News: In The Service of The Queen, Part Two
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Tycho:  Page Two of "In The Service Of The Queen" will be available shortly, as he's taking the process very seriously.  Writing ridiculous poems used to be something I did with much more frequency, though it still happens occasionally. I did, at one point, seize the entire site to host a comic musical about TRON.  The urge just rears up sometimes, swiping at the air with its claws, and I must feed it tender, rhyming couplets to bed it back down.
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The Queen speaks of tolerance and understanding in her traditional Christmas speech.
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A newly discovered letter written by Queen Victoria, published Wednesday, raised more speculation about an age-old question: Did she have a love affair with her Scottish servant, John Brown?
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Queen Elizabeth II spent more taxpayer money last fiscal year &amp;#151; &#36;67.3 million in all &amp;#151; because of overseas visits and extra security, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. Overall, the queen and her household spent 4.2 percent more than they did the previous fiscal year, the palace said in its annual expenditures report.
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LONDON  - Queen Elizabeth praised British troops for their courage and commitment during a demanding year in a special Christmas message broadcast Saturday.
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The Queen last night used the occasion of a state visit to Germany to say that she recognised the &quot;appalling suffering of war on both sides&quot;.
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Queen Elizabeth II sounds more like her subjects than she did a half century ago, when she first assumed her royal "dutays," according to an academic study released Monday.Comment
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Britain is marking the 10th anniversary of the death of princess Diana with a series of tributes and a royal memorial service in London.
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Guarding Buckingham Palace, the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II ( news - web sites ), is reportedly one of the worst jobs in the British army.
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On the second day of her state visit to Germany, Britain&#39;s Queen Elizabeth II demonstrated her concern for environmental issues, opening a joint German-British climate conference.
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The second part of the text of President Bush's news conference at the White House Friday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions:
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The Queen of England seems to be still going strong at the age of 81 2/3.
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BERLIN - Britain&#39;s Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday began a three-day state visit to Germany highlighted by moves to forge deeper reconciliation over the World War II Anglo-American firebombing of Dresden in 1945.
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The Queen called for tolerance between Britain's different cultural and religious groups.
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The British Queen Elizabeth II has recorded a special Christmas message for British troops, Buckingham Palace revealed on Thursday.
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Prince William, second in line to the throne, finishes his training as an officer at Sandhurst military academy this week, and Britain is abuzz with talk about when he will finally ask to marry his pretty girlfriend Kate Middleton.
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Britain&#39;s Queen Elizabeth II laid a wreath at Germany&#39;s national war memorial Tuesday during a state visit underlining the two countries&#39; post-World War II reconciliation and the urgency of efforts to combat climate change.