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ELIZABETH II

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2018
U.K. more dependent on iffy ally Trump
When Donald Trump visits Britain on Thursday, Prime Minister Theresa May will have to face a harsh reality: Brexit makes Britain more dependent than ever on an alliance with the most unpredictable U.S. president in living memory.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2018
Trump will join list of leaders Queen Elizabeth II has met amid protests
Protesters are planning demonstrations when U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Britain next week for talks with Prime Minister Theresa May and a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II .
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2018
Trump to meet Queen Elizabeth despite chorus of discontent
When Donald Trump meets Queen Elizabeth II next week, he will become the 12th U.S. president whom the monarch has met during her 66 years on the throne, the longest in British history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2018
Meghan Markle joins Queen Elizabeth II on first royal trip without Harry
Britain's newest royal Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will join Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday for her first official engagements without husband Prince Harry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 7, 2018
Former New Zealand sex worker given award in U.K. queen's birthday honors list
Catherine Healy, a former New Zealand sex worker-turned-women's rights activist who successfully campaigned to decriminalize prostitution in the country, was awarded the title of dame to mark the official birthday of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2018
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 92nd birthday by attending star-studded London concert
Queen Elizabeth II attended a star-studded special concert Saturday evening as the world's oldest and longest-reigning living monarch celebrated her 92nd birthday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2018
Queen appoints Prince Harry as Commonwealth youth ambassador
Queen Elizabeth has appointed Prince Harry as a youth ambassador for the Commonwealth, a role that will see him encouraging young people to use the network of mostly former British colonies to address their challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2018
Meghan Markle carries out first royal engagement with U.K.'s Queen Elizabeth
Prince Harry's American fiancee, Meghan Markle, on Monday took part in her first official royal engagement with Britain's Queen Elizabeth since the couple announced they were getting married last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2017
Unlike the pomp of 1947 nuptials, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip fete platinum anniversary quietly
Queen Elizabeth and husband Prince Philip mark their platinum wedding anniversary with a small family get-together on Monday, a far cry from the pomp and celebration that greeted their marriage 70 years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2017
Prince Charles leads Remembrance day ceremony for British war dead on behalf of aging queen
Prince Charles led the annual ceremony to honor Britain's war dead on Sunday, laying a wreath on behalf of 91-year-old Queen Elizabeth to mark Remembrance Sunday as she watched the service from a balcony.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 2, 2017
U.K.'s Channel 4 on Sunday to air Princess Diana's revelations about sex and sorrow
Recordings of Princess Diana speaking candidly about her sex life with Prince Charles and her sorrow at the spectacular collapse of her marriage will be broadcast on British television on Sunday.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 27, 2017
Queen Elizabeth II marks record 65 years on throne
Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 17, 2017
'Elizabeth Peyton: Still Life'
Jan. 21-May 7
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2016
The suffragette Clinton should have followed
One of the reasons Hillary Clinton may have lost is that she was too much like Susan B. Anthony and not enough like Anthony's more daring mentor and partner, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2016
Queen Elizabeth shows off her new portrait
Britain's Queen Elizabeth unveiled a new portrait of herself on Tuesday in London, painted by Irish artist Colin Davidson.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 3, 2016
Solitary confinement in Tokyo not silencing Nigerian asylum activist, or her advocates
A prominent Nigerian asylum seeker and activist is being held in solitary confinement at a Tokyo detention center, a case that has highlighted a growing crackdown on foreign nationals living in Japan without visas, prompting demands for her release.

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