Queen Elizabeth surprises a British couple when she makes a surprise appearance at their small civil wedding ceremony.

South African-born opera singer Elizabeth Connell, who won global acclaim in roles by Wagner, Strauss, Beethoven and others, has died. She was 65.

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth would open the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics this summer, signaling that both events will be celebrated as great state occasions, something the British are famous for.

Queen Elizabeth is seeking a trainee butler to join her household staff. The job pays about £15,000 to start, or about $23,700, for at least 45 hours per week.