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Wills: Grandma Made Us Rip Up Wedding Guest List

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:46:36 CDT

When Prince William first started planning his wedding to Kate Middleton, he was handed the original guest list, with 777 names on it—"not one person I knew or Catherine knew," he reveals in an ITV1 documentary about Queen Elizabeth airing next month. He took the list to his grandmother...

Prince William: You Don't Mess With Grandma

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:03:48 CDT

What’s it like to have Queen Elizabeth as your royal grandma? “'Behind closed doors, she's our grandmother, it's as simple as that,” Prince Harry tells Katie Couric in a rare interview on the subject. Even so, “As I learned from growing up, you don't mess with your grandmother,” says Prince...

Yum? Great Lakes Provide Lampreys for Queen's Pie

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:38:22 CDT

The slimy eel-like creature known as a sea lamprey happens to be the special ingredient in a traditional English pie that will be cooked up for Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate the 60th anniversary of her reign in June, reports the Detroit Free Press . But the animals are endangered and...

Elizabeth Marks 60 Years as Queen

Matt Cantor — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:06:05 CST

It's 60 years to the day since Elizabeth II became queen, and she's kicking off a year of celebrations with a message to the British people. "I am writing to thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement that you have given to me and Prince Philip over these years,...

Cops ID Body Found on Queen's Estate

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:51:08 CST

Police in England have identified the body of a girl found last week on the grounds of Queen Elizabeth's behemoth Sandringham estate, reports People . The victim is 17-year-old Alisa Dmitrijeva, a Latvian immigrant last seen getting into a green Lexus with two male friends in August. She was reported missing...

Woman Found on Queen's Estate Was Murdered

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:46:09 CST

A British mystery is officially a murder mystery: Police say that the human remains discovered on the grounds of Sandringham, the queen's massive rural estate, belong to a woman, and that the case is being treated as a murder. An autopsy scheduled for today will hopefully shed some light on...

Dog Walker Finds Human Remains on Royal Estate

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:33:14 CST

A dog walker discovered human remains yesterday less than two miles from the Queen's residence on a British royal estate, police say. Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, who are staying at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk for a Christmas holiday, were told about the discovery after attending...

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...