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Displaying all articles tagged:
Queen Elizabeth
royals
Feb. 2, 2023
Australia Banishes King Charles From Its Banknotes
In the battle to succeed his mother on Australian $5 bills, Charles loses to the First Australians.
By
Margaret Hartmann
royals
Sept. 14, 2022
Sorry, Americans, But King Charles May Hate Us
From fixing him up with Nixon’s daughter to staging the Princess Diana–John Travolta dance, we’ve often shown him a bad time.
By
Margaret Hartmann
royals
Sept. 10, 2022
Charles in Charge
Britain’s new sovereign may yet learn, at a rather advanced age, how to comport himself.
By
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
royals
Sept. 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s Awkward Visits With U.S. Presidents, Ranked
Many presidents made fools of themselves on royal visits, from making the monarch hang out in a MLB dugout to kissing the Queen Mother on the lips.
By
Margaret Hartmann
royals
Sept. 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth Was the First Monarch We Thought We Knew
Crowned at the dawn of the TV age, she was defined by her distance as much as her ubiquity.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
select all
Dec. 12, 2016
Feast Your Eyes on the Horror That Is Trump’s Face With Queen Elizabeth’s Body
Terrifying.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
May 3, 2016
Justin Trudeau Just Found Another Excuse to Do Push-ups in Public
Because we all know Trudeau wouldn’t pass up an opportunity to show off his physical prowess in public.
By
Christine Nguyen
Apr. 29, 2016
If You’re a Famous Person, Don’t Look at Anything Ever
The Royals and the Obamas team up for a good meme.
By
Brian Feldman
royal robots
June 10, 2011
Britain’s Prince Philip: Still a Jerk, After 90 Years
“Do you still throw spears at each other?”
By
Chris Rovzar
foreign relations
May 24, 2011
Barack and Michelle Met William and Kate Today
And other things happened on the presidential visit to London, but who really cares?
By
Chris Rovzar
terrorble
May 17, 2011
Bomb Discovered in Ireland in Anticipation of Queen Elizabeth’s Visit
But that didn’t stop her!
By
Chris Rovzar
blobs
Dec. 30, 2010
Queen Elizabeth Is a Great-Grandmother Now
She’s the first British monarch to be a great-grandparent in a hundred years.
By
Chris Rovzar
international intrigue
June 24, 2009
When Tony Blair Thinks of Prince Charles, Mushrooms Come to Mind
That, and more highlights from the former prime minister’s Q&A with Graydon Carter.
By
Jada Yuan
no you did not
Apr. 24, 2009
Carla Bruni and Michelle Obama Discuss Michelle’s Meeting With the Queen
We only have a photo of this exchange, but it says a thousand words.
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
Apr. 2, 2009
Chris Smith: Why Obama’s Royal Meeting Was More Than Just a Hug and a Handshake
There’s a history behind the president’s first meeting with the monarch, and it goes beyond our two countries’ friendly recent pasts.
By
Chris Smith
early and awesome
Apr. 2, 2009
Michelle Obama Partially Embraces Queen, Brits Go a Bit Mad
“In 57 years, the Queen has never been seen to make that kind of gesture and it is certainly against all protocol to touch her.”
By
Chris Rovzar
gossipmonger
Dec. 16, 2008
Katie Holmes Went to Her Apartment Christmas Party for Two Minutes
But hey, she went, right? Plus, non-famous blind people fail to stand up for Most Excellent Governor Ever Paterson, and should be ashamed. In the gossip roundup.
By
Tim Murphy