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1. News - World - BRITAIN

   Queen Elizabeth II to miss Commonwealth meeting

   Posted May 07th 2013, 04:11pm by Associated Press in London

   ... News World Queen Elizabeth II Associated Press in London Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth heads of government meeting - the first time she’s missed the biennial session since 1971. The queen has long been a major supporter of the 54-nation Commonwealth, and her decision to send Prince Charles to the November meeting is seen as a reflection of her ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1232300/queen-elizabeth-ii-miss-commonwealth-meeting
2. News - World - BRITAIN

   Britain's Queen Elizabeth admitted to London hospital with gastroenteritis

   Posted Mar 04th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... made public. Police officers were stationed outside the hospital entrance on Sunday. Queen Elizabeth was due to visit the Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster in the east London docklands ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1174347/britains-queen-elizabeth-admitted-london-hospital-gastroenteritis
3. Lifestyle - Arts & Culture

   New portrait of Queen Elizabeth II unveiled

   Posted Sep 28th 2012, 02:45pm by Sarah Graham

   ... Queen Elizabeth II Portrait Sarah Graham A new official portrait of Britain's Queen, painted by Australian-born artist Ralph Heimans, has been unveiled. The painting, ‘The Coronation Theatre, Westminster Abbey: A Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1049393/new-portrait-queen-elizabeth-ii-unveiled
4. News - World

   Sick British queen cancels Wales visit

   Posted Mar 02nd 2013, 09:33am by Agence France Presse in London

   ... of Wales. “The queenwill no longer go to Swansea tomorrow,” said a spokesman . “She is experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis. The queen is currently spending the weekend in Windsor as usual.” ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1168963/sick-british-queen-cancels-wales-visit
5. Comment - Blogs

   QE II for Kai Tak?

   Posted Jan 23rd 2013, 12:26am by Anna Healy Fenton

   ... Comment Blogs Business Money Wealth Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Ship Anna Healy Fenton The buyer and destination of the historic Queen Elizabeth II passenger liner is currently one of the best kept secrets in shipping. Rumours abound, ranging from it being bought to go to China to be scrapped – but then there was a story that a Russian Aircraft carrier would suffer the same fate ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1134006/qe-ii-kai-tak
6. News - World - ROYALTY

   Prince Charles steps into queen's Commonwealth role

   Posted May 09th 2013, 12:00am by GDN

   ... the 87-year-old monarch at the meeting in Sri Lanka. The queen has not missed the CHOGM conference, which is held every two years, since 1973. It will be the first time the future king has stepped ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1233096/prince-charles-steps-queens-commonwealth-role
7. News - World - ROYALTY

   Parliament presence a sign of Prince Charles' rising status

   Posted May 09th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News World Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth II Parliament Agence france-Presse in London Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, attended the state opening of Britain's parliament alongside Queen Elizabeth yesterday, in a sign of the heir to the throne's increasing role as the 87-year-old monarch scales back her duties. Their appearance came a day after Buckingham Palace ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1233303/parliament-presence-sign-prince-charles-rising-status
8. News - World - BRITAIN

   British queen attends first cabinet meeting

   Posted Dec 18th 2012, 06:38pm by AFP

   ... Palace said. Historically, monarchs used to chair cabinet meetings but the last one to exercise their right to attend was queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth’s great-great grandmother, who died ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1107535/british-queen-attends-first-ever-cabinet-meeting
9. The Planner

   Posted Feb 09th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Queen Elizabeth Stadium, 18 Oi Kwan Rd, Wan Chai, HK$120-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 Extra-curricular Solo Performer and the Audience Writer-performer Tim Crouch gives a workshop ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/669383/planner
10. News - World - BRITAIN

    Britain’s Cameron pledges immigration clampdown in Queen’s Speech

    Posted May 08th 2013, 06:36pm by AFP

    ... News World David Cameron UK immigration Queen Elizabeth II Queen's Speech Agence France-Presse in London British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged a fresh clampdown on immigration in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday, seeking to bolster his right-wing credentials and counter the rise of the UK Independence Party (UKIP). Measures to restrict migrants’ access to healthcare and tackle ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1233059/britains-cameron-pledges-immigration-clampdown-queens-speech

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