SECURITY AT UK LANDMARKS
Tourists look through the gates at the Queen's residence, Buckingham Palace, in London, one week after the terrorist threat was raised to critical on August 17, 2006. Twenty four suspects continue to be questioned by British police regarding the alleged terrorist plot to blow up 9 planes over the Atlantic. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)
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Newly released documents show British intelligence bugged King Edward VIII before his abdication and paid key Spanish leaders to keep the country neutral.
A visibly pregnant duchess of Cambridge dressed in a canary yellow coat was the star of this year's royal garden party in London, guests said.
Irishman John Downey was charged with four counts of murder Wednesday in the 1982 bombing in London's Hyde Park that killed four soldiers.
Queen Elizabeth II will miss the British Commonwealth head of government meeting this year for the first time since 1973, Buckingham Palace said.
Britain's Prince Harry showed he knows how to change a diaper Thursday, but not to prove it to Prince William and Kate who await the birth of their first child.
The London Marathon began Sunday with a moment of silence and runners wore black ribbons for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, observers said.
British police said they have added more officers to the security detail for this weekend's London Marathon due to the bomb attack on the race in Boston.
The London Marathon is set to be run Sunday with 35,000 runners and heightened security, officials said.
Plans for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral next week have raised concerns from Buckingham Palace.
The funeral for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday following a stroke, will be next week, government officials announced.
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