Vacancy Listed for House Manager at Buckingham Palace
Comstock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Fancy a job working for the British royals? Well, you may be in luck — there’s a freshly listed $78,000-per-year vacancy for a house manager at Buckingham Palace.The queen is currently seeking a master of the house…
Olympic Torch Sparks Controversy About Bearers
MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Raquel Matos, a 16-year-old champion Scottish swimmer, carried the Olympic torch for part of its journey through Edinburgh, Scotland, and was thrilled over the honor.“It’s like showing how this one …
Director Reveals Plans for London Olympics’ Opening Ceremony
MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Oscar-winning British director Danny Boyle wants to make the opening ceremony of the upcoming Summer Olympics in London as pleasant as possible.Boyle, whose credits include Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours, is…
British Prime Minister Leaves Daughter, 8, Alone at Pub
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Britain’s prime minister may want to consider signing up for one of those parenting-class vouchers he’s made available to those in his country.On Monday, 10 Downing Street confirmed that Prime Minis…
British Prime Minister and Wife Leave Daughter Behind in a Pub
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — British Prime Minister David Cameron is red-faced Monday over a report that he and his wife accidentally left their 8-year-old daughter behind in a pub after enjoying lunch with two other families.Britain&rsquo…
Fake Olympics Merchandise Seized Across the UK
Official Olympic mascot stuffed animals. EyesWideOpen/Getty Images (LONDON) — It’s less than 50 days until the Olympic Games kick off in London, but mounting excitement is shadowed by a growing worry about fake Olympic merchandise cropping up. R…
Fake Olympics Merchandise Seized Across the UK
Official Olympic mascot stuffed animals. EyesWideOpen/Getty Images (LONDON) — It’s less than 50 days until the Olympic Games kick off in London, but mounting excitement is shadowed by a growing worry about fake Olympic merchandise cropping up. R…
Diamond Jubilee Goes On with Prince Philip in the Hospital
Paul Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Philip celebrated his wife’s Diamond Jubilee on Tuesday from the hospital, where we was admitted the day before with a bladder infection.The prince, who turns 91 this weekend, will remain in the ho…
Queen Elizabeth II Honored with Diamond Jubilee Flotilla
Danny Martindale/WireImage(LONDON) — The weather certainly wasn’t fit for a queen, but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of some 1.2 million people who lined the banks of the River Thames on Sunday to watch Queen Elizabeth II float past on…
Diamond Jubilee: Queen Attends Derby as Celebrations Begin
John Stillwell-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It was a day at the races for the royal family today as Diamond Jubilee celebrations kicked off, honoring the 60 years Queen Elizabeth has spent on the throne. The four-day festivities officially began with…
A Family Affair: Prince Charles Pays Tribute to His Mother
Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Charles, Prince of Wales, will honor his mother with a televised personal tribute to Her Majesty the Queen of England, celebrating her 60-year reign and kicking off the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.“The Diamond Jub…
WikiLeaks Founder Can Be Extradited to Sweden, UK High Court Rules
BERTIL ERICSON/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who bedeviled the U.S. government by publishing a massive trove of formerly classified Pentagon and State Department documents, can be extradited from England to Sweden to fac…
Prince William Tells Katie Couric He’s Eager for Kids
Katie Couric interviews Prince William for the ABC network special, “The Jubilee Queen With Katie Couric.” (Credit: Mark Large)(LONDON) — One year after their marriage, Prince William said that he and wife, Catherine Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridg…
Prince Harry Reflects on Queen Elizabeth II’s Legacy
WPA Pool photo by MARK LARGE(NEW YORK) — To the world, she’s Queen Elizabeth II, the beloved British monarch who has reigned for 60 years. But to her grandson Prince Harry, she’s just “Granny.”“In a small room with …
Katie Couric Greets Queen Elizabeth Before Diamond Jubilee
Lewis Whyld/WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — ABC News’ Katie Couric described her presentation to Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday on World News, saying her majesty was quiet, lovely and charming.“She was really shmoozing with her guests — altho…
Pippa Middleton Steals Spotlight from Bride, Again
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(LONDON) — Everyday brides-to-be stressing over the planning of their upcoming weddings can be grateful for at least one thing: not having to include Pippa Middleton on their guest list.The royal sister-in-law stole the show …
British Spy Probably Killed by Another Person, Coroner Says
Ian and Ellen Williams, parents of slain British MI6 officer Gareth Williams, leave the Westminster Coroners Court in central London after the verdict was announced. /AFP/GettyImages(LONDON) — The long-awaited coroner’s verdict into the mysterio…
Lawmakers’ Drunken Brawls Mean New Rules at Parliament’s Bars
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — It just got a little bit harder for British lawmakers to drink on the job at the House of Commons.The House of Commons’ four bars, which open every day and stay open well into the night when Parliament is in sess…
Slice of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s Wedding Cake Up for Auction
pfcauctions.com(LONDON) — You can have a piece of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding cake if the price is right.Days after the royal couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary, a slice of their wedding cake is up for auction onli…
London Apartment Building Gets SAMs, Soldiers for Olympics
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Residents of an East London apartment complex have new, perhaps unwanted neighbors on their roofs: a dozen armed soldiers and surface-to-air missiles. As part of the largest peacetime mobilization in British history, t…