The Latest Breaking News from Queen Elizabeth II

What The Crown season six cast looks like compared to the real-life royals

Kate Middleton will be introduced for the first time in the show’s final series

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

Royal reception for planners of late Queen’s funeral and the coronation

Guests will include those who helped to stage the Operation London Bridge events – and the coronation, known as Operation Golden Orb.

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

Ex-patient makes wooden gifts for hospital staff who helped him recover

Campbell McDonald crafted the pieces as tokens of gratitude for the care he received from staff at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

Royal Mint launches new coin designs with big numbers and themes from nature: Here’s what they mean

Eight new coin designs will soon be appearing in people’s change across the UK

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

New Royal Mint coins celebrate the King’s passion for nature and wildlife

Eight new coin designs, inspired by flora and fauna, will soon be appearing in people’s change across the UK.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

King in joyful spirit as he presents engineering prizes at Buckingham Palace

It is the first time Charles has presented the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering since his coronation.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Honeysuckle Weeks says she was ‘supposed to play the Queen in The Crown’ until mental health episode

‘Foyle’s War’ star says she was ‘on the verge of mania and about to have the first of my psychotic episodes’

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Venus and Adonis: this 'play within a plague' about Shakespeare is wildly romantic, erotic and colourful

Shakespeare wrote his famous narrative poem Venus and Adonis in a lockdown era when, in 1593, the bubonic plague closed the theatres in London for 18 months.

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2023

Queen celebrates poetry charity anniversary with famous faces

The Queen hosted a reception to mark 30 years of the Forward Arts Foundation on Wednesday evening.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Just Stop Oil pair jailed over Queen Elizabeth II Bridge protest lose Supreme Court appeal bid

Morgan Trowland and Marcus Decker caused traffic chaos after using ropes and other climbing gear to scale the Dartford crossing

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2023