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The Queen has died, Buckingham Palace has announced. The 96-year-old monarch, whose 70-year reign was the longest in British history, was attended by senior members of the Royal Family as she passed away yesterday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. A st...

In her long reign of 70 years, the Queen visited Bermuda six times, the visits ranging from two brief aircraft refuelling stopovers to a full, three-day tour, designed to meet or be seen by as many people as possible. During that time, she struck a b...

Hurricane Earl has passed the island as a Category 2 hurricane, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect, and tropical storm-force winds are expected to continue this morning, along with dangerous seas with...

David Burt, the Premier, has warmly praised the Queen following the news of her death. Mr Burt said the Monarch’s “consequential” reign had earned a “unique” place in history. In a statement he said: “A life of undimmed duty, a model of strength and...

Civic leaders and former politicians paid tribute to the Queen shortly after her death was announced this afternoon. Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, described the Queen as “our beloved Monarch”, and noted that she had “a special connection” t...

Shortly after her ascension to the throne, the Queen embarked on a 30,000-mile, six-month world tour to introduce herself to her subjects. The tour saw her attend 223 receptions, give 157 speeches and open seven parliaments. God Save The Queen was su...

Twenty-two years after her first visit, Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Bermuda on February 16, 1975. Bermuda had seen the desegregation of theatres after a boycott, organised by the secret Progressive Group, which pushed the island towards the end of ...

On arrival for a two-day visit on March 8, 1994, hundreds greeted the royal couple at what was still the Civil Air Terminal, where the Queen surprised many by making an impromptu stop to talk to the crowds of children assembled by the gate. Bermuda w...

The Queen’s fourth official visit to Bermuda was the culmination of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of English settlement. The visit, from November 24 to 26 in 2009, came 56 years to the day since the Queen first travelled to Bermuda, but no...

The Bermuda Police Service is looking into complaints about the sale of unusable phones on the island. A spokeswoman said that the buyers discovered after purchase that the phones cannot be activated with local carriers. She added: “We are appealing ...