A collection of stories tagged 'elizabeth ii' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:33:12 EST Actress Helen Mirren has played countless royals -- Cleopatra, Queen Charlotte, Queen Elizabeth I and II. It's no coincidence. Aristocracy is in the blood. Even the working class women in her family were "queenly," she says. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/46979 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89227743&ft=1&f=1021 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:03:00 EDT A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including: President George W. Bush; Queen Elizabeth II; British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Roberto Tejada, a resident of Catalina Island; US Attorney Christopher J. Christie; J. P. Weiss, F.B.I. special agent; Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D - MI); Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; Colonel John Nicholson; and Catholic theologian Leonardo Boff. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/34422 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10158486 Sun, 13 May 2007 08:00:00 EDT Queen Elizabeth II's six-day visit to the U.S., her first official trip to the country since 1991, has spawned a cottage industry of royal etiquette advice. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/34206 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10049551 Mon, 07 May 2007 15:04:00 EDT Queen Elizabeth II is recognized for her collection of hats. And her appearance at the Kentucky Derby will once again put her choice of headgear on public display. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/34146 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10026873 Sat, 05 May 2007 17:30:00 EDT There is a moment in the Oscar-nominated film The Queen that is known to some simply as "The Stag Scene." In the sequence, Helen Mirren, as Elizabeth II, sits on a hill in the lush Balmoral countryside, brought to tears. Then she sees the stag. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/31417 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7577583 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:29:00 EST