Queen London Olympic

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  Prince William, Prince Harry And Kate Middleton Run Charity Race. Who Wins?

  Harry, William and William's wife, Kate, the duchess of Cambridge, raced a 50-meter sprint against each other Sunday at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as they promoted a mental health campaign called Heads Together.

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  London in new push to rival Silicon Valley

  The prevalence of start-ups around Old Street roundabout has seen it dubbed Silicon Roundabout.

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  CWG Baton arrives in India, received by IOA officials

  The Queen's Baton Relay arrived in India following a grand launch by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - the Head of the Commonwealth - at Buckingham Palace in London on October 9.

• Stuntman who performed as James Bond in London Olympics dies in accident

  The British stuntman who parachuted into the London Olympics opening ceremony as James Bond has been killed in an accident in the Swiss Alps while flying a special wing suit.

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  Pusarla Venkata Sindhu goes down to Saina Nehwal in Indian Badminton League

  Touted as the biggest match of the day, the clash between Saina and Sindhu turned out to a one-sided affair as the London Olympics bronze medallist showed why she is considered the badminton queen of India as she beat her junior rival 21-19 21-8 in the second match of the opening rubber.

• Queen Elizabeth volunteered for Olympics spoof says filmmaker Danny Boyle

  Queen Elizabeth II needed no convincing to appear in a James Bond-themed skit during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics - in fact, she volunteered, according to the show's director.

• Olympics close with musical extravaganza led by John Lennon, Freddie Mercury

  The British Music section opened with Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody before a specially-made video of John Lennon singing Imagine.

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  London games get an Olympian musical soundtrack

  At the London Olympics, Adele is served with tennis, Beyonce bounces around the basketball court and Queen's "We Will Rock You" spikes up beach volleyball.

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  London 2012 Equestrian: Queen's granddaughter Zara wins silver

  The queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips added to the family silver on Tuesday, helping team Britain to a second-place finish behind Germany in Olympic equestrian eventing.

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  London 2012 Equestrian: Family affair as Zara Phillips makes Games bow

  Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, made her long-awaited Olympics equestrian debut Sunday, with grandfather Prince Philip and mother, the Princess Royal, lending support.

• Queen tours Olympic Park after debut as Bond Girl

  Queen Elizabeth II toured London's Olympic heartland on Saturday hours after she surprised a worldwide audience by starring as the newest Bond Girl.

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  Queen Elizabeth II declares open London Olympics

  Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed the 30th Olympic Games open in London early on Saturday morning.

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  Russia's synchro team in perfect timing

  Russia's water queens are set to continue their domination of synchronised swimming again at the London Games having swept all the gold medals in the glamorous Olympic event over the last 12 years.

• Queen Elizabeth II greets Olympic torch at Windsor Castle

  Queen Elizabeth II has met an old flame - the fire lit in Greece to mark the London Olympics. The monarch carried an unopened umbrella Tuesday as torchbearer Gina Macgregor held the torch. The sodden 74-year-old runner joked about being caught in downpour and told the queen that she had "looked fine this morning."

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  London 2012 Olympics will be a disaster, says Russell Brand

  Russell Brand thinks the London 2012 Olympics will be a disaster.