Throughout that time, the Royal Yacht Britannia traveled to 600 ports in 135 countries, clocking in more than 1 million nautical miles for 968 state visits. This made Queen Elizabeth II the most ...

P&O Britannia is 142,00 gross tons and carries 3,600 passengers. The list of previous royal launches includes: HRH The Duchess of York (later HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) launched ...

After Ronald and Nancy Reagan dined on the Royal Yacht Britannia in 1983, Nancy described the encounter as “two mothers and wives talking about their lives, mostly our children.” Hillary Clinton ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh drive through cheering crowds and a Royal Navy Guard. Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited ...

Almost 500 years ago, a princess called Elizabeth became Queen of England. People were worried. It was unusual to be ruled by a woman, because at the time, they were seen as weak and not as clever ...

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British Royal family in 1937. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are pictured wearing their crowns and Princess Elizabeth is waving. Princess Margaret, on the left, and Princess Elizabeth give ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details of her long-time art adviser’s double life as a Soviet spy ...

"With the exception of her daughter Anne, the Queen was closer to Sophie than any of the other royal women," Seward told the publication. "It really was a genuine closeness, and Elizabeth was ...

Her middle name, notably, honors Queen Elizabeth, who died in 2022 at age 96. News broke in October 2024 that Beatrice, 36, was pregnant with baby No. 2. “Her Royal Highess Princess Beatrice and ...

The coronation of the first Elizabeth is of considerable interest to us and of greater historical importance than most. Not only was it the last occasion on which the Latin service was used, as ...

The Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Committee has a budget of up to $57 million for a permanent monument, The Times reported, adding that its design “could include digital technology.” The ...