Britain is now ready to lay to rest its longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, with billions thought to be watching around the globe to mark the end of a reign that defined an era.

where the Queen broadcast to the Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is to be reunited with her husband the duke of Edinburgh as she is laid to rest in a historic state funeral. Crowds of mourners have ...

Queen Elizabeth II was just 25 when she acceded to the throne. She celebrated her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, making her one of Britain’s longest ... the Commonwealth and the rest of the world.

Britain opened the world’s first full-scale nuclear power station in 1956, when Queen Elizabeth herself switched ... Jimmy Carter and Pope John Paul II. The Thatcher years The 1970s had ended ...

Emma Hughes collects the best Platinum Jubilee street party recipes from some of Britain's best-loved chefs and food writers. We look back in the Country Life archive to see some of the best ...

Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She assumed the title of Queen in 1952 after her father's death and reigned for more than 70 years ...

September 19, 2022 Princess Beatrix (L), king Willem-Alexander and queen Maxima leave after the service. Photo: Ben Stansall / POOL / AFP Princess Beatrix (L), king Willem-Alexander and queen Maxima ...