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Queen Elizabeth Is Only Earning $50 Million This Year
Not even the royal family is safe from Britain's plummeting economy. For decades, Queen Elizabeth II has been receiving a little less taxpayer funding each year. But now, under new austerity measures,...
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Murder Investigation Begins As Dead Body Found On Queen Of England's Estate
The body of a dead woman was found at the country estate where the British royal family spent their winter holidays, the AP reports. A murder inquiry has now been opened for the body, found on the...
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The British Prime Minister Decided Taxpayers Shouldn't Buy The Queen A $90...
Earlier today I blogged about British Education Secretary Michael Gove's call for Queen Elizabeth II to be given a new yacht to mark her 60th anniversary on the throne. Gove's idea has been run up the...
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OOPS: Gifts Given By The Queen To Australian Officials Were Paid For By...
On her visit to Australia last year, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh presented gifts to Australian officials, just as royals have done on every visit to a Commonwealth nation. However, a...
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These 10 People Turned Down KNIGHTHOOD
This post originally appeared at Mental_Floss. Of all the honors that the Queen of England bestows on her subjects, a knighthood is easily the most coveted. To British citizens, few titles could be...
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The UK's Starting Months Of Celebrations To Celebrate 60 Years Of Queen...
On this day, 60 years ago, King George the Sixth's valet walked into his room at Sandringham Estate to wake him and found him dead. The heir to the throne, Princess Elizabeth was on an official trip...
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British Government: Our Citizens Have No Right To Wear A Cross At Work
In a controversial move announced last night the government of Britain will argue to the European Court of Human Rights that Christians have no right in Britain to wear a cross or crucifix at work,...
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PHOTOS: The Palace William And Kate Will Call Home Just Got A $19 Million...
Last week, Queen Elizabeth unveiled the nearly $19.2 million renovation at Kensington Palace, the future home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Will and Kate. The renovation was the largest...
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The Fancy British Bank That Handles The Queen's Accounts Just Got A Huge...
Coutts, banker to the Queen, has been given the biggest ever fine – £8.75m – for breaches of money-laundering rules after three years of "serious" and "systemic" problems in handling the affairs of...
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The Queen Announces Radical Reform Plans For The House Of Lords
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II says Britain's government plans to finally reform the centuries-old House of Lords and introduce direct elections for its members. Attempts to overhaul the unelected...
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8 Reasons Why The British Still Love The Queen
This weekend will mark Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom's Diamond Jubilee — the 60th year of her reign. However, in the 21st century, isn't the monarchy little more than an anachronism? A...
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This Has To Be The Grossest Present Anyone Is Giving The Queen For Her...
In honor of Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne, Her Majesty may have to eat one of the most disgusting fish dishes we have ever seen. According to the Wall Street Journal, Gloucester is...
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INFOGRAPHIC: The British Royal Family Is Worth More Than $1 Billion
Queen Elizabeth, who is celebrating her 60th year on the throne this week, is by far the wealthiest royal in Britain, with an estimated next worth of $510 million. Prince Charles comes next, with a...
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Sorry, But The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Was Boring And Only Convinced Me That...
Last year, like many British people living overseas, I experienced a somewhat unexpected wave of patriotism and stoic British pride at the pomp and circumstance surrounding the Royal Wedding of Prince...
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Wow! The Queen Of England Shaking Hands With A Former IRA Commander
Earlier today, in an event in Belfast organized by the charity Co-Operation Ireland, the Queen of England and the Northern Ireland's deputy first minister Martin McGuinness shook hands for the first...
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HELP WANTED: The Queen Needs A New Housekeeper At Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is hiring, according to Bloomberg TV. The Queen and the royal family are looking for a new housekeeper to run Buckingham Palace. The ideal candidate will have experience and vast...
View ArticleWATCH: The 'Queen' Jumps Out Of A Helicopter At The Olympic Opening Ceremony
A stand-in for the Queen -- with James Bond -- parachuted out of a helicopter to get into Olympic Stadium. Watch the hilarious opening ceremony involving the Queen below: And follow the Olympic...
View ArticleVideo Of The Olympic Cauldron Lighting In London
The Olympic Opening Ceremony in London just ended as seven teenage British athletes had the honor of lighting the Olympic Cauldron. The Cauldron, however, isn't really a cauldron. Sports Illustrated's...
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10 Dangerous Beauty Tricks From Ancient Times
Make-up and beautifying treatments have been around since the time of the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians. Today, we pinch, peel and inject to make ourselves beautiful, but thousands of years ago people...
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Part Of Antarctica Is Going To Be Named After The Queen
Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that the southern part of the British Antarctic Territory has been named Queen Elizabeth Land in honour of the Diamond Jubilee, during a Royal visit to the...
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