Tag: Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II Tests Positive for COVID-19

The UK’s Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, two weeks after she celebrated her Platinum Jubilee for 70 years on the throne. The 95-year-old monarch is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms and is expected to continue carrying out “light duties” this week, Buckingham Palace said. The queen, who is believed to have been triple vaccinated,…


Downing Street Apologises for Lockdown-Breaching Party on Eve of Royal Funeral

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office has apologised to the Queen after it was reported that two lockdown-breaching parties were held on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in April. The Telegraph reported that advisers and civil servants gathered after work for two separate events on April 16, 2021, in violation of COVID-19…


Queen Elizabeth’s Husband Prince Philip Passes Away at Age 99

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, died early Friday, the royal family announced. The prince, 99, “passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle,” the family said in a statement. Windsor Castle is the family’s residence in Berkshire, England. The queen, 94, announced the death of her “beloved husband” with “deep sorrow,” the family…