LONDON (AFP) – Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will not be approached by officials investigating princess Diana’s 1997 death in a Paris car crash, a coroner said Monday.

Michael Mansfield, lawyer for Mohammed Al-Fayed, father of Diana’s boyfriend Dodi who also died in the smash, wanted the monarch to agree to be “a potential witness” and her husband to “answer inquiries.”

But the senior judge leading the inquest, Lord Justice Scott Baker, said this would not be “appropriate or necessary” at the moment, while pledging to keep the position “under review.”

Mr Burden said today:

I am absolutely delighted that Alan has been released unharmed. He is a fantastic journalist of the utmost integrity. The fact that he was the only Western journalist to stay working full time in Gaza before he was kidnapped shows how committed he is to telling the world about the reality of Palestinians’ lives there. It was a cruel irony that he of all people should have spent 114 days in captivity.

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LONDON (AP) — Dozens of military aircraft flew over Buckingham Palace on Sunday as Britain marked the 25th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War.

Prince Charles, Prime Minister Tony Blair and former prime minister Margaret Thatcher joined military leaders and thousands of veterans for the ceremony.

It commemorated the end of the 1982 conflict between Britain and Argentina over the south Atlantic islands. [MORE]

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Is it just me, or is it rather cheeky for Baroness Thatcher to wear the same color outfit as Her Majesty?

Not to mention that the hat and style of said outfit are quite similar too. I thought HM was to stand alone in her couture in order to be noticed by the crowds. The only one to usurp her was The Queen Mother, who usually wore a bright shade; but that was the Queen’s mother. This is just a former Prime Minister.

Memorial service commemorating 25 years since the Falklands War

A fresh new look for the biography page of Prince Charles.

The Henley Royal Regatta is happening at Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire. It runs 4 – 8 July 2007 and 2 – 6 July 2008.

From the official site:

Henley Regatta was first held in 1839 and has been held annually ever since, except during the two World Wars. Originally staged by the Mayor and people of Henley as a public attraction with a fair and other amusements, the emphasis rapidly changed so that competitive amateur rowing became its main purpose.

In 1851 H.R.H. Prince Albert became the Regatta’s first Royal Patron. Since the death of The Prince Consort, the reigning Monarch has always consented to become Patron. This patronage means the Regatta can be called Henley Royal Regatta.

I’ve just been the first to review Jubilee: A Celebration of 50 Years of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Tim Graham. I found that it did not have a photo of the book, so I uploaded that too. This is such an incredible photographic essay of the Queen’s life and work, and I highly recommend it.

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BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip, has been released after four months in captivity, the BBC reported early Wednesday. [MORE]