DERBY, England, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A British auctioneer said a pair of bloomers that once belonged to Queen Victoria fetched a high bid of $989.

KENMORE, Scotland, April 11 (UPI) -- Plans to create a six-star hotel in a 19th-century Scottish castle that once hosted Queen Victoria have crashed with the development company.

LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- The movie "The Young Victoria," about the late British royal, Queen Victoria, has a major historical inaccuracy, Queen Elizabeth II says.

MACKWORTH, England, July 11 (UPI) -- A Mackworth, England, auctioneer says a pair of Queen Victoria's bloomers with a 50-inch waist is among articles of royal clothing up for bids.

UPI Almanac for Saturday, May 24, 2008.

OTTAWA, May 16 (UPI) -- Canada now has its own version of Britain's Victoria Cross military medal to award to its outstanding military officials, officials say.

LONDON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- A letter written by British Queen Victoria about a princess who eloped to Britain and whom the British monarch protected has been made public.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.

SOUTHHAMPTON, England, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A fireworks display will bid the Queen Elizabeth 2 farewell as she sets course from England for her final world cruise, ending nearly 40 years of service.