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2 Nov 2018 12:47 AM IST

The queen usually celebrates her birthday in private, saving the pomp for her official birthday in June, but the concert was held in aid of a new youth charity, The Queens Commonwealth Trust. (Photo: AP)

Queen marks 92nd birthday with star-studded concert

The monarch took to the stage herself, where her son and heir Prince Charles led the crowd in a birthday

22 April 2018 8:43 AM IST

Britains Queen Elizabeth II walks past Commonwealth flags displayed in St Georges Hall at Windsor Castle, Windsor, southeast England on March 5, 2021, to mark Commonwealth Day which is to be celebrated on March 8, 2021. (Steve Parsons / POOL / AFP)

Queen vows to address Harry and Meghan racism claims

The explosive racism claim has reportedly left the palace in turmoil and scrambling how best to address it

10 March 2021 11:34 AM IST

There was the Platinum Party at Buckingham Palace with singers like Diana Ross, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Duran Duran and composers such as Andrew Llyod Weber which drew at least 22,000 people and provided a foot tapping history of pop music past and present. (Reuters)

Kishwar Desai | Queen's Platinum Jubilee takes on a Bollywood touch...

Indians were in full flow at the 6,000 street parties all over the country

6 Jun 2022 12:03 AM IST

Members of the public walk past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, inside Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, in London on early September 17, 2022, where it lies in state on a catafalque (Image: AFP)

Kishwar Desai | London queues up for a cause as media watches for...

Perhaps, never again in the history of mankind will so many gather to bid farewell to just one person. At least not in...

19 Sept 2022 7:22 AM IST

Britains Queen Elizabeth II walks past Commonwealth flags displayed in St Georges Hall at Windsor Castle, Windsor, southeast England on March 5, 2021, to mark Commonwealth Day which is to be celebrated on March 8, 2021. (Steve Parsons / POOL / AFP)

Sanjaya Baru | Queen and the republic, and our feudal loyalties

Indians' attitude to the English language and to Britain is, without doubt, schizophrenic

19 Sept 2022 7:18 AM IST

Pope Francis arrives to address journalists aboard the plane flying from Nur-Sultan to Rome following his three-day visit to Kazakhstan on September 15, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis will not attend queen's funeral: Vatican

Pope Francis' de-facto foreign minister will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London next week

16 Sept 2022 4:54 PM IST

A woman signs the condolence book at the British embassy in Manila on September 12, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Shobhaa De | The Queen's mantra: Never complain never explain'

The Queen was seen as a matriarch trying to keep a large, dysfunctional family together. Much like matriarchs of joint...

16 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

Britains Queen Elizabeth II smiles during a reception in the Ballroom of Sandringham House, the Queens Norfolk residence on February 5, 2022. (File photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Era ends: Elizabeth II one of a kind, she'll be missed

Her image and the values she stood for had resonated far beyond a shrinking British Empire

10 Sept 2022 12:11 AM IST

The visa waiver will apply to all members of the 28-nation EU except Britain and Ireland. (Photo: AFP)

UK is now allowed to leave EU as Brexit bill becomes law

The bill transfers decades of European law onto British statute books in bid to avoid any legal disruption.

26 Jun 2018 5:33 PM IST

A villager with Prince Philips photograph.

Thousand of miles away from UK, primitive tribe waits for its Prince

The British royal is part of the fabric of life in the village of Younanen on Tanna Island.

8 May 2017 5:49 AM IST

Kohinoor: Puri bid hits UK queen hurdle

Patnaik told reporters on Sunday that the organization would soon decide its next course of action to get back Kohinoor.

21 Nov 2016 3:14 AM IST