Queen, prince celebrate diamond anniversary
Queen Elizabeth II on Monday became the first British sovereign to celebrate her diamond wedding anniversary, and more than 2,000 people attended a thanksgiving service in her honor at Westminster Abbey. Prince William marked the 60th wedding anniversary of his grandparents, the queen, 81, and Prince Philip, 86, by giving a New Testament reading from the Bible in their honor. Dame Judi Dench read a poem, “Diamond Anniversary,” composed for the ceremony by Poet Laureate Andrew Motion.
Eight couples who had married on the same day as the queen and Philip also attended the ceremony.
Archbishop Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, told the service the diamond anniversary is a milestone in the queen's long and devoted service to the nation and Commonwealth.
The queen, then Princess Elizabeth, married Lt. Philip Mountbatten at the abbey on Nov. 20, 1947.
The young bride and groom's ceremony provided the nation with a splash of color during the tough days after World War II, when Britons were still coping with widespread rationing. She became queen in 1952, following the death of her father, George VI.
Donny Osmond apologizes to Larry King
Donny Osmond has apologized to Larry King for criticizing the CNN talk-show host after he revealed that Marie Osmond's 16-year-old son had entered rehab.
“I was very upset about it,” the 49-year-old singer said in an interview that aired Monday on NBC's “Today” show. “I thought it was very unfair for Larry King to throw that question at Marie the way he did.”
Donny Osmond and his sister, who starred on television's “Donny and Marie Show” during the 1970s, appeared stunned when King asked about Michael in an interview last week.
Osmond said he later learned the tabloids were about to break the story.
“I have to back up and apologize publicly to Larry King because I came out and said some things against him,” he said.
Irish actor Rhys Meyers arrested at airport
Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, star of the Henry VIII soap opera “The Tudors,” has been charged with public drunkenness and breach of the peace at Dublin Airport, police said Monday.
Rhys Meyers, 30, was arrested Sunday after police twice confronted him over his erratic, abusive behavior at an airport gate and at a desk of the British airline BMI, on which he was planning to fly to London.
Dublin Airport Police said they called Ireland's national police force, the Garda Siochana, after Rhys Meyers refused repeated requests to calm down.
- From wire reports
Eight couples who had married on the same day as the queen and Philip also attended the ceremony.
Archbishop Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, told the service the diamond anniversary is a milestone in the queen's long and devoted service to the nation and Commonwealth.
The queen, then Princess Elizabeth, married Lt. Philip Mountbatten at the abbey on Nov. 20, 1947.
The young bride and groom's ceremony provided the nation with a splash of color during the tough days after World War II, when Britons were still coping with widespread rationing. She became queen in 1952, following the death of her father, George VI.
Donny Osmond apologizes to Larry King
Donny Osmond has apologized to Larry King for criticizing the CNN talk-show host after he revealed that Marie Osmond's 16-year-old son had entered rehab.
“I was very upset about it,” the 49-year-old singer said in an interview that aired Monday on NBC's “Today” show. “I thought it was very unfair for Larry King to throw that question at Marie the way he did.”
Donny Osmond and his sister, who starred on television's “Donny and Marie Show” during the 1970s, appeared stunned when King asked about Michael in an interview last week.
Osmond said he later learned the tabloids were about to break the story.
“I have to back up and apologize publicly to Larry King because I came out and said some things against him,” he said.
Irish actor Rhys Meyers arrested at airport
Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, star of the Henry VIII soap opera “The Tudors,” has been charged with public drunkenness and breach of the peace at Dublin Airport, police said Monday.
Rhys Meyers, 30, was arrested Sunday after police twice confronted him over his erratic, abusive behavior at an airport gate and at a desk of the British airline BMI, on which he was planning to fly to London.
Dublin Airport Police said they called Ireland's national police force, the Garda Siochana, after Rhys Meyers refused repeated requests to calm down.
- From wire reports
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