Queen Elizabeth II

Queen to rent out palace during London Olympics

Queen Elizabeth II has given her approval to rent out state apartments at St. James’s Palace as party venues during the 2012 London Olympics. Companies with long-standing ties to the royal family that hold royal...

Australia unveils world’s largest gold coin

Australia has unveiled the world's largest gold coin, weighing a massive 1,000 kg, to mark the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. The Perth Mint produced it in time for the Queen's visit to Western Australia...

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Joins Facebook

They are already regular users of Twitter and YouTube -- but now Britain's royal family is setting up its own page on Internet social networking site Facebook. The British Monarchy page features pictures, videos, news...

Queen Elizabeth II names huge new liner

Britain's queen named a luxury British cruise ship the Queen Elizabeth in a lavish ceremony Monday, blessing the vessel to launch it on its maiden voyage. Queen Elizabeth II had a guided tour of the...

The World’s Richest Royals

Thailand's King Bhumibol remains the world's richest royal for the third year in a row, despite his country's riots and turmoil. Royal assets are held under Thailand's Crown Property Bureau, which benefited from stock market...

Queen wears crystal-studded 3D glasses

Queen Elizabeth II has become the highest-ranking dignitary to be photographed in 3D glasses. She wore the 3D glasses for a demonstration of film technology during a visit to studios in Toronto, Canada. The Queen brought...

World’s largest gold coin sells for $4 million

The world’s largest gold coin, a Maple Leaf, sold for 3.27 million euros ($4.02 million) at the Dorotheum auction house on Friday in Vienna. The coin - measuring 53 centimetres in diameter and weighing 100...
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