London, Dec 18 : The British monarch has been photographed taking the train.

Wearing a multicoloured Hermes headscarf and a large grey woollen coat, Queen Elizabeth II was photographed taking the train to Norfolk Thursday for her Christmas break.

The 10.45 from King's Cross station in London dropped her off at King's Lynn station for a quiet Christmas holiday with husband Prince Philip and other members of the royal family at her private Sandringham estate.

Port of Spain, Nov. 27 : Britain''s Queen Elizabeth and members of her royal household are arriving here today to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

Security arrangements have been put on the highest levels at the Carlton Savannah Hotel where she will be staying.

Local police will provide escort and assistance to the Queen’s security entourage on her arrival and departure to the hotel, said security personnel.

London, Nov 7 : Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has praised the Indian-themed launch of the Queen's Baton Relay in London last week as marking a "wonderful end" to President Pratibha Patil's visit to Britain.

"It was both a colourful and impressive event and I know that it was enjoyed by all who took part," the Queen said in a congratulatory message to Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the organising committee for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

The spectacle of the Commonwealth Games was unveiled on Thursday when Queen Elizabeth handed the relay baton for the race to President Pratibha Patil in a colourful ceremony on the Buckingham Palace grounds.

Patil, who later left for Cyprus, is the first head of state to receive the baton from the Queen, marking the launch of the Games that will be held in New Delhi next October.

The relay began at the ground itself. Patil handed the baton to Sports Minister MS Gill. It then went to Suresh Kalmadi, Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Games and Olympic gold- medallist Abhinav Bindra.

London, Oct 29 : The Queen's Baton was handed over to India's President Pratibha Patil by Queen Elizabeth II in a glittering ceremony at the Buckingham Palace here Thursday.

Patil then passed on the Baton to India's sports minister M. S. Gill, who handed it over to Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the organising committee of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Kalmadi then handed over the baton to the first baton-bearer Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medallist.

It isn’t often that Queen Elizabeth invites foreign dignitaries to her residential palace, the imposing Windsor Castle. But she did it for President Pratibha Patil whose three-day state visit to the UK began on Tuesday with the boom of the 21-gun salute, the roll of drums and a spectacular display of pomp and pageantry that emphasised the growing importance Britain attaches to India.

Windsor, Oct 28 - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has condemned last year's "appalling" terrorist outrage in Mumbai and praised Indians for showing courage.

"We are mindful that in a month's time India will mark the anniversary of the appalling terrorist attacks on Mumbai, in which so many Indians were killed," the British monarch told a state banquet hosted in honour of President Pratibha Patil Tuesday night.

London, Oct. 25 : Queen Elizabeth is reportedly furious at fascist British National Party leader Nick Griffin for “disgracing” former Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s name to boost his party’s racist image.

"The Queen thinks it is a disgrace that the name of such a courageous leader in our hour of need has been hijacked in this way,” the News of the world quoted a senior royal aide, as saying.

London  - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are to pay a visit to Bermuda in November to mark the 400th anniversary of the island's settlement and then travel on to Trinidad and Tobago, Buckingham Palace said in London Monday.

The royal couple's visit to Bermuda will take place November 24- 26. The following day, the queen will open the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Trinidad and Tobago.

London, September 10 : Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly been advised to keep distance from the Royal Family’s favourite school after 118 students reported sick with suspected swine flu.

The Monarch was to attend the opening of a new sports hall at Gordonstoun, in ­Morayshire, Scotland, which has educated three generations of royalty.

But the event was delayed so that staff could look after the ill pupils, four of whom were confirmed to be suffering from swine flu.

London, Sep 7 : Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has reportedly reprimanded Prime Minister Gordon Brown for handling the war in Afghanistan poorly, especially on the issue of equipment shortage for troops.

Leading historian and journalist Andrew Roberts, who has close links with the Royal Family, said he had learned of the Queen’s anger through a member of the Royal Family, a serving general and a recent Cabinet minister.

London, Aug. 23 : Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is a secret West Ham fan, the Sunday Mirror can reveal.

Until now she’s always been tight-lipped about which team she supports. But she blurted out her secret love for the Hammers when she heard royal staff discussing the club’s Carling Cup clash with East End rivals Millwall.

London, Aug. 1 : Islamic extremist Anjem Choudary and several of his supporters have publicly demanded the prosecution of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II over a charge that she sanctioned British troops to wipe out the civilian population in Afghanistan.

In an Internet rant to fellow extremist Muslims, and reported by The Sun, they declared: "She is the one who applauds her sons and daughters to go out and massacre hundreds and thousands of innocent people. Shouldn''''t she be tried for genocide and the extermination of a nation?"

London, July 24 : A British soldier assigned to guard Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace has been arrested for joining the army under a fake name. He was also found to be an illegal immigrant.

The guard is believed to have used fake documents to join the Army where he was trained in marksmanship, grenade throwing and how to use a rocket launcher and his scam was only uncovered after a car crash when police discovered he had numerous aliases, The Telegraph reported.

London, July 21 : The global financial meltdown has affected Queen Elizabeth equally with the value of her private estate plummeting by 19 per cent because of a crash in the property market and shares.

Her Duchy of Lancaster estate, which provides an income for the monarch that she uses to pay allowances to other members of the Royal Family including Princes Andrew and Edward, along with Princess Anne, fell in value from 399 million pounds to 322 million pounds in accounts published on Monday.

London, July 14 :  II is famous for her devotion towards her horses, and a new documentary is set to feature her hands-on approach to the animals.

Trainer Katie Jerram speaks of the Royal's dedication towards her beloved equine charges in All The Queen's Horses, to be soon screened on ITV1.

"When I go down to Windsor Castle the Queen is always there at the riding school with a little brown paper bag of freshly cut carrots, which she feeds each horse," the Daily Express quoted Katie as saying.

London, July 11 : Queen Elizabeth II and the British Royal family have joined social networking website `Twitter'.

The page of the royal family on the site will be run to provide news and information service, with lists of engagements and updates to websites reporting about the royalty.

However, members of the family will not tweet on the page.

"The Queen has been advised that it''s up and running but there won''t be any members of the Royal Family tweeting," the Telegraph quoted a spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace as saying.

London, June 27 : Queen Elizabeth has cleared her appointments book in a hope to visit Wimbledon court to see British tennis star Andy Murray take on Roger Federer in the men’s final on July 5.

Murray has already had a letter of congratulation from Her Majesty after his win at Queen’s two weeks ago, and now it has been revealed the Queen is set to grace Wimbledon with her presence for the first time in 32 years, the Daily Express reports.

London, June 27 : British monarch Queen Elizabeth II has said that she will not accede to an MPs demand to open Buckingham Palace more often to the public to generate millions in extra revenue for badly needed repairs.

According to The Telegraph, the Commons Public Accounts Committee has urged the royal household to devise a business plan for keeping the building open longer to try to pay for a backlog of maintenance that has risen to 32 million pounds.

At present, the palace is opened to the public for 60 days of the year, generating revenue of five million pounds.

London, June 27 : Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly rented out part of a huge forest near Windsor Castle for the filming of a Harry Potter movie.

The shooting for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final part of the series, will allegedly take place in the woodlands over the next two months.

Entire sections of the 2,600-acre Swinley Forest in Berkshire, 12 miles from Windsor Castle, were reportedly sealed off for the filming, reports The Sun.