Mar 28th, 2013 at 3:00PM: It's not every day that you bump into Queen Elizabeth II on your way to work.
Walking from my house to the Bodleian Library in Oxford to research my next book, I noticed a large crowd and dozens of cops outside Christ Church College. It turned out the Queen was coming to take part in an old English tradition – giving away Maundy Money.
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Bumping Into Queen Elizabeth II In Oxford
Mar 28th, 2013 at 3:00PM: It's not every day that you bump into Queen Elizabeth II on your way to work.
Walking from my house to the Bodleian Library in Oxford to research my next book, I noticed a large crowd and dozens of cops outside Christ Church College. It turned out the Queen was coming to take part in an old English tradition – giving away Maundy Money.
Today is Maundy Thursday, the day before Good ...Queen Elizabeth Immortalized In Antarctica Setting Off An International Incident
Dec 26th, 2012 at 8:00AM: As Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee year comes to an end, she has received yet another honor celebrating her 60th year on the throne. However, this latest nod to the Queen's longevity has managed to anger another country, setting off a minor international incident in the process.
Recently, the British Foreign Office announced that it was renaming a section of Antarctica in honor of her ...London's Most Famous Landmark Gets A New Name
Jun 27th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Pop Quiz: what's this called?
Undoubtedly, 99% of people will immediately answer, "Big Ben." Actually, only the clock's bell is called Big Ben. The tower as a whole is called Clock Tower. Everybody knows this iconic sight in London but nearly everyone misidentifies it.
Now the name is getting changed. In honor of the Queen Elizabeth II's Jubilee, the UK government has decided to honor her ...60 Years Of Royal Travel: Queen Elizabeth II's State Visits
Jun 7th, 2012 at 2:00PM: This week, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries are celebrating the Diamond Jubilee, commemorating 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II on the royal throne. The Times has an interactive, multimedia infographic detailing six decades of royal travel. Each decade details her Commonwealth and international trips with video and photographs from some of her most important visits. The 1970s-'90s ...There will be three Queens in New York today
Jan 13th, 2011 at 7:00AM: "Yeah so what?" one might ask. These three queens, Cunard Line ocean liners Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Victoria, will all meet up in New York today for the first time.
The line's flagship, Queen Mary 2 will arrive and dock at Red Hook, Brooklyn. The Queen Victoria and the Queen Elizabeth will sail up the Hudson and dock at the Passenger Ship Terminal in Manhattan.
"In January, ...The royal family joins Flickr
Jul 25th, 2010 at 11:00AM: It seems like everybody is getting on Flickr these days. Now even the Royal Family of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms is sharing their photographs. The collection of photos, both old and new, will go live on Monday. There's also a spot where the common rabble can share their photos of the royals.
The collection will feature not only pictures of the Royal Family, but also ...Her Majesty the Queen no longer exempt from the hassles of airport security
Dec 6th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Queen Elizabeth II will soon become one of the last people on the planet to be subjected to the hassles of airport security. For some insane reason, her own government has decided that every single air traveler will have to be screened to be sure they are not on a list of known terrorists - and no exception is made for anyone.
The UK system is called e-borders, and is similar to current ...Details about the Cunard ship the Queen Elizabeth
Mar 30th, 2009 at 5:30PM: The maiden voyage of the Queen Elizabeth, Cunard's latest cruise ship endeavor, won't be until October 12, 2010 when it sets sail from England for the Canary Islands. Details about what the ship will feature have begun to be revealed.
It sounds fancy--more than fancy. Polished wood, marble, artwork that depicts the royal palaces, and special dining rooms for people who have paid more money add to ...Ocean liner QE2 on its last voyage, this time to Dubai
Oct 18th, 2008 at 10:30AM: For anyone who would like the experience of a luxury ocean liner vacation without actually leaving land, here are two options.
The Queen Elizabeth 2 has hit forty and is being retired. Instead of ending up in some boat graveyard somewhere like Jeremy has written about in a previous post, the QE2 is on its way from New York City [via Great Britain] to Dubai where it will become a hotel.
The ...Symbolic figurehead helps inaugurate Heathrow's new terminal
Mar 15th, 2008 at 1:00PM: Yesterday Queen Elizabeth II helped celebrate the opening of Heathrow's newest terminal, an $8.7 billion structure that is now the largest free-standing building in Britain. "My warmest congratulations go to everyone who has worked on this highly impressive building; it embodies many achievements of which you can be rightly proud," she said.
The terminal will be used exclusively by British ...Go pigeon go!!! Pigeon racing may become an "official" sport
Nov 27th, 2007 at 4:35PM: The Amazing Race is one kind of race to test a person's mettle. If you want to know just what a pigeon can do, race it. People in Great Britain called "pigeon fanciers" have sports clubs where they see whose pigeon is the fastest. This has been going on for a hundred years. That sounds sports-like to me, but pigeon racing, however popular, isn't officially named a sport in Great Britain. This ...
