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Queen Elizabeth Visits UN, Ground Zero in NYC Tour
By Betwa Sharma - AOL NewsUNITED NATIONS (July 6) -- In her first address to the U.N. General Assembly in more than half a century, England's Queen Elizabeth II urged the world body to provide leadership on global challenges like climate change, poverty and terrorism, stressing that "so much remains to be done." At the same time, in her eight-minute address the queen acknowledged that the United Nations had taken big strides in its humanitarian and peacekeeping missions in the past six decades. She last addressed the General Assembly in 1957, when she was 31 -- four years after being crowned. "When I was first here ...
Queen Elizabeth II Calls for United Response to Global Dangers
By not in system - AOL NewsUNITED NATIONS (July 6) -- Queen Elizabeth II challenged the United Nations on Tuesday to spearhead the international response to global dangers and promote prosperity and dignity for all the world's inhabitants. "In my lifetime, the United Nations has moved from being a high-minded aspiration to being a real force for common good," the 84-year-old British monarch told diplomats from the 192 U.N. member states. "That of itself has been a signal achievement. But we are not here to reminisce. In tomorrow's world, we must all work together as hard as ever if we are truly to be United ...
Prince William to Marry? Can He Escape the Wales Curse?
By James Daubs - Politics DailyLast week on her blog, Tina Brown let us know about a mysterious two-day gap in the Buckingham Palace diaries, which Brown interpreted to mean that come June, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II would announce to the world the engagement of her grandson Prince William of Wales to his longtime girlfriend. That would be Kate Middleton, the most photographed English lass since William's mother captured the world's imagination in the early '80s. Brown predicts that after a June announcement, there will be a November wedding, probably at Westminster Abbey. Rumor also has it that the queen has been ...
Queen Tells Paparazzi to Back Off
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON (Dec. 7) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has warned newspapers not to run unauthorized paparazzi photos of the royal family, Buckingham Palace said Sunday. The palace said a lawyer for the British monarch wrote to newspaper editors about six weeks ago telling them not to publish intrusive photos of the family at home. The palace said the letter was sent "in response to many years of the royal family being hounded by photographers on the queen's private property." ...
The Obamas Meet the Queen
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyIn a scene reminiscent of Gulliver's Travels, Barack and Michelle Obama met this morning with Queen Elizabeth II and her consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.And towered over them.The American First Couple had to follow very strict protocols with Her Majesty (whose full title is far, far too long to write here). The most important of these was to not point out how incredibly short she is. But they also included: - No shaking the Queen's hand, only lightly touching it. - No eating when the Queen isn't eating. - No winking at the Queen (this rule was established after George W. Bush's ...
The President's Final Au Revoir
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyPresident Bush is presently en route for Europe, where he will likely conclude his final visit to the continent before the expiration of his term. Pres. Bush will commence his trip with the EU-US Summit in Slovenia before dropping in on the leaders of Britain, France, Italy and Germany, as well as paying visits to the Queen and the Pope. The Summit will likely prove the only opportunity for substantive policy discussions. The agenda will include pressuring Iran on its nuclear weapons program, aid and troop increases for Afghanistan and US-EU trade barriers. Russia's backslide on democratic ...
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