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A host of the stage, screen and sports stars will help celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the British throne at a BBC Studios Productions-led live event at Buckingham Palace titled the Platinum Party in the Park. Queen + Adam Lambert, Elton John and Diana Ross will all perform at the event for the Platinum…

EXCLUSIVE: Roger Michell’s last movie, Elizabeth, about British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, has sold around the world for Embankment Films. Following the pre-sales we revealed with A24 for the U.S. and Signature for the UK, pacts have also been set in in France (Originals Factory), Germany (Square One), Benelux (The…

EXCLUSIVE: A24 will release Roger Michell's last movie, the documentary Elizabeth about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, we can reveal. The stateside debut has yet to be dated. The late British filmmaker, known for movies including Notting Hill, The Duke, Hyde Park on Hudson and My Cousin Rachel…

EXCLUSIVE: Roger Michell’s last movie, the documentary Elizabeth about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, has been picked up by Signature Entertainment and set for a Friday, June 3 theatrical release to coincide with the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee. The late British filmmaker, known for movies including Notting Hill, The D…

UPDATED: The 19-year-old man who gained access to the grounds of Windsor Castle while Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was at home was carrying a crossbow, according to an update from Thames Valley Police and the Metropolitan Police. “The man was taken into custody and has undergone a mental health assessment – he has…

While the leaders of the world’s seven largest so-called “advanced economies” convened in the U.K. to discuss substantive issues like the pandemic, health care, climate change and corporate taxes, social media trolls were more interested in the odd “family photograph” the leaders took on a Cornish beach Friday…

A hilarious digitally altered version of Queen Elizabeth’s annual Christmas speech was broadcast on Britain’s Channel 4 Friday, providing a serious message while sending up the real Queen's address. The “deepfake” version of Queen Elizabeth II took several swipes at members of the Royal family, and the Queen even…

“Never give up, never despair: that was the message of VE Day,” Queen Elizabeth II tonight told the British people in a national broadcast which also addressed the devastating coronavirus crisis. The rare royal speech took place exactly 75 years after King George VI, the Queen’s father, addressed the nation on Victory…

EXCLUSIVE: Director Baz Luhrmann was days from starting production on his untitled Elvis Presley film when his Col. Tom Parker, Tom Hanks, came down with the coronavirus symptoms that shut down production instantly. The filmmaker has been safely tucked away with wife and collaborator Catherine Martin and their kids…

Queen Elizabeth II’s rare address to the British public and the Commonwealth became one of the UK’s most-watched TV events of the past decade after 24M tuned in to watch Her Majesty. In a nod to families and friends being kept apart by coronavirus, the Queen’s speech included the emotive line that “we will meet again,&#8221…

Queen Elizabeth II is to make a televised address to the UK and Commonwealth on Sunday evening as the world continues to be battered by coronavirus. The UK posted 684 more deaths from the illness over the last 24 hours, a record number for the country. The UK’s current death toll stands at 3,605. Globally, more than…