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Would Canada and Australia be better off without a monarch?  

by Stephen Beard
Jun 30, 2023
Fourteen Commonwealth countries share a head of state — Britain’s King Charles III — but calls to replace him with a republic are growing.
A recent poll finds that Canada and Australia would ditch King Charles III as their symbolic head of state if given the chance.
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Queen Elizabeth II dies amid uncertain times in the UK

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Sep 8, 2022
"She died — although at the age of 96 — too soon," said Marketplace's Stephen Beard.
Queen Elizabeth at Saint Paul's Cathedral in London in 2012.
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Elizabeth line: London's new train that's fit for a queen

by Victoria Craig
Jun 3, 2022
The train line, honoring the monarch's Platinum Jubilee, was overbudget and behind schedule. But it's also shortening travel times.
It's taken about 13 years to build and fit out London's Elizabeth Line, which was one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Europe.
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Royal warrants give public a ticket to celebrate Platinum Jubilee like the queen

by Victoria Craig
Jun 2, 2022
There are only 800 companies who have one, and it takes some effort to get it.
Royal warrants, like the one seen here on chocolates from Charbonnel et Walker, serve as a kind of rare royal seal of approval for certain products or companies.
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Queen Elizabeth delivers Christmas message in 3-D

by Stephen Beard
Dec 25, 2012
Each year on Christmas, Queen Elizabeth delivers a holiday message to her subjects. This year, she's making her 3D debut.
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Queen's Diamond Jubilee brings joy and complaints

by Christopher Werth
Jun 4, 2012
Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth’s 60-year reign, but some complain the celebrations and extra public holidays cost too much in a recession.
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Queen Elizabeth at 85 -- still working

by Stephen Beard
Feb 2, 2012
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth still handles a strenuous program of foreign trips and public ceremonies. Some ask how much longer she should carry on.
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Former British banker gets knighthood revoked

by Stephen Beard
Feb 1, 2012
Fred Goodwin led the Royal Bank of Scotland when it nearly collapsed during the financial crisis in 2008. The queen has now taken away his title of knight, leaving him in some less-than-honorable company.
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Happy 84th birthday, Queen Elizabeth II!

by Melissa Kaplan
Apr 21, 2010
The Queen normally celebrates her birth privately on the actual day and publicly with a June ceremony at Buckingham Palace. In addition to the...
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