UPI Pictures of the Year 2007

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves to guests gathered in the courtyard of the Wren building at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia on May 4, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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'Spooks' boot Queen Elizabeth's samovar

LONDON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- British security experts have ordered the removal of an electric samovar presented to Queen Elizabeth II 20 years ago and kept at Balmoral Castle.

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UPI Almanac for Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.

Prince Charles eyeing kingly changes

LONDON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Charles, prince of Wales, would like to make significant changes regarding royal prerogatives once he is named king of Britain, his biographer said Sunday.

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UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008.

QE2 hits sandbar on voyage home

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- British luxury liner Queen Elizabeth II ran around Tuesday on the Brambles sand bank near the Isle of Wight as she began her farewell call to Southampton.

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.

Fashion maven Mr. Blackwell dead at 86

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell has died of complications from an intestinal infection at a Los Angeles hospital, his publicist said. He was 86.