LONDON -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Parliament on Tuesday due to mobility problems, Buckingham Palace said in a Monday statement. "The Queen continues to experience ...

The rituals of the British state go on and no one knows that better than the newly widowed Queen Elizabeth II, performing her first ceremonial duty Tuesday since husband Prince Philip died last month.

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II's long reign entered new territory Tuesday when, for the first time in seven decades, she delegated the formal opening of Parliament to her son and heir, Prince ...

Britain will take extra security precautions to protect Queen Elizabeth II ahead of her speech Wednesday -- a member of Parliament will be held hostage at Buckingham Palace and guards with lanterns ...