Gary Barlow is ''still celebrating'' Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee.

The Take That singer organised a star-studded concert to mark the occasion in June and says watching the event come to life after 19 months of planning was incredible.

Sam Mendes thought Queen Elizabeth was ''amazing'' when she starred alongside Daniel Craig at the Olympics opening ceremony.

The 86-year-old monarch made a surprise appearance in a sketch for the London spectacular, which saw her greet the actor in his guise as James Bond before supposedly parachuting from a helicopter.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth opened the London 2012 Paralympics tonight (29.08.12).

The British monarch sent the 80,000-strong crowd at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, into a frenzy as she officially marked the start of the sporting spectacle at the opening ceremony, and her words were followed by a stunning fireworks display and rapturous applause.

Britain's Princess Beatrice thinks Queen Elizabeth is an ''incredible woman''.

The 24-year-old royal revealed her grandmother is ''very supportive'' of her as she prepares to scale Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the French Alps, in aid of her new charity initiative Big Change, and she praised the monarch after she recently appeared to parachute into the Olympic Stadium as part of the London 2012 opening ceremony.

Emeli Sande opened the Closing Ceremony of the London Olympics tonight (12.08.12).

The British singer performed a cover of Professor Green's 'Read All About It' as she kicked off the hugely-anticipated event in the Olympic Stadium, in Stratford, east London.

Britain's Duchess Catherine was all smiles as she cheered Team GB's Olympic hockey team to victory yesterday (10.08.12).

The 30-year-old royal - who was captain of the hockey team when she was a pupil at Marlborough College - watched on in delight as the British women's hockey team won their first Olympic medal for 20 years after defeating New Zealand 3-1 to win a bronze at the Riverbank Arena in Stratford, east London.