned photographer delighting in the "mischievous glint" in her eyes.

22 April 2014

Curious George revels in royal play day in New Zealand Britain's baby Prince George hosted his first official function on Wednesday -- maintaining a regal calm on a play date with a group of New Zealand toddlers, even as some of his tiny guests burst into tears

10 April 2014

Two sovereigns in Rome: Queen visits pope Queen Elizabeth II meets Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday on a visit that coincides with the anniversary of the start of the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina.

03 April 2014

Merkel set for historic UK visit German chancellor Angela Merkel will make an historic speech to Britain's parliament on Thursday before holding EU talks with Prime Minister David Cameron and taking tea with Queen Elizabeth II.

27 February 2014

Queen hosts British film royalty at palace Queen Elizabeth II hosted the cream of British cinema at Buckingham Palace on Monday, a day after her grandson starred at the Bafta's, the highlight of the industry's calendar.

18 February 2014

Prince William's wife Kate dazzles in queen's diamonds Prince William's wife Catherine dazzled onlookers at a dinner for London's National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday with a diamond necklace borrowed from the queen.

12 February 2014

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