Queen Elizabeth

Britain's Duchess of Kent has died, Buckingham Palace says

The duchess will be best remembered for her close association with Wimbledon, where from 1969 she helped to hand out the trophies.

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Prince Michael of Kent, the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Kent and Lord Nicholas Windsor watch as three pipers from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) play outside Wren House, Kensington Palace, London, Britain, to mark the Duke of Kent's 89th birthday, October 9, 2024.
Queen Elizabeth II attends the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, United Kingdom, June 16, 2007

Queen Elizabeth saw Israelis as 'terrorists or sons of terrorists,' former president says

Rivlin elaborated, saying, “She refused to accept any Israeli official into the Palace, apart from international occasions.”

|ByELLIE ESQUENAZI
Elizabeth II wedding cake at Bermondsey Biscuit Museum.

Rare slice of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake sold at auction for £2,200

The cake was found under a bed with a letter from the queen 77 years after her wedding day.

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Children evacuated from Germany on the Kindertransport in 1938/1939 are given candies in Southampton, England

This Yom Kippur, we must jump the barricades and become a unified Jewish state – opinion

We must find it in ourselves to connect with God and each other, whatever it takes.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

World leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after her death

US President Joe Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with leaders from around the world, mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth, 96, on Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden gestures as he signs a condolence book after Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, died aged 96, at the British Embassy, in Washington, US, September 8, 2022.

Israeli, Jewish leaders express condolences on Queen Elizabeth II's death

Israeli President Isaac Herzog called the Queen's death "the end of an era."

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The British and Israeli flags are screened on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City following the death of the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth, September 8, 2022.

Queen Elizabeth II: The life of the UK's longest reigning monarch - obituary

Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-ruling UK monarch in 2015, surpassing Queen Victoria who ruled for 63 years.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Queen Elizabeth II.

'God save the queen': Londoners and tourists wish monarch well

"We have had her for 70 years so we need to digest the whole thing because it suddenly happened," said London resident Sharon Grove outside of Buckingham Palace.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByREUTERS
Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends the National Service of Remembrance at The Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, Britain November 8, 2020.

Why did Queen Elizabeth II never come visit Israel? - comment

The UK's Queen Elizabeth II visited much of the Middle East, but she never visited Israel. Why is that?

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Lord Rabbi Sacks with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace

Jewish leaders react to the Queen's declining health

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the UK and Israeli Ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hatovely both took to Twitter to express their thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery for the Queen.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
RABBI EPHRAIM MIRVIS attends the Association of Jewish ex-Servicemen and Women annual remembrance parade and ceremony in London in November.

What are the reactions to Queen Elizabeth's worsening health?

Thoughts and prayers were sent toward Queen Elizabeth and her family from across the British political landscape.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByREUTERS
Queen Elizabeth II clad in purple.

Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96 - Buckingham Palace

Prince Charles, 73, automatically becomes king of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other realms including Australia and Canada.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByREUTERS
People use their smarthphones as an image of Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades is displayed at Piccadilly Circus after she died aged 96, according to Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain September 8, 2022.

Princess Diana's will: Save journalism - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: 25 years after her death her career looms as an early victim of journalism's perversion.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
A MAN reads a paper paying tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, as a woman covers her face in grief on the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, August 31, 1997.

Man arrested with crossbow at Windsor Castle wanted to kill Queen

The queen was at the castle at the time of the incident on December 25, along with her son and heir Prince Charles, his wife Camilla and other close family.

AUGUST 17, 2022ByREUTERS
Britain's Queen Elizabeth poses after awarding Captain Tom Moore with the insignia of Knight Bachelor at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain July 17, 2020.