It was reported this week that Queen’s song Fat Bottomed Girls has not been included in a greatest hits compilation aimed at children – presumably because of the lyrics.
Grieving the queen’s passing can be different to grieving the loss of someone we were close to. It’s also complicated by politics, colonialism and the contest about who she really was.
He fearlessly pushed at artistic boundaries, and believed in the spontaneity of live performance; Freddie Mercury’s legend continues.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend the parliament at a crucial time for Brexit negotiations may stymie his opponents.
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In the film, the real tensions of gay life in the 1980s – from government apathy towards the AIDS crisis, to rampant anti-gay prejudice – don’t get their due.
Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, came from a family of Zoroastrians.
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The Queen has been central to the achievements of the Commonwealth. Her son can do the same, if he stops being quite so petulant about it.
Australia’s Constitution vests executive power in the Queen and says that that power is exercised ‘on her behalf’ by the governor-general.
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The Queen has now been on the throne for 63 years and 217 days. As the embodiment of Britain, it has been certainly been a role that’s out of the ordinary.
The popularity of the Queen and the Royal Family mean the republic movement is going nowhere fast.
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Nicola Roxon, sworn in last week as the first law officer of the Australian Crown, reportedly plans to reignite the debate on Australia becoming a republic. Former prime minister, Paul Keating has also…
Who will take over the family firm after Prince William is under discussion by Commonwealth leaders.
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UPDATE: Commonwealth leaders have now agreed that laws will be changed to allow sons and daughters of any future British monarch to have equal right to the throne. The ban on the head of state marrying…