The outlandish singer entertained the Queen at Royal Variety Performance
Six-times major winner Nick Faldo received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday, describing the honour as beyond his boyhood dreams. Faldo, England's most successful golfer, won the British Open three times and the US Masters three times between 1987-96 and played in 11 Ryder Cups.
Images from the XIX Commonwealth Games baton handing over ceremony outside Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday.
President Pratibha Patil was on Tuesday accorded a red-carpet welcome by British Queen Elizabeth II, marked by pomp and pageantry, as she arrived at the imposing Windsor Castle in a stage carriage pulled by six white horses.
America's first lady Michelle Obama broke a royal protocol when she placed her arm around Queen Elizabeth II during a formal reception at the Buckingham Palace. But much to the surprise of onlookers the Queen returned the gesture by putting her arm round first lady's waist.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 37, will visit the country shrugging off security fears to follow in the footsteps of William's grandparents, father and late mother, Princess Diana.
Controversial India-born British author Salman Rushdie was knighted by the Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday for his "services to literature." Muslims around the world had condemned the award when it was announced last year in the Monarch's Birthday Honours list.
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'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"' 'I sorely miss that care and concern.'
Yannic Cariah scored a magnificent unbeaten century to guide the West Indies to a thrilling four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third-fourth place play-off match in the ICC Under-19 World Cup. The 17-year-old left-hander deservedly took the man-of-the-match award for his match-winning knock of 110 that came off 127 balls, as the West Indies achieved victory target of 292 runs for the loss of six wickets with nine balls to spare.
William, the Duke of Cambridge who is second in line to the throne, also spoke of his worry for his grandparents -- Queen Elizabeth II, 93, and her husband Prince Philip, 98 -- who are both isolated away at Windsor Castle during the pandemic.
The civil list, which pays for the running of the royal household, has not increased in the last 20 years. At the moment, any request for an increase in funds would be difficult to tackle as the UK is suffering from the global economic crisis. The queen has raided the reserve fund by pound 6 million to supplement the civil list. If she continues to draw on reserve funds at the current rate, she will run out of funds by the start of 2012.
In India, Opposition parties along with healthcare professionals have urged the government, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top leaders, to take either of the Covishield or Covaxin doses, which could help in drastically reducing trust and fear issues amongst citizens., reports Sohini Das.
The Duke of Edinburgh has been pictured back behind the wheel of a new Land Rover on Saturday afternoon on the Sandringham estate, the royal family's Norfolk retreat near to which the Thursday's accident took place, the Telegraph reported.
He has been named as special envoy of the diplomatic quartet pushing for peace in Middle East.
London 2012 chief Sebastian Coe described it as a symbolic moment when Queen Elizabeth toured the Olympic Park on Tuesday and planted the first of 4,000 trees that will landscape the site. The Queen, who last visited in 2005, also viewed progress on the Olympic Stadium which is now a feature of the east London skyline as work continues on the venues and infrastructure for the 9.3 billion pound project.
'Life has been full of rewards, full of sadness.'
Queen Elizabeth is posting job vacancies at Buckingham Palace through her revamped Web site.
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The value of her private estate fell by 19 per cent in 2008-09 due to a crash in property and investment markets.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has suffered over one billion pound dip in the value of her properties owing to the current global recession.
The 82-year-old monarch has a personal fortune of 320 million pounds (475 million dollars, 355 million euros), according to The Sunday Times newspaper's 2008 Rich List, but is not a spendthrift. The sovereign has ordered a festive crackdown to acknowledge the credit crunch starting with her Christmas crackers, a media report said.
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A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur are some of the Indian heirlooms that made up a collection of 350 personal items belonging to Patricia Mountbatten, Lord Louis Mountbatten's eldest daughter, which fetched over £5.6 million (Rs 56 crore) at an auction in London.
The 23-year-old prince, who is third in line to the British throne and has earned fullsome prise from many, including grandmother Queen Elizabeth II for his effort, was put on a troop transport plane with about 170 personnel. Prince Harry was posted on a front line base called 'Delhi'. Harry fought the Taliban alongside Gurkhas recruited into the British army from Nepal. Many of them had their education in Kathmandu or India.
Lewis Hamilton was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday for his achievement in becoming the youngest Formula One champion in history.
The Baton, which will stay in India for two days on October 12 and 13, will not, however, be taken in a relay by sportspersons, as is done normally, following IOA's decision to curtail the events here as there will not be adeqaute security arrangements in view of the Dussehra festival.
Deane De Menezes hopes to reduce the awkwardness and stigma around menstruation.
Bhangra singer Malkit Singh became the first Punjabi singer to be honoured by Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace here with the award of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
A procession down the Mall to Buckingham Palace in a golden carriage and a banquet for 150 people hosted by the monarch are among the highlights of any state visit.
As the woman who conducted the explosive CBS interview, Winfrey stressed that Harry was categorical that it was neither his grandmother, the Queen, nor his grandfather, who were behind comments about Archie's mixed-race heritage from his mother's side, which are being perceived as racist.
Rushdie has been awarded for his services to Literature in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, which recognises the achievements of 19 other NRIs as well.
'It is a great honour and responsibility because I will be a representative of India at the wedding,' Suhani Jalota -- whose Myna Mahila Foundation was selected by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as one of the seven charities to benefit from donations from the Royal Wedding - tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed in a statement on Thursday that the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Bill has cleared its parliamentary stages and is now awaiting Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II before it goes on for EU ratification.
In an interview to BBC, the King said Saudi Arabia passed on to Britain information that might have helped avert the July 2005 bombings that killed 52 people.
Former world featherweight boxing champion "Prince" Naseem Hamed, who was convicted and jailed last year for dangerous driving, has been stripped of an honour bestowed on him by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in 1998.
After a busy day in Stockholm, Sweden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. PM Modi is in London to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The PM will also have a top-level meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as well as a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace. Here's a glimpse of NaMo's busy English day.
James Gordon Brown, a self-proclaimed admirer of India, on Wednesday took over as prime minister of Britain amid expectations that relations between New Delhi and London would develop further.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo gained immediate inspiration from pre-match advice given by England's new knight Ian Botham.
Thirteen Indians, including Bhangra artist Malkit Singh, have been awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Britian's Queen Elizabeth-II in her New Year honours.
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