The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have formally welcomed the King of Spain to the UK with a military spectacle full of pomp and pageantry.

Is the royal love affair over?

Pictures have surfaced online of a BBC News Channel which made it look as if Queen Elizabeth II had tested positive for morphine.

The public nature of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh’s latest visit to the North reflects changing times in the region, Stormont’s First Minister has said.

The Queen didn’t do a parachute jump, but Limerick yesterday exuded a spectacular summer glow for the opening of the Special Olympic Ireland Games.

School Around The Corner is coming back! And it’s as cute as ever.

The Queen has said that Britain and Ireland shall “no longer allow our past to ensnare our future” at a historic state banquet in honour of President Michael D Higgins.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has today welcomed the decision by Martin McGuinness to a state banquet with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle, saying that people had to “move on and not be blocked by the past”.

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a son, Kensington Palace said tonight. The baby weighed 8lbs 6oz and was born at 4.24pm.

The Queen’s filly Estimate, trained by Michael Stoute and ridden by Ryan Moore, won the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

The Queen turned Bond girl and some of Britain’s greatest Olympians teamed up with young athletes to light the Olympic Stadium flame as the London 2012 Games opened in spectacular fashion last night.

The Queen turned Bond girl and some of Britain’s greatest Olympians teamed up with young athletes to light the Olympic Stadium flame as the London 2012 Games opened in spectacular fashion early today.

Twitter erupted with surprised delight as the Queen made her entrance at this evening’s opening ceremony.

Hayley Moore demonstrated her class as a rider and upheld family honour to win Ascot's Longines Handicap for the second year in a row.

The Queen tonight sent her “heartfelt sympathy” to President Barack Obama and the US people after a horrific shooting spree at a cinema left 12 people dead.

It was wet, it was windy, but nothing was going to stop fans turning out in huge numbers today for the first Irish Open in Northern Ireland since 1953.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will shake hands with Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness today in a gesture that will herald a major milestone in Anglo-Irish relations.

The Queen’s Christian beliefs were described today as the bedrock of her “duty, devotion and service” to others throughout her 60-year reign.

After the bitter disappointment of yet another missed cut – his fourth in five tournaments – Rory McIlroy faces a huge test of character in the coming weeks.

The Queen took her seat in the royal box for her star-studded diamond jubilee concert last night, but was without the Duke of Edinburgh who has been hospitalised.

Julia Roberts has a blast as the pantomime villainess in ‘Mirror Mirror’, a comedic reworking of the classic fairy tale ‘Snow White’ by the Brothers Grimm.

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YOUR report headline of July 12 (“Bill for Obama and Queen visits almost double original estimate”) on the cost to the taxpayer accruing from the visits to Ireland by Queen Elizabeth II and President Obama showed disrespect to the US president.

Michael Bell is hoping Tactician’s liking of the track will stand The Queen’s horse in good stead in the John Smith’s Silver Cup at York tomorrow.

RYAN MOORE didn’t half toss the toys out of the pram in the wake of Carlton House only managing third in last Saturday’s Epsom Derby.

The Queen’s Carlton House is set to take his place in the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday after showing positive signs following an injury scare.

Johnny Murtagh has emerged a contender to ride Native Khan in the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Olivier Peslier is unable to partner Ed Dunlop’s Native Khan in the Investec Derby as he is retained to ride in France on the same day.

The Queen’s visit to Ireland has sparked a surge in interest in tourist trips.

ANTE-POST favourite Carlton House came through his final serious piece of work ahead of the Investec Derby with flying colours.

Carlton House delighted connections with an impressive workout on the gallops at Newmarket ahead of the Investec Derby on Saturday week.

TWELVE years ago, almost eight decades after the FAI had been founded, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland faced one another in a senior international friendly for the very first time.

THERE are occasions when even a monarch has to bow to the inevitable but it couldn’t have happened in a nicer way.

The Queen's historic visit to Ireland was hailed as a spectacular diplomatic triumph tonight.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will visit the country's flagship horse breeding centre today as she continues her four-day Irish tour.

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh declined to sample Ireland’s most famous export – a pint of Guinness this afternoon.

The Queen’s visit to the Republic of Ireland will “put a seal on the past and build for the future”, former prime minister Sir John Major said.

The British Queen’s visit will represent an extraordinary moment in the history of the island, President Mary McAleese has said.

Carlton House kept alive The Queen's hopes of winning the Investec Derby with a battling success in the totesport Dante Stakes at York this afternoon.

Mary Byrne, Westlife and The Chieftains will all take part in a concert to mark Quenn Elizabeth II's visit to Ireland this monith.

The Queen should be asked to pay for “bed and breakfast” to cushion the cost of her State visit on hard-pressed Irish taxpayers, it has been claimed.

The Queen will be steeped in the traditions and history of the Gaelic Athletic Association in an historic visit to Croke Park.