Mattel Releases Queen Elizabeth Barbie To Mark Her Historic Year

Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Britain’s Parliament on Tuesday due to mobility issues, according to Buckingham Palace.

Wilson Chapman editorIn celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years of reign, a new documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of the royal is set to premiere May 29.Titled “Elizabeth: the Unseen Queen,” the 75-minute BBC television documentary will focus on the early years of Queen Elizabeth’s life, from her birth to her coronation at the age of 27 in 1953. The film features several home recordings from the Royal Family, which have until this point been privately held in the British Film Institute vaults.Queen Elizabeth gave BBC Studios permission to access footage and the producers and editors viewed over 400 reels of film.

Queen Elizabeth and Buckingham Palace have announced the list of royals who will be standing with her during the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony. Usually, the major royal family members stand on the balcony with the Queen to enjoy the celebrations.

Queen Elizabeth may want to beef up her security!

Kate Middleton made a stunning appearance as she presented The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design in London on Wednesday.The Duchess of Cambridge dressed elegantly to hand out the prestigious award at the fifth consecutive event celebrating British fashion design, which is hosted by the British Fashion Council at the Design Museum in London. Kate, 40, was pictured wearing a gorgeous green dress with a flowing midi skirt and a high neckline.The dress also sported a half sleeve with ties at the ends and included a belt of the same colour, but the belt added a touch of glamour with a gold buckle.

prince’s “freedom of the city.'' The honor was awarded to Andrew in 1987 after Queen Elizabeth II made him the Duke of York.Andrew is the first person to be stripped of the status, a purely ceremonial honor that dates back to medieval times when “freemen'' enjoyed special privileges. Honorees include the actress Judi Dench and Princess Anne, Andrew’s sister.Andrew was stripped of his honorary military roles in January amid the furor surrounding a lawsuit alleging he had sex with a 17-year-old girl and fears that the scandal would taint the House of Windsor.

Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi undertook their first joint royal engagement today, April 27, as they flew to Sweden to meet with the Swedish royal family. The couple, who welcomed their first child Sienna Elizabeth in September, appeared to enjoy rubbing shoulders with their foreign counterparts as they posed in various snaps with Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia.

All hail the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II—Queen of the United Kingdom and the bearer of a legacy of over 70 years of rulership, she is one of the most powerful women on the planet.

The Queen is celebrating her 96th birthday today.

Queen Elizabeth II s getting a head start on her birthday festivities.  The royal family’s official Instagram account shared a picture of the Queen on Wednesday standing between two of her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale.  "Ahead of The Queen’s 96th Birthday tomorrow, Royal Windsor Horse Show, have released a new photograph of Her Majesty with two of her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale," the caption began. Queen Elizabeth kicked off her birthday celebration early on Wednesday.

available Thursday, April 21, which is the Queen’s 96th birthday — is part of Barbie’s Tributes Collection, which honors famous and historical figures.The royal Barbie will be adorned with one of the monarch’s most iconic outfits: a replica of Queen Mary’s tiara — which she wore during her wedding to the late Prince Philip — as well as medallions inspired by the Royal Family Orders. The pink and blue ribbons will also feature miniature portraits of her father King George VI and grandfather George V.

Queen Elizabeth II, saying he and his wife, Meghan, had tea with the monarch and shared laughs.“It was really nice to catch up with her,” Harry told NBC's ”Today" show in an interview that aired Wednesday. “She’s on great form.

Prince Harry revealed his fiercely caring nature for the Queen as he opened up about the meeting with his grandmother during an interview on NBC's Today Show.The Duke of Sussex sat down with American presenter and journalist Hoda Kotb in between activities in The Hague, Netherlands, where he is attending the Invictus Games. As the pair chatted from everything between the 37 year old Royal's life with wife Meghan Markle, 40, his work on the games and family life with children Archie, three, and 11 month old Lilibet, talk turned to the reported "secret meeting" at Windsor Castle. According to reports, the Duke and Duchess only made a fleeting visit on their way over from the US as they headed to their final destination in the Netherlands.

Ahead of their appearance at the Invictus Games over the weekend, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met with his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Meghan Markle, 40, was spotted comforting her husband Prince Harry as they tenderly held hands during the beginning of the Invictus Games, which followed a secret visit to see the Queen at Windsor Castle. The couple made a brief stopover in the UK on their way to the Netherlands for the international sporting event, which supports military personnel and servicemen and women who have fought.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a secret visit to see the Queen on a trip back to the United Kingdom.The happy couple have been living Stateside in Montecito, California, since stepping back from their duties as senior royals in March 2020. And on Thursday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly left onlookers stunned as they dropped by Windsor Castle, where they were also believed to have met Prince Charles, before journeying onto Holland for the Invictus Games. A spokesperson for the couple confirmed to OK! that they visited the Queen ahead of their appearance at the Invictus Games.