Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen undergoes surgery for cataract in her eye

Buckingham Palace has said that The Queen has undergone surgery to remove a cataract in her eye. Her Majesty had the operation towards the beginning of May – before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding on May 19. The Queen has been wearing dark sunglasses at engagements in the past few weeks including at garden parties and the Epsom Derby. A palace spokesperson says it was “a short…
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Barack Obama jokes about Queen’s “bling” revealed in new book

In The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House Barack Obama’s former national security advisor, Ben Rhodes, reveals that the then-President and First Lady of the United States were in awe when they met The Queen on an official visit to the UK in May 2011. Rhodes writes that though President Obama felt “wonderstruck” by The Queen he also saw in her similarities to his beloved…
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To Crown a Queen: the Coronations of England's female monarchs

The Coronation of Elizabeth II on June 2nd 1953 is often spoken of as the moment that a new era began. It was a moment of history and just the sixth time a queen regnant had been crowned in England’s history. As Royal Central marks 65 years since the Queen’s Coronation, here’s a look back at the crowning of England’s other female rulers. Mary I Mary I became the first woman…
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