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Queen Elizabeth II Hiring Chief Gardener for Balmoral

Now Hiring:
Chief Gardener
for Queen's Castle

Aug 30, 2011 5:07 PM CDT

Now Hiring: Chief Gardener for Queen's Castle

One perk: Live on 50K-acre estate

(Newser) - The Queen of England doesn't post much on Craigslist, but she's got a job vacancy that needs filling: Chief gardener at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Elizabeth II wants someone who's driven, can manage others, and won't need much supervision. Presumably you also have to be capable...

Britain Hacks Queen's Budget

Jul 1, 2011 9:08 AM CDT

Britain Hacks Queen's Budget

Bill also increases public audits to royal family's expenses

(Newser) - God might save the queen, but not from budget cuts and the government peeking at her checkbook, reports the Telegraph. The belt-tightening and increased transparency will ensure "value for money" for the royal institution, proponents say; others contend the changes will attack the dignity of monarchy. Under the Sovereign...

Pippa Middleton Boyfriend: Rumors Fly About Pippa's Love Life

Exactly Who Is
Pippa Dating?

Jun 13, 2011 9:18 AM CDT

Exactly Who Is Pippa Dating?

Tabloids buzzing over possible love interests for 'her royal hotness'

(Newser) - Pippa Middleton's social schedule is generating intense speculation about who, if anyone, she's dating. The young woman who wowed the world with her sensational turn as sister Kate Middleton's maid of honor is sparking speculation about whether she's still romantically linked with cricket-star-turned-banker Alex Loudon. She'...

Quebec Lawmaker Amir Khadir Slams Prince William and Kate Middleton's Upcoming Visit

Quebec Pol Slams Visit
From Royal 'Parasites'

Jun 1, 2011 10:52 AM CDT

Quebec Pol Slams Visit From Royal 'Parasites'

Prince William, Kate Middleton not warmly received by Amir Khadir

(Newser) - Suffice it to say Quebec legislator Amir Khadir is not happy about the upcoming royal visit. Khadir, leader of a small left-wing party, said yesterday that taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for Prince William’s planned summer visit with his new wife, the Duchess of Cambridge. Khadir, a self-described...

President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama Meet Prince William, Kate Middleton, the Queen, and Other Royals at Buckingham Palace (PHOTOS)

Obamas Meet William, Kate

May 24, 2011 9:44 AM CDT

Obamas Meet William, Kate

US president, first lady welcomed at Buckingham Palace

(Newser) - The Obamas were grandly received at Buckingham Palace today, greeted by a 41-gun salute as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed them to London. Earlier in the day, the president and first lady had a chance to meet with Prince Charles and wife Camilla, as well as newlyweds Prince William...

Queen Elizabeth II's Reign Second-Longest in British Royal History

Queen's Reign
2nd-Longest in
British History

May 12, 2011 12:19 PM CDT

Queen's Reign 2nd-Longest in British History

Reign surpasses that of King George III today

(Newser) - Queen Elizabeth II has become the second-longest reigning monarch in the last 1,000 years of British royal history. The queen today passes King George III in terms of total days served. She has been queen for 21,645 days, to the 21,644 days George racked up between 1760...

The Royal Wedding in Pictures

slideshow

Apr 29, 2011 9:39 AM CDT

The Royal Wedding in Pictures

The dress! The kiss! The cake!

(Newser) - If you opted not to wake up at 4am to watch Prince William marry the former Kate Middleton, now Duchess Catherine, never fear. Relive the big day in our gallery, which starts off with the photo NPR chose as the best one from the whole extravaganza. Check out the little...

Newly Hitched Wills, Kate Snog

royal wedding

Apr 29, 2011 7:52 AM CDT

Newly Hitched Wills, Kate Snog

Couple makes traditional balcony appearance

(Newser) - At long last, newlyweds William and Kate (or, if you like, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ) have appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace and engaged in not one, but two public kisses as husband and wife. Big cheer from the throngs below, but the kisses themselves? Pretty...

Wills to Kate: ‘You
Look Stunning, Babe’

ROYAL WEDDING

Apr 29, 2011 5:09 AM CDT

Wills to Kate: ‘You Look Stunning, Babe’

The royal wedding is off and running

(Newser) - hey're married!

Kate Middleton has arrived at Westminster Abbey, looking gorgeous in a long-sleeved, long-trained dress. The BBC notes she's wearing a tiara under her veil, and her hair is down. Her dress was, in fact, designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen; full details of her outfit

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Who’s Who
at the Royal Wedding

royal wedding

Apr 29, 2011 4:53 AM CDT

Who’s Who at the Royal Wedding

All the big names are there—but no Kate yet

(Newser) - The guests have streamed in to Westminster Abbey to watch Prince William marry Kate Middleton. Who got the biggest cheers from the throngs outside? Prime Minister David Cameron was a hit, as was Elton John—and, of course, Princes William and Harry, who arrived looking dapper in full military regalia....

Guess Whose Royal Wedding Invite Was Yanked?

ROUNDUP

Apr 28, 2011 9:19 AM CDT

Guess Whose Royal Wedding Invite Was Yanked?

Plus: vows and programs and new pictures, oh my!

(Newser) - The big day is nearly upon us, so it's even easier to get your fix of news about tomorrow's royal wedding. Highlights:

Some people were a bit miffed to learn that Syrian ambassador Dr. Sami Khiyami was on the guest list, considering how many pro-democracy demonstrators have recently

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If You Watch the Royal Wedding, You’re a Traitor

OPINION

Apr 27, 2011 10:51 AM CDT

If You Watch the Royal Wedding, You’re a Traitor

We're supposed to hate the monarchy, not worship it: Mark Oppenheimer

(Newser) - America is supposed to be a place where everyone is equal—so why are so many of us glued to coverage of the royal wedding? Have we forgotten, Mark Oppenheimer wonders, that we "fought a bloody war for the privilege to ignore the king of England"? Now, many...

Royal Wedding:
Who Got Snubbed?

Apr 26, 2011 9:32 AM CDT

Royal Wedding: Who Got Snubbed?

It's not just prime ministers that are notably absent from guest list

(Newser) - With just three days left before the royal wedding, the inevitable complaints of guest list snubs are coming to the surface. News came out over the weekend that the last two British prime ministers weren't invited, and now the New York Times notes that some of Princess Diana's...

Charles Has Now Waited Longest to Ascend Throne

Apr 21, 2011 8:23 AM CDT

Charles Has Now Waited Longest to Ascend Throne

So ... congrats?

(Newser) - Prince Charles may be just No. 10 when it comes to good-looking royals , but he's No. 1 in another area: being next in line to the British throne. He set the record yesterday, at which point he had been the heir apparent for 59 years, two months, and 14...

Kate Middleton:
3rd Prettiest Royal

survey says

Apr 19, 2011 10:31 AM CDT

Kate Middleton: 3rd Prettiest Royal

Or she will be when she becomes one, that is

(Newser) - It's exciting enough that she's becoming a princess, but this news is sure to make Kate Middleton's day even brighter: On April 29, she will become not just a royal, but the third most beautiful royal in history—in the entire world. She scored 84% in a...

Prince Harry
Promoted
to Captain

Apr 17, 2011 1:14 PM CDT

Prince Harry Promoted to Captain

New rank comes after five years of service

(Newser) - Prince Harry? That’s Captain Prince Harry to you. The prince was promoted to his new rank in the British army after completing five years of service, the BBC reports. Harry, who trains as an Apache helicopter pilot, became the first royal in more than 25 years to serve in...

Among Royal Wedding
Guests: Lots of Ex-Loves

Apr 11, 2011 11:40 AM CDT

Among Royal Wedding Guests: Lots of Ex-Loves

But no official word yet on Harry's date

(Newser) - Prince William and Kate Middleton chose 250 of the guests invited to their wedding, and Middleton's family chose 100. Among those? Quite a few of Wills' and Kate's ex-partners, the Daily Mail reports. For Kate: Rupert Finch, whom she dated pre-William, and Willem Marx, one of her teenage loves. For...

Why Prince William
Won't Wear a
Wedding Ring

Apr 1, 2011 12:05 PM CDT

Why Prince William Won't Wear a Wedding Ring

He just doesn't dig rings, an aide insists

(Newser) - Perhaps when you heard that Prince William won’t sport a wedding ring after he finally ties the knot with Kate Middleton, you thought it was some sort of royal tradition. Nope, turns out the prince just doesn’t like jewelry, the Daily Mail reports. “It is simply down...

Prince William
Parties at Secret
Bachelor Bash

Mar 28, 2011 9:51 AM CDT

Prince William Parties at Secret Bachelor Bash

No details yet, but you can be sure booze was involved

(Newser) - The palace confirms that Prince William had his bachelor party (or, as the Brits call it, his "stag do") this weekend, but anyone who expected him to go wildly cavorting around London's nightclubs is about to be disappointed. Wills is believed to have spent the weekend at a...

Without Kate, William
Would Be 'Embarrassment'

SAYS NEW BOOK

Mar 10, 2011 10:42 AM CST

Without Kate, William Would Be 'Embarrassment'

'She's always in control,' author explains

(Newser) - Kate Middleton may be the “commoner” in the relationship, but without her, Prince William could have been a common embarrassment to his royal family, Christopher Andersen tells PopEater . The best-selling author just released William and Kate: A Royal Love Story, and he explains that Wills and brother Harry drink—...