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.

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.

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, 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 : 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.

London, June 14 : Queen Elizabeth II and Michelle Obama have struck a firm friendship since they first met at the G20 summit in London in April, according to sources.

The Queen, in what was suggested to be a sign of close bonding, allegedly let the US First Lady and her daughters to have a rare guided tour of Buckingham Palace during their visit to the capital last week.

London, May 24 : Queen Elizabeth II's Asian-origin chauffeur Brian Sirjusingh was suspended today after allegedly allowing undercover reporters to gain access to sensitive areas of Buckingham Palace without passing through security checks.

London, May 24 : Britain’s Queen Elizabeth could have been at the mercy of terrorists recently because of a security breach at Buckinhgam Palace.

According to a News of The World report, two of its undercover reporters were given access to Her Majesty''s fleet of limos inside the palace grounds by the Asian boyfriend of a Lithuanian hooker.

London, May 17 : As the astounding disclosure in Britain's parliamentary expenses scam continues to roll out names, Queen Elizabeth has expressed her "dismay" privately.

"Her Majesty has made clear her displeasure at what she has learnt. She is concerned about the effect that it is having on Parliament''s standing," The Telegraph quoted a courtier, as saying.

London - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has sent her first royal thank-you by e-mail to 23 young people around the world to mark the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth. The recipients all responded to a Buckingham Palace invitation to write an internet blog on the royal website about their typical day and their thoughts on the contemporary meaning of the Commonwealth, the alliance of 53 nations founded in 1949.

London, April 23 : Queen Elizabeth reportedly held a “low key” party to celebrate her 83rd birthday keeping in mind the ongoing recession.

The Royal was said to have preferred a meal at her son Prince Edward’s house, in place of a banquet in the state rooms of Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle.

The Monarch and Prince Philip allegedly kept their company limited to 16 family and friends at Bagshot Park, Surrey, on April 21.

And the crunched supper purportedly included chicken breast stuffed with red peppers, followed by a simple creme brulee.