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Former Bermuda resident Henry Ward has described painting the Queen in celebration of her 60 years as a patron of the British Red Cross as the highest honour in his 20-year career as a portrait artist. Mr Ward, who moved to Bermuda when his late fat...

Michael Dunkley has passed on his and the country’s congratulations to Henry Ward, the artist who painted the portrait of the Queen, which was unveiled at Windsor Castle last Friday. Mr Ward, who has ties to Bermuda and whose works have been featur...

Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers were front and centre on Saturday as Bermuda celebrated the Queen’s Birthday with a parade in Hamilton. Troops fired the traditional feu de joie — a rippling rifle salute — and a 21-gun salute with the RBR’s ceremonial...

The Queen, who celebrated her 90th birthday this week, has been on the throne since 1952, a symbol of both continuity and change during a period when Britain and its role in the world have been transformed almost beyond recognition. The Queen’s abil...

Thirty Bermuda residents born within one month of Queen Elizabeth II toasted her 90th birthday at Government House on Thursday. Governor George Fergusson and his wife Margaret hosted the tea party, and also unveiled a new plaque for a Washington pal...

Michael Dunkley has congratulated the Queen on her 90th birthday, on behalf of Bermuda. According to a press release from the Bermuda Government, the Premier wrote: “Bermuda joins with the rest of the world in wishing you the happiest of birthdays. “...

Governor George Fergusson and his wife Margaret will host a tea party tomorrow to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday. Together, they will welcome to Government House around 30 Bermuda residents who were born on the island within a month of th...

The Governor and his wife are encouraging the public to apply for invitations to the Queen’s 90th birthday party. Entry forms for the event, on Thursday, June 9, between 6pm and 8pm, can be found on the Government House website and Facebook page from...

Governor George Fergusson and his wife have sent Bermuda Easter Lilies to the Queen, continuing a long tradition. This year’s lilies were grown in the Government House gardens. Government House said that Her Majesty’s Easter Lilies travelled on Tuesd...

Today marks a milestone for Queen Elizabeth II: at 63 years, seven months and two days, her reign now overtakes that of Queen Victoria — making her the longest-reigning monarch in British history. The Island has been visited several times during her ...

This columnist, in many decades of writing hundreds of features, can count on one hand the number of times one was started with “I”. One exception, which appeared in the Mid-Ocean News on August 14, 2000, related to my having been awarded an MBE. I ...

Governor George Fergusson led the plaudits for the Bermuda Regiment’s Trooping the Colours ceremony that attracted thousands of people of all ages to the National Stadium. The unique ceremony, which involved more than 200 soldiers as well as a conti...