Buckingham Palace

13 Nov 2012

A Jersey accountant is restarting his legal battle to find out if he is the late Princess Margaret's secret illegitimate son.

Robert Brown, 57, said he was prepared to spend up to £100,000...

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Indonesia’s Yudhoyono welcomed by British queen

1 Nov 2012

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II welcomed Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday for a state visit aimed at boosting ties with the emerging Asian power, with the help of some...

10:49AM

Britain pulls out welcome mat for Indonesian leader Yudhoyono

31 Oct 2012

Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono begins a three-day state visit to Britain on Wednesday, with officials keen to impress the emerging Asian power with a display of British pomp and...

10:51AM

Talking points

2 Jun 2012

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

C.Y. Leung embarks on tour of troubled waters

4:26PM

Crowning glories

13 Aug 2006

IF YOU'RE ROYALTY, the 'less is more' fashion rule naturally doesn't apply. On formal occasions, Queen Elizabeth II dresses how we imagine a queen should dress: sparkling gown, suite of jewellery...

1:54AM

Festival founder's palace honour

15 Jun 2006

British national Lindsey McAlister has just returned from a short trip to England. But this was no ordinary home visit. The Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival founder was at Buckingham Palace where...

8:32PM

Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Garden party politics

The sandwiches are pretty ordinary but the Dundee cake is rather good.

4:35PM

Should the Queen retire?

YES Poor woman, really it's verging on the cruel. There she is, 70 today, slogging away through red boxes of tedious documents, obliged to discuss affairs of state with Prime Minister John Major...

1:13PM

Other options open to maids

IT is guaranteed that there will be an annual debate in these columns on the pros and cons of Filipinos being allowed to mess up Statue Square and environs on Sundays.

8:24AM

Royals lead day of mixed emotions

THE royal family yesterday relived the historic moment in 1945 when they stood on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as the nation marked the end of the war in Europe.

6:43AM

Dive honour

A HEROIC dive into Victoria Harbour in a desperate search for a 15-year-old boy will be honoured at Buckingham Palace today when former Hong Kong sailor Leading Radio Operator Nigel Griffiths...

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