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As we start a new year, I want to give you a summary of the news I’ve covered here about Queen Elizabeth and the British royal family from January to December 2008. These were previously listed in the page about the British royals. Now that it’s a new year, the page will be refreshed to document the public appearances and news about the House of Windsor.
2008 NEWS
OFFICIAL AND STATE VISITS
- Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip: Turkey [Day 2, more photos], Slovenia and Slovakia
- Prince Charles and Camilla: Caribbean [arrival], Japan [photos], Brunei, Indonesia [photos]
- Prince Andrew: with Princess Beatrice in Egypt, with Princess Eugenie in China
- As Hosts to: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni
ROYAL ENGAGEMENTS
- Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip: new Heathrow Terminal, Commonwealth Day, Whitehaven 300th anniversary, Epsom Races, Vivari Queen’s Cup, visit to Google, Blue Peter Reception (video), ‘A Bunch of Amateurs’ premiere, New Zealand’s giant rugby ball, Parliament Opening, The Queen’s Christmas broadcast (video)
- Prince Charles and Camilla: OBE Award to Kylie Minogue, Cartier Polo, The ‘Other Boleyn Girl’ premiere, Organic Allotment at St. James Park, Northern Ireland Memorial Service, charity visits before Christmas; Camilla in Marshfield Bakery;
- Princess Anne at the Beijing Olympics, Equestrian Events
- Prince William and Prince Harry: City Salute, Enduro Africa, ‘Quantum of Solace’ premiere
- Prince William: secret Afghanistan visit, Sporting Heroes Dinner, St Aidan’s Primary School, Media Wales’ Media Centre
- Prince Harry: charity work in Lesotho, Khumbu Challenge, Children of Courage awards [video]
- Princes Andrew opens tollbridge
- Countess of Wessex in Paderborn, Germany (video)
- British Royals: Cheltenham Races, Easter, Trooping the Colour, Paralympics [Awarding of Medals], Royal Ascot [Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, more photos], memorial service for Prince Harry’s godfather, Remembrance Day, Armistice Day
OTHER NEWS
- Royal weddings: Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly [announcement, guests, peek at photos]; Windsor-Gilman Wedding [Princess Anne in vintage dress]
- Royals in sports; Behind the Palace Walls documentary [Royal family's job, jewels, in the military, White House visit, Virginia visit]; among World’s top flirts, Best dressed British men, Forbes’ List of Hottest Young Royals 2008; partying at Whisky Mist; on Hello’s Most Magical Moments of 2008, 2008 year in review
- Queen Elizabeth: gossipy moment involving Gordon Brown, Ritz celebration canceled
- Prince Philip: chest infection [out of hospital], new documentary, cancer reports denied
- Prince Charles and Camilla: 2007 gift list, Highgrove shop, 3rd wedding anniversary, home in Wales; Prince Charles’ birthday celebrations [Buckingham Palace party and arrivals; articles; video]; Camilla related to Madonna and Angelina Jolie, grandmother again
- Prince William and Prince Harry: on E!, join gentleman’s club
- Prince William: solo flight, media work, Wings ceremony, stag party and scandal, Chinook in Kate’s backyard, in the Navy, Knight of the Garter, 26th birthday, high-stakes drug bust, 2nd drug raid, banned from Paris Hilton party, end of 2008 news round-up, Poll: bearded or clean-shaven?, comparison with Prince Charles’ beard; Prince William and Kate Middleton: with Prince Charles on ski holiday, absent at Phillips-Kelly wedding, at Raffles, at weekend shoot at Sandringham, at Whiskey Mist
- Prince Harry: Afghanistan [pulled from tour and return home to family], a medal and promotion to Lieutenant, medal for Afghanistan service, work and play (photos), speeding incident, on tour of Africa, at Buckingham rooftop; with Chelsy Davy: closer than ever, at Boujis, at Rugby match between England and South Africa [more photos], relaxing in Mauritius
- Prince Andrew: TODAY show, and Sarah Ferguson under one roof; Fergie’s good life, with Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie in Cipriani; in Taxi snooze; Fergie in Dubai (more photos)
- Prince Edward and Sophie: son’s allergy scare, Viscount Severn’s christening, Prince Edward in dog ‘cruelty’ row
- Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie at Harrods; Princess Beatrice: Hurtwood Park Polo Tournament, French Riviera, university; Princess Eugenie newly Glam, at Boujis and again and once more with Dave Clark
- Zara Phillips: news, boyfriend Mike Tindall arrested, Badminton Horse Trials [with family], Beijing Olympics, wedding rumors, out of Beijing Olympics, Giant portrait, country home bid
- Diana Inquest ends
ROYAL GIRLFRIENDS
- Kate Middleton: gym at Clarence House, Vanity Fair’s Best-Dressed List, bio to be published
- Chelsy Davy: safe in Cape Town, as working girl
VIDEOS POSTED IN 2008
- Queen Elizabeth: Wreath-laying in Turkey, when she’s not ‘being Queen’, her lighter side, 1953 coronation, presenting the Imperial State Crown, Blue Peter Reception, Christmas broadcast
- Prince Charles on GM Food
- Prince William starts Navy training
- Prince Harry: Lesotho, Front lines, Afghanistan, Children of Courage Awards
- Zara Phillips for Land Rover
- Fan Videos: Autumn Kelly and Peter Phillips, Prince William, Prince William and Prince Harry
- Spoof: Jonas Brothers meet the Queen
[Note: For a complete list of the visits and engagements of the British Royal Family, visit the official website here.]