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Prince Philip Leaves Hospital

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:02:00 CST

Britain's Prince Philip left the hospital this morning after a four-night stay for heart surgery that saw him miss Christmas , reports the Mirror . The 90-year-old Duke of Edinburgh waved to media gathered outside Papworth Hospital, and appeared to be in good spirits. Philip was headed by car for the queen's...

Sans Philip, Royal Christmas Goes on

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:40:00 CST

Britain's Prince Philip remained hospitalized today, recovering from coronary stenting , but the royal show must go on, and so it did: Queen Elizabeth and her entire brood attracted throngs of Brits as they attended Christmas services this morning at the queen's retreat in Sandringham. Kate, in her first Christmas as...

Queen's Hubby Has Heart Surgery

Kate Schwartz — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:07:57 CST

The Christmas holiday is off to a not-so-joyful start for the royal family: Prince Philip has undergone treatment for a blocked coronary artery, British royal officials said today. The palace refused to confirm if the queen's 90-year-old husband had suffered a heart attack, saying only that tests showed a blocked...

Australia Man Greets Queen by Mooning Her

Matt Cantor — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:20:30 CDT

Queen Elizabeth saw more of Australia than she bargained for during her visit to Brisbane today. A construction worker gave the queen and her husband a long look at his rear end—which held an Australian flag between the cheeks—as he reportedly ran beside her motorcade for about 150...

Obamas Meet William, Kate

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:44:49 CDT

The Obamas were grandly received at Buckingham Palace today, greeted by a 41-gun salute as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed them to London. Earlier in the day, the president and first lady had a chance to meet with Prince Charles and wife Camilla, as well as newlyweds Prince William...

Kate, Beware This Batty Crew

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:23:16 CDT

For those salivating over every bit of cake or gown drivel that oozes out of the royal wedding, Christopher Hitchens is here to rain on your parade. The "constitutional absurdity" (ie, monarchy) is getting ready to claim its latest victim, he writes in Slate, and Kate Middleton had best consider...

Queen Elizabeth Hits New York

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:43:00 CDT

Queen Elizabeth will take a whirlwind tour of the Big Apple today, stopping by Ground Zero and the United Nations in her first visit to New York in 35 years. She’ll address the UN General Assembly, much as she did the first time she visited the city in 1957—just...

Toronto Loses Power During Queen's Visit

M. Morris — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:06:54 CDT

A power outage struck late this afternoon in Toronto, where Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are visiting at the end of a 9-day swing through Canada. The prince was at a downtown hotel when the lights went out and gamely presented the Duke of Edinburgh Awards for community service to...

Island Cult Worships... Prince Philip?

Kevin Spak — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:32:06 CDT

To most of the world, Prince Philip is the Queen of England’s gaffe-prone husband, but on the tiny island of Tanna in Vanuatu, he’s the messiah. Philip’s never actually been to the island, but he and the Queen did visit Vanuatu in 1974, and that’s probably when the islanders decided...