Ireland's rugby union team captain Brian O'Driscoll, left. points out the new British and Irish Lions captain Paul O'Connell, second right, to Britain's Queen Elizabeth during a reception for the grand slam winning six nations rugby team at Hillsborough Castle, Belfast, Thursday May 7, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

Ireland's rugby union team captain Brian O'Driscoll, left. points out the new British and Irish Lions captain Paul O'Connell, second right, to Britain's Queen Elizabeth during a reception for the grand slam winning six nations rugby team at Hillsborough Castle, Belfast, Thursday May 7, 2009.

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  1. LONDON - FEBRUARY 09: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II receives the Ambassador of Iceland Benedikt Jonsson as he presents his Credentials, at Buckingham Palace, February 09, 2010 in London, England.
  2. LONDON - FEBRUARY 09: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II receives the High Commissioner for Ghana Professor Kwaku Danso-Boafo as he presents his Credentials, at Buckingham Palace, February 09, 2010 in London, England.
  3. LONDON - FEBRUARY 09: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II receives the High Commissioner for Ghana Professor Kwaku Danso-Boafo as he presents his Credentials, at Buckingham Palace, February 09, 2010 in London, England.
  4. LONDON - FEBRUARY 09: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II receives the Ambassador of Iceland Benedikt Jonsson as he presents his Credentials, at Buckingham Palace, February 09, 2010 in London, England.
  5. British Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, to give evidence before the Iraq Inquiry, which is investigating the circumstances surrounding British involvement in the Iraq war.
  6. British Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, to give evidence before the Iraq Inquiry, which is investigating the circumstances surrounding British involvement in the Iraq war.
  7. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Michael of Kent (Regimental Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company) leads the parade as 14th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 62-Gun Salute at the Gun Wharf of the Tower of London on February 6, 2010 in London, England. The 62-Gun salute was to mark the 58th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
  8. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Michael of Kent (Regimental Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company) leads the parade as 14th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 62-Gun Salute at the Gun Wharf of the Tower of London on February 6, 2010 in London, England. The 62-Gun salute was to mark the 58th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
  9. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Michael of Kent (Regimental Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company) leads the parade as 14th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 62-Gun Salute at the Gun Wharf of the Tower of London on February 6, 2010 in London, England. The 62-Gun salute was to mark the 58th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
  10. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Michael of Kent (Regimental Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company) leads the parade as 14th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 62-Gun Salute at the Gun Wharf of the Tower of London on February 6, 2010 in London, England. The 62-Gun salute was to mark the 58th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
  11. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Michael of Kent (Regimental Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company) leads the parade as 14th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 62-Gun Salute at the Gun Wharf of the Tower of London on February 6, 2010 in London, England. The 62-Gun salute was to mark the 58th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
  12. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Michael of Kent (Regimental Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company) leads the parade as 14th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 62-Gun Salute at the Gun Wharf of the Tower of London on February 6, 2010 in London, England. The 62-Gun salute was to mark the 58th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
  13. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Michael of Kent (Regimental Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company) leads the parade as 14th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 62-Gun Salute at the Gun Wharf of the Tower of London on February 6, 2010 in London, England. The 62-Gun salute was to mark the 58th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
  14. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Soldiers of 14th Regiment Royal Artillery fire L118 Light Guns during a 62-Gun Salute at the Gun Wharf of the Tower of London on February 6, 2010 in London, England. The 62-Gun salute was to mark the 58th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
  15. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) A spent blank shell from a L118 Light Gun lies by the foot of a soldier as 14th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 62-Gun Salute at the Gun Wharf of the Tower of London on February 6, 2010 in London, England. The 62-Gun salute was to mark the 58th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
  16. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 06: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) HRH Prince Michael of Kent (Regimental Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company) leads the parade and takes the salute as 14th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 62-Gun Salute at the Gun Wharf of the Tower of London on February 6, 2010 in London, England. The 62-Gun salute was to mark the 58th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.

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  1. LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Ann Clywd arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on February 3, 2010 in London, England. Ms Clywd was the Prime Minister�s Special Envoy to Iraq from 2003 - 2009.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Ann Clywd arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry on February 3, 2010 in London, England. Ms Clywd was the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Iraq from 2003 - 2009.
  3. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, receives flowers from children, after leaving a church service, in Sandringham, England, Friday, Dec. 25, 2009.
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  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Queen Elizabeth II prepares to meet conductor Sir Colin Davis as she arrives at Mansion House on December 8, 2009 in London, England. The Queen was at Mansion House to see a performance by the London Symphony Orchestra and to present The Queen's Medal for Music to Sir Colin Davis.
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  7. DUBLIN, IRELAND - FEBRUARY 06: Mauro Bergamasco of Italy is tackled by Tommy Bowe and Brian O'Driscoll of Ireland during the RBS Six Nations match between Ireland and Italy at Croke Park on February 6, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland.
  8. DUBLIN, IRELAND - FEBRUARY 06: Brian O'Driscoll of England holds his head in his hands during the RBS Six Nations match between Ireland and Italy at Croke Park on February 6, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland.
  9. DUBLIN, IRELAND - FEBRUARY 06: Brian O'Driscoll of England holds his head in his hands during the RBS Six Nations match between Ireland and Italy at Croke Park on February 6, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland.
  10. DUBLIN, IRELAND - FEBRUARY 06: Brian O'Driscoll of England shouts instuctions during the RBS Six Nations match between Ireland and Italy at Croke Park on February 6, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland.
  11. DUBLIN, IRELAND - FEBRUARY 06: Brian O'Driscoll of Ireland is tackled during the RBS Six Nations match between Ireland and Italy at Croke Park on February 6, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland.
  12. Italy's Mauro Bergamasco, center, is tackled by Ireland's Tommy Bowe, left, and Brian O'Driscoll, right, in the Six Nations rugby union international match at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
  13. DUBLIN, IRELAND - FEBRUARY 06: Carlo Del Fava of Italy misses the ball as Paul O'Connell of Ireland takes a tumble during the RBS Six Nations match between Ireland and Italy at Croke Park on February 6, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland.
  14. Australia's Matt Giteau (C) breaks a tackle from Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll (L) and Paul O'Connell during an international rugby union match at Croke Park, on November 15, 2009 in Dublin.
  15. Ireland's Paul O'Connell wins the line out against Italy in their Six Nations Championship rugby match at Croke Park Stadium in Dublin February 6, 2010.
  16. Ireland's Paul O'Connell, is tackled by Italy's Gonzalo Garcia, rear, in the Six Nations rugby union international match at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.

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