Queen Elizabeth II

• Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer, former U.K. PM Boris Johnson claims

  In an excerpt from his new book, former U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson writes that the Queen had been diagnosed with cancer in her final years.

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  Oct 1, 2024
  
• Is the monarchy doing enough to evolve 1 year after Queen Elizabeth II’s death?

  The monarchy has faced an ebb and flow in terms of public support, but even as King Charles III enters his second year on the throne he still faces low popularity.

  World

  Sep 8, 2023
  
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• Renowned Queen Elizabeth II portrait on display at Art Gallery of Peterborough

  The portrait, which hung at the Peterborough Memorial Centre from 1980 to 2022, will hang in the Art Gallery of Peterborough until June 29.

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  Jun 8, 2023
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• Statue of Queen Elizabeth repaired and reinstalled, two years after vandalism

  Charles Brunet, the owner of the company that restored the statue, says it was a lot of work but he is happy the queen is back where she had stood.

  Politics

  Jun 2, 2023
• Cost of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral revealed by U.K. government

  Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, attended by world leaders and dignitaries, followed 10 days of national mourning after the queen died.

  World

  May 18, 2023
• Queen Elizabeth coin released after death most popular in Canada, sellers say  

  The two-dollar coin with a black band of nickel-plated steel features the late monarch's effigy in the centre of one side and the usual polar bear on an ice floe on the other.

  Canada

  May 4, 2023
• City of Kingston waiting for coronation before hanging portraits of King Charles III

  The City is now drafting a standard operating procedure about when to change the picture of a monarch from the past one to the currently reigning one.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2023
• King Charles’ coronation to spotlight 12 new pieces of music: Buckingham Palace

  Six orchestral commissions, five choral commissions and one organ commission have been composed for the occasion, the palace said on Saturday.

  World

  Feb 18, 2023
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• Art Galley of Peterborough acquires Queen Elizabeth II portrait from Memorial Centre

  The painting was installed at the Memorial Centre on Jan. 9, 1980 and remained until the State Funeral of the Queen on Sept. 19, 2022.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2023
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• Dance with then-Princess Elizabeth a cherished memory for Alberta man marking 100th birthday

  A Calgary retirement home is seeing more mail deliveries than normal: hundreds of birthday cards are arriving to help Second World War veteran Carl Booth mark a major milestone.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2023