In April 2011, Limehouse Library having closed in 2003, the Attlee statue was unveiled in its new home at Queen Mary University of London.

Switzerland was known for its private finishing schools, such as Institut Alpin Videmanette ( now closed ), which Diana, Princess of Wales attended ; Mon Fertile, where the Duchess of Cornwall was partly educated ; Institut Le Mesnil, which Queen Anne-Marie of Greece attended ; and Institut Château Beau-Cedre, which closed in 2002.

The barrier was closed on 3 June 2012 to reduce the river flow whilst the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant took place as part of the celebrations for the Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

In 2011 the then Cheshire Cat and Queen of Hearts pubs at 256 Wilmslow Road closed and reopened as one hostelry, the Sir Joseph Whitworth pub.

* Other public houses in the area include: The Goldsmith Arms, Bridge House Tavern, Queen Adelaide Arms ( closed 2010 ), The Alexandra, Graces ( formerly Dr W G Grace ), Kent House Tavern, Robin Hood ( closed, subsequently destroyed by fire in 2006 and demolished ), Royal Oak ( closed 2011 ), The Mitre, The Goat House ( destroyed by fire and now demolished ), The Waterman's Arms ( now Superdrug ), The Anchor ( closed circa 1910 ), The General Simpson ( closed ), The General Jackson ( closed ), The Retreat ( closed ), The Cornish Arms ( closed ), The Railway Bell ( closed ), The Thicket Tavern and Hollywood East ( formerly The Park Tavern ).

The Brook Street premises were closed in 1909 and pupils transferred to a new school building, on a 5½ acre site on Queen Anne's Road, Clifton.

( later BP Canada, and now Petro Canada ) and Shell Canada oil refineries ( both now closed ), the Procor factory ( no longer manufacturing ), and, most importantly, the Ford Motor Company's Canadian headquarters and plant, all close to the Canadian National Railway and the Queen Elizabeth Way highway between Toronto and Fort Erie ( Buffalo ).

Although, The White Swan, The British Queen, The Navigation and The Corner Pin and others have closed, in line with national trends.

Monty Python's Spamalot played at the theatre from 2006 until January 2009, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert opened at the Palace in March 2009 and closed in December 2011.

Following this, Routledge had roles in several more unsuccessful Broadway productions including a musical called Love Match, in which she played Queen Victoria ; the legendary 1976 Leonard Bernstein flop 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, in which she portrayed every First Lady from Abigail Adams to Edith Roosevelt ; and a 1981 musical called Say Hello to Harvey based on the Mary Coyle Chase play Harvey, which closed in Toronto before reaching New York.

Queen conch fisheries have also been closed in several countries.

The Emerald Queen is still located at the site ; however it is closed to the public indefinitely.

The adjacent Buchanan Street station of the rival Caledonian Railway closed on 7 November 1966 as a result of the Beeching axe and its services to Stirling, Perth, Inverness, Dundee and Aberdeen transferred to Queen Street.

Following a critical savaging and poor ticket sales, The Pirate Queen closed on 17 June 2007 after 85 performances and 32 previews, resulting in a loss of almost $ 18 million, ranking it among the largest commercial flops in Broadway history.

The first station of the Great Western line closed in 1909 to open the larger ' Sunnyside ' station at King and Queen Streets.

During his career he was nominated for several awards including the BAFTA award for best foreign actor in 1952 for The African Queen and three Academy Awards.

* June 26 – At a ceremony in London, Queen Victoria awards the first sixty-six Victoria Crosses to British troops, for actions during the Crimean War.

Wilson exhibited his populist touch in June 1965 when he had The Beatles honoured with the award of MBE ( such awards are officially bestowed by The Queen but are nominated by the Prime Minister of the day ).

" There are also a few duties which must be specifically performed by, or bills that require assent by, the Queen ; these include applying the royal sign-manual and Great Seal of Canada to the appointment papers of governors general, the issuance of Letters Patent, the confirmation of awards of Canadian honours, the approval of any change in her Canadian title, and the creation of new Senate seats.

* Luns was awarded many high-ranking awards during his lifetime, among them the Grand Cross of the Légion d ’ Honneur in 1954, Member of Order of Companions of Honour of the British Queen in 1971 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then President Ronald Reagan in 1984.

By the late 1970s she was one of Australia's top singing stars, winning several Queen of Pop awards and hosting her own national TV variety series.

The regalia is worn by HM the King ( ms: Yang di-Pertuan Agong ), and HM the Queen ( Raja Permaisuri Agong ) during certain ceremonies, such as the election as head of state, HM's birthday, awards ceremonies, and the calling of parliament.

She received several notable film awards for her role as Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown ( 1997 ), and has since been acclaimed for her work in such films as Shakespeare in Love ( 1998 ), Chocolat ( 2000 ), Iris ( 2001 ), Mrs Henderson Presents ( 2005 ) and Notes on a Scandal ( 2006 ), and the television production The Last of the Blonde Bombshells ( 2001 ).

The writing team of Ellery Queen received the following " Edgar " awards from the Mystery Writers of America:

" Clifton Chenier, Rockin ' Sidney and Queen Ida all garnered Grammy awards during this pivotal period, opening the door to emerging artists who would continue the traditions.

During Carnival, calypsonians competed for awards like the Carnival Road March, National Calypso Monarch, Calypso Queen, Junior Monarch and Extempo Monarch in contests called picong, when two performers trade bawdy and irreverent jibes at each other and the day's events.

The GC is no longer awarded to Canadians by the Queen of Canada, who awards the Cross of Valour ( Canadian ) instead.

At the same awards event Samantha McClymont, the 2005 / 2006 Grafton Jacaranda Queen and sister of Brooke McClymont, also received an award for her country music talent.

However, certain awards exist which are in the exclusive gift of the Queen.

In 1979, the Queen approved a proposal that a number of awards, including the Military Cross, could in the future be awarded posthumously.

The awards are named after Hans Christian Andersen, a 19th-century Danish author of fairy tales, and winners receive gold medals from the hand of the Queen of Denmark at the biennial IBBY Congress.

There are also a few duties which must be specifically performed by, or bills that require assent by, the Queen ; these include applying the royal sign-manual and Seal of New Zealand to the appointment papers of governors-general, the confirmation of awards of New Zealand Royal Honours, and the approval of any change in her New Zealand title.

The Deloitte Centre at 80 Queen Street was tagged “ the greenest building in the land ” after it became the first building in New Zealand to receive three Five Green Stars awards.

Of particular note is the new Library which has won awards for its innovative design and was opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2001.

In June 1917, George V visited the fleet and an investiture ceremony was held onboard Queen Elizabeth for sailors who had won awards at Jutland.

Other awards Carroll received included the " Pro Deo et Patria Medal " and the " Queen Isabel Catholic Vision of History Award " from Christendom College and the " Christ the King Award " from the Christian Law Institute.

Queen Bee was nominated for 2 awards at the 28th Academy Awards in 1956 for Best Cinematography ( Charles Lang ) and Best Costume Design, Black-and-White ( Jean Louis ).

Then prime minister, Sir John Major decided that the distinction between the BEM and MBE had " become increasingly tenuous " and he wanted more local people to receive their awards from the Queen herself.

By the 1850s, Crombie had won quality awards from Queen Victoria and Napoleon III at the Great Exhibition in London and the Exposition Universelle in Paris respectively.

In a formal ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Queen Elizabeth II signed both acts into law on 17 April 1982.

On 13 May, Dewar was nominated as First Minister, and was officially appointed by the Queen on 17 May at a ceremony in the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

In countries not previously part of the British Empire, the tune of " God Save the Queen " has provided the basis for various patriotic songs, though still generally connected with royal ceremony.

The ceremony was first conducted with the Prince of Wales ( the future Edward VIII ) in 1927, then with King George VI in 1939, and last with his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II in 1959 and 1970.

* 1981 – At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.

He writes that the Tea Meetings were staged as theatrical " battles between decorum and chaos ", decorum represented by the ceremony chairmen and chaos the hecklers in the audience, with a diplomatic King or a Queen presiding over the battle to ensure fairness.

Queen Beatrix, who had been rushed to safety with the rest of the royal family, returned once the situation was under control and the ceremony was continued.

The term originates from the white color of the wedding dress, which first became popular with Victorian era elites, after Queen Victoria wore a white lace dress at her wedding ; however, the term now also encapsulates the entire Western wedding routine, especially in the Christian religious tradition, which generally includes a ceremony during which the marriage begins, followed by a reception.

The wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Victoria, to Prince Fredrick William of Prussia in 1858 also introduced choral music to the processional when standard practice had been to have music of any kind only during a party after the wedding ceremony.

In November 2004, Queen were among the inaugural inductees into the UK Music Hall of Fame, and the award ceremony was the first event at which Rodgers joined May and Taylor as vocalist.

The Foo Fighters paid homage to the band in performing " Tie Your Mother Down " to open the ceremony before being joined on stage by May, Taylor, and Paul Rodgers, who played a selection of Queen hits.

On 12 August 2012, Queen performed at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

He attended the funeral ceremony for Queen Elizabeth I of England and the coronation of the new English king, James I.

Lord Voldemort also appeared in the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London as an inflatable representation of children's literature villains, alongside The Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook, and Cruella de Vil.

In a break with tradition, Queen Mary attended the ceremony in a show of support for her son.

On 25 July of the same year she was crowned Queen in a ceremony at Mainz.

Indonesian Vice-president Mohammad Hatta | Hatta and Dutch Queen Juliana of the Netherlands | Juliana at the signing ceremony in The Hague at which the Dutch recognised Indonesian sovereignty

Its official dedication took place on 1 July 2000, with Queen Margrethe II, and King Carl XVI Gustaf as the host and hostess of the ceremony.

Queen Elizabeth II rededicated the restored monument on 9 April 2007 during a ceremony commemorating the 90th anniversary of the battle.

Alongside other inflatable villains such as Lord Voldemort, the Queen of Hearts, Cruella de Vil and The Child Catcher, Captain Hook made an appearance during the opening ceremony of the XXX Olympiad in London, representing one of the many villains taken from British children's literature.

Sauvé was on May 14, 1984, sworn in as governor general in a ceremony in the Senate chamber, during which Trudeau said: " It is right and proper that Her Majesty should finally have a woman representative here ," though stressing that the Queen had not appointed Sauvé simply because she was a woman.

The ceremony took place in the Musikhuset Opera House, and in the audience were the Queen of Denmark, the mayor of Aarhus and other dignitaries.

The official ceremony occurred on 10 October 1361, at Windsor Castle with the King and Queen in attendance.