Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been snubbed by glamour model Katie Price. Katie - who is also known as Jordan - was invited to London's Buckingham Palace but had to refuse the invite because she is currently filming her reality TV show in the U.S.

Katie said: "We were invited to lunch at Buckingham Palace but we couldn't go because we were in America. I was gutted."

Britain's Queen Elizabeth loves motor racing. Formula One World champion Lewis Hamilton met the 82-year-old monarch when he collected his MBE at London's Buckingham Palace yesterday and was "lost for words" when she started chatting about cars.

The 24-year-old driver - who donned his best pin-striped suit for the occasion - was nervous about meeting the royal, but was soon happily discussing his thrilling last-lap win in Brazil last November and his upcoming race in Australia.

Nicole Scherzinger sent Lewis Hamilton a sexy video message to congratulate him on receiving an MBE.

The Pussycat Dolls singer - whose group are currently supporting Britney Spears on her world tour - was distraught she couldn't be with her British racing driver boyfriend when he accepted the honor from Queen Elizabeth this week and so came up with a unique way to congratulate him.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth is planning an unofficial meeting with President Barack Obama. The 82-year-old royal will meet Obama when he comes to London next month to discuss the ongoing global financial crisis.

If the meeting goes ahead, it will be very unusual as Obama won't be on an official State visit. A source told Britain's The Times newspaper: "There is a wish to do these things as discreetly as possible in the first instance."

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has joined Twitter. The 82-year-old monarch has become the first member of the royal family to join the social networking website, which allows users to update their friends on what they are doing.

Reports claim an in-depth account of Monday's Commonwealth Observance - a service to mark the 60th anniversary of the modern commonwealth, which is being held at London's Westminster Abbey - will appear on the site.

Britain's Zara Phillips was left "close to tears" after her handbag was stolen. Thieves broke into a Range Rover belonging to the 27-year-old royal - the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth - in West London last Thursday, and fled with the bag containing jewelry, money and Zara's passport.

Riding equipment belonging to Zara - who is the current World Eventing Champion - was flung across the road.