From the Observer archive: Queen Elizabeth II special
From the archive: sun, booze, and a party – the golden jubilee, 2002
In 2002 Euan Ferguson caught the mood as Britain started the jubilee weekend – just as the World Cup kicked off
February 2022
‘A time for reflection’: Queen prepares for first accession day without Philip
Marking 70 years on the throne will be a private occasion of mixed feelings for the monarch
July 2012
The seating plan from hell? Queen lunches with four prime ministers
David Cameron hosts his predecessors Brown, Blair and Major for event in honour of Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee
January 2012
Jubilee by Shelley Harris - review
Poll reveals Britons' secret fears and hopes for 2012
October 2002
Queen 'ashen-faced' after rescue from freezing river
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were rescued last night when their boat broke down in freezing temperatures on Winnipeg's
Red River.
July 2002
CPS drops jubilee protest charges
After a dawn raid by police and three court appearances, a Welsh republican campaigner accused of inciting people to paint anti-monarchist slogans has had charges against him dropped by the crown prosecution service.
Brainwaves that rocked the world
Fifty innovations that changed the last 50 years:
TV dinner served up as key invention
The humble TV dinner has won itself a place in history, alongside space travel and cloning, as one of 50 innovations that have changed the world in the last half century. By Tania Branigan.
