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CARRIAGE RIDE: Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves Buckingham Palace in a horse drawn carriage to attend the State Opening of Parliament.

Former Ashbury student Mathieu Sasseville, left, and Amy Wu receive awards Friday from Gov.

Tax rises on the way as Gordon Brown unveils his pre-election gamble in shortest Queen's Speech since 1900 By James Chapman Last updated at 9:54 AM on 19th November 2009 Further tax rises to plug the black hole in Britain's public finances were signalled yesterday as Gordon Brown's last set of plans before the next election came under fire from all ...

Queen Elizabeth, on the arm of her husband Prince Philip, on her way to deliver her annual speech in Parliament in London yesterday Carl De Souza / AFP / WPA LONDON // Queen Elizabeth was put in the invidious constitutional position of effectively kicking off Britain's general election campaign in favour of the ruling Labour Party yesterday.

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir presents its annual Festival of Carols at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 416-598-0422 December 10 Toronto Philharmonia is joined by Carol Welsman for a holiday concert at Toronto Centre for the Arts, 416-499-2204 Ying Quartet performs at the St.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday delivered the annual speech to mark the state opening of Parliament, highlighting climate change and strengthening financial regulation as the government's main priorities.

THE funeral of Tony Howells, the former landlord of the Queen Elizabeth pub in Elmley Castle, near Pershore, who died last month aged 71, took place this week.

Wednesday, November 18 10:55:24 Britain's Labour government will make a legal commitment to halve its burgeoning budget deficit in four years in a final set of draft laws ahead of an election next year, business minister Peter Mandelson said.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have been seeing each other on and off for eight years, since 2001 when they were both studying at the University of St.

'100 Photos that Changed Canada,' edited by Mark Reid http://images.ctv.ca/gallery/photo/historic_20091116/image1.jpg #34 The Ties That Bind: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, in Banff, Alberta, May 27, 1939 during the royal cross-country tour.

President Obama, who nearly prostrated himself before the king of Saudi Arabia last April, has once again bowed low to a monarch -- this time to the emperor of Japan.

Tim Webb The Observer, Sunday 15 November 2009 Article historyOne of Britain's new 2bn aircraft carriers could be sold off under cost-cutting plans being considered by the Ministry of Defence.

Colin Firth joined by Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall and Derek Jacobi in biopic about reluctant wartime monarch George VI With the people ... George VI and Queen Elizabeth meeting air raid victims in London's East End in April 1941.

A steel-cutting ceremony at Govan shipyard marks the beginning of construction of two new aircraft carriers, military vessels that stir emotions among supporters and opponents alike.

A worker prepares for opening night inside the newly renovated Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver.

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LONDON : THE British death toll in Afghanistan rose further as the nation paid respects to its war dead yesterday.

November 11 marks the anniversary of the end of World War 1. In Britain, a nearly 90-year old charity campaign originally started to support troops coming home from the 1st World War has taken on new life, with recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

An Australian special forces dog has been found alive and well more than a year after going missing in action in Afghanistan.

The Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla touched down in Montreal, where they received a formal welcome.