Netflix has just announced another original, set to premiere in 2016. The streaming company has ordered a 10-episode season of The Crown, a show about Queen Elizabeth II and various historical events during her long reign. The play on which…
Kristin Scott Thomas to Take on the Role of Queen Elizabeth II in West End Production
Kristin Scott Thomas is the next in line to play a reigning royal on stage. Thomas will receive the crown from Helen Mirren in a revival of the West End play, The Audience. She will be taking on the role…
Maggie Smith Receives Extremely Rare Honor from Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle
Maggie Smith received a rare, distinguished honor from Queen Elizabeth II Friday during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The actress, who portrays Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey, received the honor for her contribution to theater, cinema and television…
Queen Elizabeth II To Be Played By Helen Mirren In Broadway’s “The Audience”
Queen Elizabeth II is coming to Broadway, not to see a show but to be in one. Peter Morgan’s The Audience will run from February 17th through June 28th, 2015 with Helen Mirren taking on the role of the British…
Queen Elizabeth II’s Award-Winning Racehorse Fails Dope Test
Holy royal racehorse scandal! Queen Elizabeth II’s prized racehorse, Estimate, who won first place in the Gold Cup in 2013, has tested positive for the banned drug morphine, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday. “On Thursday, July 17, the British Horseracing Authority…
Angelina Jolie Named an Honorary Dame by Queen
Angelia Jolie can add a royal title to her resume. The Oscar-winning Hollywood star has just been named an honorary dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her humanitarian work combating sexual violence in war zones. Jolie spent most of last…
Prince William Better-Liked Than the Queen, Shows Poll
With less than a year to go before the next parliamentary elections in the UK, the political landscape of the country appears to be shifting back toward the Labour Party. Overall, though, the British public appears to be more focused…
Angela Lansbury Is Now Dame Angela
This week has been a great week if your name happens to be Angela Lansbury, though now we have to call her Dame Angela Lansbury. On Tuesday, April 15, Lansbury was at Windsor Castle where Queen Elizabeth II made her…
Angela Merkel Discusses EU Reform with David Cameron
German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a much-anticipated visit to London on Thursday. The visit included a meeting with British Prime Minister and Conservative Party Leader David Cameron at his official residence in Downing Street, a rare address to both houses…
Kate Middleton Gets Fashion Advice From The Queen
Kate Middleton, who recently celebrated her 32nd birthday and returned from a family vacation on the Caribbean island of Mustique, is staying busy by preparing for a trip to Australia, penning a foreword to a new book, and generally being…
Helen Mirren ‘Twerks’ While Accepting Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Award
Oscar-winner Dame Helen Mirren showed off a little bit of her bum-shaking skills on Thursday at Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals Award Ceremony. The ceremony is put together by one of the nation’s oldest drama companies, which presents annual awards…
Queen Elizabeth II Sought By Man Wielding Knife
Security guards were on alert at Buckingham Palace in lieu of a recent event in which a man armed with a six inch knife tried to gain access to Queen Elizabeth II. Forty-four-year-old David Belmar, who has a history of…
Buckingham Palace: Arrests Made in Burglary Attempt
After a trespassing incident on Monday night at Buckingham Palace, officers have made two arrests. And it seems these two men weren’t just trying to sneak a peak at the royal family, mainly because none of them were there at…
Helen Mirren Knights Dying Boy, Fulfills His Final Wish
Oliver Burton is a 10-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with cancer for the third time. He’s dying, and doesn’t have much time left. His final wish was to meet Queen Elizabeth II, which turned out to be impossible, so…