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Queen Elizabeth leaves hospital

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:43:00 +0000

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II left a central London hospital today after a one-day stay caused by a severe stomach bug.

She walked unassisted out of King Edward VII Hospital Monday afternoon wearing a scarlet coat and a wide smile, and was driven away in a motorcade.

Her departure was earlier than expected; her stay at the hospital, a royal favorite, had initially been planned for two days. She has been suffering from gastroenteritis, a stomach and intestinal inflammation, which first cropped up on Friday.

The queen, who turns 87 next month, rarely drops out of engagements for health reasons, but she has cancelled her schedule for this week, including a trip to Rome, due to the illness.

It was her first hospitalization in 10 years, and London media reported she wanted the episode to be as low-key as possible.

Queen Elizabeth hospitalized

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:24:00 +0000

LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has been hospitalized after suffering from what appears to be a stomach infection.

The palace says that the 86-year-old British monarch had experienced symptoms of gastroenteritis and that her upcoming trip to Rome would be cancelled.

In a statement released Sunday, the palace said that all official engagements for the coming week would be postponed or canceled "as a precaution."

British Royal Collection buys Warhol portraits

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:33:00 +0000

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Royal Collection Trust has gone Pop Art with the purchase of four famous Andy Warhol portraits of Queen Elizabeth II.

The colorful screenprints are based on a formal photograph of the queen wearing a tiara and necklace that was used during her Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977.

They will form part of the Portraits of a Monarch exhibit starting in November at Windsor Castle. The purchase was announced Monday, but royal officials refused to say how much was paid for the portraits.

The purchase brings the distinctive style of the American artist to a collection of portraits of British rulers that dates back to the 15th Century.

"They are in a very interesting and contemporary technique that Andy Warhol really popularized, screen printing with wonderfully vibrant colors, in multiples," said Royal Librarian Jane Roberts. "They join a collection dating back 4, 5, 600 years. The fact that they are in a completely new technique is not surprising; things change."

Roberts said the queen had approved the purchase.