This B-17 Flying Fortress was named after Queen Elizabeth
During WWII, the naming of American bombers by their crews gave the aircraft a personal touch. Today, bombers like Command Decision, Memphis Belle, and Enola Gay have become famous for…
How 9/11 caused Queen Elizabeth to break a 600-year-old royal tradition
The terror attacks on September 11, 2001, shook the free world. Americans at home, abroad and our allies mourned the tragic loss of life that day. For American expats in…
The amazing reason Queen Elizabeth refused to sit on the Iron Throne
It’s not that she isn’t fond of games. Or that she isn’t fond of the show. Whatever she thinks of it, it employs upwards of thousands of her subjects. When Queen Elizabeth visited the set of HBO’s Game of Thrones and met with its produc…
Why the Queen of England took a member of Parliament hostage
They do things a little differently over in Britain. They say the U.S. and the UK are two nations separated by a common language — but we’re also separated by food quality and bizarre traditions. Just as the English might be a little concerned wh…
The last surviving head of state to serve during WWII is … Queen Elizabeth II?
Queen Elizabeth II is Britain’s longest reigning monarch. However, she was breaking barriers even before the crown became hers. Elizabeth was also the first female of the Royal family to be an active duty member of the British Armed Forces. This al…
5 legendary speeches delivered on D-Day over 75 years
June 6, 2019, marks 75 years since D-Day, when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy during World War II.
On June 6, 1944, roughly 160,000 troops landed in Normandy, France, on five beaches with the code names Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, …
WhatsApp message claiming the Queen died spread by confused Navy staffer
The viral WhatsApp message that claimed Queen Elizabeth II had died was started by a Royal Navy staff member who confused a practice drill for the real thing.
The false news spread across social media last Sunday, garnering thousands of tweets…
Watch Royal Marine fly with jet-pack from aircraft carrier
A quite interesting and somehow weird demo took place on Nov. 21, 2019, on board HMS Queen Elizabeth, hosting the 2019 Atlantic Future Forum (AFF) at anchor off Annapolis, Washington D.C., during UK’s largest aircraft carrier’s deployment…
Russia will get a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier – just not anytime soon
The commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy says that Russia will build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the first time, but the country will not have this modern flattop anytime soon.
“There will be, of course, a nuclear-powered aircraf…
The Queen of England has a champion who fights for her
It sounds like a big job description: “Queen’s Champion and Standard Bearer of England.” Although these days, the title seems more ceremonial than functional, it still sounds like a big deal. Since the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, whomever…