Article: Half of Dutch want Queen's role in government merely ceremonial: poll

Article: 101 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE QUEEN; Her favourite film will surprise you and her humour is wackier than you imagine. STEVE RICHES reveals 101 things you didn't know about the Queen...(Features)
The People (London, England);  March 31, 1996 ;     700+ words ...The Queen, as Princess Elizabeth, was delivered by...Thirties, the IRA threatened to blow her up. The Queen first met Prince Philip when she was eight...shilling (5p) a week pocket money. Among the Queen's wedding presents in 1947 were 32,000 food...

Article: FOCUS THE QUEEN
Yorkshire Post;  April 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The Queen will celebrate her 80th birthday next week...honour. But basic facts aside, for many, the Queen remains something of an enigma and, in truth...from the fact that in her early years as Queen, the Press was a very different beast, and...

Article: Songs of praise for Queen
Scotland on Sunday;  April 23, 2006 ;     553 words ...THE Queen's 80th birthday celebrations are due to continue...Castle. Among those expected to join the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are the Prince of Wales...Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice. The Queen's actual birthday was celebrated on Friday...

Article: ONE'S TOP 50; The Palace releases fifty fascinating facts to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  January 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ...THE Queen is the fifth longest serving British monarch. She becomes...winning the battle of Hastings in 1066. Since 1952, the Queen has conferred 380,630 honours and awards. The Queen has personally held 459 investitures. The first investiture...

Article: Ex-model Queen trains girls for the catwalk: Offers lessons in poise along with advice.(Business Times)(The Entrepreneurs)
The Washington Times;  December 6, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Maria-Lana Queen tried modeling for some extra cash while...for this to be a business, she said. Ms. Queen was 19 when she won model of the year in...around the country until five years ago. Ms. Queen realized there were no modeling mentors...

Article: JOSEPH QUEEN, 48; `Do You Know What It Is To Be Shot at Close Range?' Series: 555 LIVES: VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
The Washington Post;  January 1, 1989 ;     616 words ...Joseph Benjamin Queen was meticulous about saving things: receipts...know that he carried it around with him. Queen, 48, was a private man, a loner. Even his...afternoon, asked for a woman, then shot Queen point-blank when he said he did not know...

Article: Queen set to mark Jamestown anniversary - Virginia visit to underscore US-British ties
The Boston Globe;  May 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ...WASHINGTON - Queen Elizabeth II is to arrive in Virginia tomorrow...serve as bookends to her long reign. The Queen, now 81, and her husband, Prince Philip...Elizabeth's fifth to the United States as queen, is being widely anticipated partly because...

Article: The Queen
American Cinematographer;  July 1, 2007 ;     630 words ...The Queen (2006) 1.85:1 (169 Enhanced) Dolby Digital...from the neck. I will introduce you. The queen will extend her hand. You go to her, bow...Blair (Michael Sheen) as he prepares to meet Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) for the first...

Article: Elizabeth II Offers to Pay Taxes; Queen Trimming Family's Costs
The Washington Post;  November 27, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Queen Elizabeth II, whose family's finances have stirred sharp...of Commons, Prime Minister John Major announced that the queen told him weeks ago she wanted to explore "the basis on which...pay tax." Although details are still being negotiated, the queen is expected to begin paying income and other taxes ...

Article: Queen to reign 'until day she dies'
The Scotsman;  April 20, 2006 ;     596 words ...THE Queen will abide by the vow that she made at her coronation...yesterday. Margaret Rhodes, who was present the day the Queen was crowned, said that despite turning 80 tomorrow the Queen regarded her duties as a job for life and would never...

Article: Queen -plans -to see the real Nigeria - but the 'villagers' will be actors Royal visitors to Africa will go walkabout on a soap opera set as local people are kept away
The Sunday Telegraph London;  November 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ...WHEN THE QUEEN returns to Nigeria this week for the first...the gleaming modern capital, Abuja. The Queen will be invited to meet and talk to market...market has been specially built for the Queen's visit in the grounds of the local government...

Article: Revealed: Queen's dismay at legacy of Blair decade * Countryside neglected * Armed Forces overstretched * Meddling in heritage
The Sunday Telegraph London;  May 27, 2007 ;     579 words ...THE QUEEN has been left "exasperated and frustrated...confidants reported. Royal sources said that the Queen also believes privately that Mr Blair and...dealing with her beloved Commonwealth. The Queen, 81, who has ruled for 55 years and worked...

Article: For scepter bearer, new diamond Queen Elizabeth comes to the US today, and a trip to the ballpark is taking priority
The Boston Globe;  May 14, 1991 ;     608 words ...WASHINGTON -- Queen Elizabeth II sent this private message recently to President...tomorrow to see the Orioles take on the Oakland Athletics. As the queen's press spokesman put it, "The queen is keen that her schedule is varied and that she see as many...

Article: Queen to write an apology to Burrell; Royal regrets for emotional distress caused to butler
The Sunday Herald;  November 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ...THE Queen is to write a private letter to Paul Burrell...ended after it was revealed that he had told the Queen he was holding papers from Diana's estate for safe keeping, was initially the Queen's footman. The words he used to the Queen regarding...