Nicholas Sarkozy State Visit in London

HRH Prince Charles and The Duchess Of Cornwall greet French President Nicholas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni Sarkozy as they arrive for their UK State Visit at Heathrow Airport in London on March 26, 2008. (UPI Photo/Rune Hellestad)

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Russell T. Davies earns OBE title

LONDON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Russell T. Davies, the man responsible for bringing "Doctor Who" back to TV, has been given the title Officer of the British Empire by Prince Charles.

Prince Charles has busy life as royal

LONDON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Prince Charles's days as a member of the British royal family are filled with an exhausting schedule of official but mostly non-government events.

3rd Heathrow runway has few friends

LONDON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Opposition from the British Environment Agency could derail plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, The Sunday Times of London says.

Plurality of Britons want Charles as king

LONDON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- As Prince Charles turned 60 Friday a poll found that more Britons now want him to become king than want the throne to go directly to his eldest son.

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World pauses, remembers World War I vets

VERDUN, France, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Dignitaries from France and Britain on Tuesday laid wreaths at Verdun, France, to note the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I.

Prince William secretive about flights

LONDON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince William did not inform senior Royal Air Force officers of his intentions to take frivolous helicopter flights, documents say.

Prince Charles at peace with his role

LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Friends say Prince Charles, about to turn 60, realizes that what he has done as prince may outshine anything he achieves when he becomes king of Britain.

Prince Harry to train as helicopter pilot

LONDON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince Harry plans to train as a military helicopter pilot like his older brother Prince William, Clarence House announced.

Prince Charles heading to East Asia

LONDON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Prince Charles has declined to abandon a planned East Asian trip because of the credit crisis, with a spokesman saying the tour will help Britain.