wiktionary HerMajestyHerMajesty may refer to Majesty , a style used by monarchs Beatrix , Elizabeth II , Margrethe II , HerMajesty song HerMajesty song , a 1969 song by The Beatles about Queen Elizabeth II HerMajesty the Decemberists , an album from The Decemberists HerMajesty film HerMajesty film , a 2001 American film about a New Zealand girl and Queen Elizabeth II See also His Majesty disambiguation Majesty disambiguation Majestic disambiguation disambiguation fr HerMajesty ms Baginda ... more details
HerMajesty s Inspector of Schools can refer to HerMajesty s Inspectorate of Education , Scotland HerMajesty s Chief Inspector of Schools In England dab ... more details
HerMajesty s Theatre may refer to HerMajesty s Theatre , a theatre in London in operation since 1705 HerMajesty s Theatre, Melbourne , a theatre in Melbourne, Australia in operation since 1886 HerMajesty s Theatre, Montreal , a former theatre in Montreal, Canada in operation from 1898 1963. HerMajesty s Theatre, Sydney , three different theatres in Sydney, Australia disambig ... more details
On HerMajesty s Secret Service may refer to On HerMajesty s Secret Service novel On HerMajesty s Secret Service novel , the 1963 novel by Ian Fleming On HerMajesty s Secret Service film On HerMajesty s Secret Service film , a 1969 film adaptation of the novel On HerMajesty s Secret Service soundtrack On HerMajesty s Secret Service soundtrack , the soundtrack from the film, including the title theme disambig cy On HerMajesty s Secret Service fr Au service secret de Sa Majest nl On HerMajesty s Secret Service pl W tajnej s u bie Jej Kr lewskiej Mo ci uk ... more details
The term HerMajesty s loyal opposition can mean Official Opposition Australia Official Opposition Canada Official Opposition New Zealand HerMajesty s Most Loyal Opposition United Kingdom Official Opposition UK disambig ... more details
Her or His Majesty s Armed Vessel HMAV is a ship prefix used for commissioned units of the Royal Navy . This prefix is no longer in use, and it was replaced by HerMajesty s Ship HMS . References http uk.answers.yahoo.com question index?qid 20070825140433AAcWlNY What is the difference between HMS and HMAV ships? http www.pilotesbsl.qc.ca en ship acronyms.php List of Acronyms Preceding the Name of a Ship Category Royal Navy Category Ship prefixes ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The designation HerMajesty s Canadian Ship HMCS in French language French Navire canadien de Sa Majest NCSM , is applied as a prefix to ships in the Royal Canadian Navy . In the reign of a monarch king , the designation changes to His Majesty s Canadian Ship the French version of the title remains unchanged in this instance. The title is derived from HerMajesty s Ship HMS , used in the United Kingdom . The person who is Monarchy of Canada monarch of Canada is also equally and separately the Monarchy of the United Kingdom monarch of the UK . HMCS Rainbow 1910 6 , transferred from the British Royal Navy to the Royal Canadian Navy Naval Service of Canada in 1910 the NSC would be renamed the Royal Canadian Navy the following year was the first ship to be so designated. Ships bearing the designation HMCS are the ships of HerMajesty s Canadian Armed Forces and are the responsibility of the Royal Canadian Navy . Many RCN shore facilities also bear the designation, such as HMCS Trinity , HMCS Naden , HMCS Discovery , HMCS Stone Frigate, and all Royal Canadian Sea Cadets summer training centres, such as CSTC HMCS Quadra HMCS Quadra . Shore maintenance and mooring facilities bear the name HerMajesty s Canadian Dockyard HMC Dockyard in French language French L arsenal canadien de Sa Majest Arsenal CSM . ref cite web url http www.forces.gc.ca site pri 4 bases esquimalt eng.asp title Royal Canadian Navy Infrastructure and Environment publisher Minister of National Defence on behalf of HerMajesty the Queen date January 13, 2012 accessdate March 26, 2012 ... CFB Halifax publisher Minister of National Defence on behalf of HerMajesty the Queen date January 16 ... realms use a variation of HMS to designate their warships, such as HerMajesty s Australian Ship HMAS HerMajesty s Australian Ship and HerMajesty s New Zealand Ship HMNZS HerMajesty s New Zealand ... de Sa Majest hu HerMajesty s Canadian Ship pl HMCS ru ... more details
HerMajesty s Theatre was a theatre located in Montreal , Canada . For nearly 65 years it was one of the most important venues for orchestra orchestral concert s, recital s, play theatre plays , opera s, and ballet s in that city. Built in 1897 1898 during the reign of Queen Victoria , the theatre was in continual operation until it was demolished in 1963. As the name of the theatre changed with the sex of the Monarchy of Canada monarch of Canada , the theatre was known as His Majesty s Theatre from 1901 to 1952, and then reverted back to the title of HerMajesty s Theatre upon the accession of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II in 1952. It was the home of the Montreal Opera Company 1910 1913 , the National Opera Company of Canada 1914 , and the Opera Guild of Montreal 1942 1963 . The theatre was the main venue for the Montreal Festivals from 1940 1946. ref cite web url http www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com index.cfm?PgNm TCE&Params U1ARTU0001602 title HerMajesty s Theatre work The Canadian Encyclopedia ref References reflist coord missing Quebec Category Theatres in Montreal ... more details
Her or His Majesty s Ship HMS is the ship prefix used for ships of the navy in some monarchies, either ... Kingdom as appropriate at the time. Formerly, HBMS for His or Her Britannic Majesty s Ship was also ... Kingdom Submarines in HerMajesty s service have the prefix HM Submarine . Similarly, the Royal Yacht ... the appellation, appropriately modified to reflect the local situation. Current Canada HerMajesty s Canadian Ship HMCS Royal Canadian Navy HerMajesty s Canadian Ship Australia HerMajesty s Australian Ship HMAS Royal Australian Navy HerMajesty s Australian Ship New Zealand Royal New Zealand Navy HMNZS Royal New Zealand Navy HerMajesty s New Zealand Ship Bahamas HMBS Royal Bahamas Defence Force HerMajesty s Bahamian Ship Barbados HMBS Barbados Defence Force HerMajesty s Barbadian Ship Papua New Guinea HMPNGS HerMajesty s Papua New Guinea n Ship ref name warmemgloss http www.awm.gov.au glossary ... HerMajesty s Jamaican Ship ref cite web url http www.jdfmil.org overview bases bases home6.html title Jamaica Defence Force Bases Bot generated title ref Tuvalu HMTSS His HerMajesty s Tuvalu Surveillance ... H Letter H Bot generated title ref Obsolete Colonial HMCS HerMajesty s Colonial Ship ref cite web ... HMVS HerMajesty s Victorian Ship ref cite web url http www.environment.gov.au heritage national ... 2008 Queensland HMQS HerMajesty s Queensland Ship ref http nla.gov.au nla.cs pa HTTP 253A 252F 252FCAS.AWM.GOV.AU ... and her sister ship HMQS Paluma thunder National Library of Australia ref Myanmar Burma HMBS HerMajesty s Burmese Ship Union of South Africa South Africa HMSAS HerMajesty s South African Ship ref name warmemgloss British India India HMIS HerMajesty s Indian Ship Sri Lanka Ceylon HMCyS His or Her ... royalark abbrevs.htm INSERT TITLE Dead link date March 2009 ref Pakistan HMPS His or HerMajesty ... of the Royal Navy Seiner Majest t Schiff SMS HM Prison HMP HerMajesty s Young Offender Institution HMYOI HerMajesty s Government HMG Tower of London HerMajesty s Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower ... more details
Infobox song Name HerMajesty Artist The Beatles Album Abbey Road Released 26 September 1969 track no 17 Recorded 2 July 1969 Genre Folk music Folk Length 0 23 Writer Lennon McCartney Label Apple Records Producer George Martin Tracks Abbey Road tracks HerMajesty is a song written by Paul McCartney although credited to Lennon McCartney that appears on The Beatles album Abbey Road . HerMajesty is the final track of the album and appears fourteen seconds after the song The End The Beatles song The End , but was not listed on the original sleeve. As such, it is considered one of the first examples of a hidden track in rock music. Recording The song was recorded in three takes on 2 July 1969, prior to the Beatles beginning work on Golden Slumbers Carry That Weight . McCartney sang and simultaneously ... songs hermajesty title The Beatles Bible HerMajesty accessdate 2008 10 28 ref ... The End The Beatles song The End and HerMajesty are the result of Kurlander s lead out tape ... Beatles Song publisher Harper Paperbacks location New York isbn 0 06 084409 4 page 195 ref HerMajesty ... beginning and end of HerMajesty shows that it was not meant to be included in the final mix of the album ... a 14 second long silence immediately after The End before HerMajesty starts playing. At 23 seconds long, HerMajesty is the shortest song in the Beatles repertoire contrasting the same album s I Want ... Songs Name HerMajesty Artist Chumbawamba Cover Chumbawamba her majesty.jpeg Recorded 2002 at Woodlands ... Kick It Over br 2000 This single HerMajesty br 2002 Next single Jacob s Ladder Not in My Name ... DEFAULTSORT HerMajesty Song Category The Beatles songs Category 1969 songs Category Songs produced ... Songs published by Northern Songs Category 2002 singles cs HerMajesty de HerMajesty es HerMajesty fr HerMajesty chanson he HerMajesty nl HerMajesty ja no HerMajesty nn HerMajesty pl HerMajesty pt HerMajesty ru HerMajesty simple HerMajesty song sv HerMajesty The Beatles ... more details
for HerMajesty s Government in the United Kingdom Government of the United Kingdom The phrase HerMajesty s Government His Majesty s Government during the reign of a male monarch is a formal term referring to the government s of various jurisdictions within the Commonwealth realm s. In use since at least the height of the British Empire , the phrase has been inherited and integrated into the countries that emerged from that polity. History In the British Empire , the term His or HerMajesty s Government was originally only used by the Government of the United Kingdom imperial government in London . As the Empire developed into the Commonwealth of Nations , the former Dominion s came to be seen as realms of the sovereign equal in status to the United Kingdom , and, from the 1920s and 1930s, the form His Majesty s Government in... began to be used by the United Kingdom and Dominion governments to differentiate between independent jurisdictions, such as His Majesty s Government in the Irish Free State . ref name Walshe Citation last Walshe first Joseph P. author link Joe Walshe title Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Despatch from Joseph P. Walshe for Patrick McGilligan to L.S. Amery ... used in the former Dominions altered to mirror that of the UK, becoming, for example, HerMajesty s Australian Government . Usage File HerMajesty s Government.png thumb right The Wordmark graphic identity wordmark for the Government of the United Kingdom , showing the abbreviation HM for HerMajesty s The term is employed in order to signify that the government of a Commonwealth realm or, ref ... reverted to predominantly using the form Government of region , with HerMajesty s Government being ... for instance, a 1989 Supreme Court of Canada Canadian Supreme Court decision refers to HerMajesty s Government ... can be employed to differentiate between the governments of different monarchies Her Britannic Majesty s Government for example. See also Loyal opposition References reflist 2 Category Styles ... more details
Infobox Theatre name HerMajesty s Theatre image Original HerMajesty s Theatre Sydney.jpg caption Original HerMajesty s Theatre, c. 1887 1917. address Corner of Pitt Street, Sydney Pitt and Market Street, Sydney Market Street br 107 Quay Street city Sydney country Australia designation latitude longitude architect Morell and Kemp owner capacity 2000 type Proscenium Proscenium arch opened 10 September 1887 rebuilt 1902, 1927, 1975 closed 10 June 1933 demolished 1933, 1960 s, 2000 othernames production currentuse website HerMajesty s Theatre, Sydney , Australia , refers to three theatre s of the same name One was a theatre which opened on 10 September 1887 and closed on 10 June 1933. It was located on the corner of Pitt Street, Sydney Pitt and Market Street, Sydney , where Sydney Tower Centrepoint stands today. ref name HAT http www.hat archive.com Hermajestyssydney.htm HerMajesty s Theatre at History of Australian Theatre ref The second was located in Quay Street. It had opened with the show Sunny in 1927 as the Empire Theatre. When J.C. Williamson wanted a long run for My Fair Lady, they renamed the theatre HerMajesty s. The theatre barely survived the 1960s and was destroyed by fire. The third was also located at 107 Quay Street, Haymarket, New South Wales Haymarket near Central Station . ref http www.tripadvisor.com Attraction Review g255060 d601011 Reviews HerMajesty s Theatre Sydney New South Wales.html Location of current HerMajesty s ref It opened in 1975 but is no longer standing. Apartments were built on the site. History The foundation stone was laid by List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Sydney Sydney Mayor Thomas Playfair in December 1884. The opening play was Henry V play Henry V , George Rignold was the lessee and lead player. The Governor of New South Wales , Robert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire Robert Carrington attended the opening night, arriving with his wife in a carriage, with a military escort. Rignold held the lease for eight ... more details
refimprove date February 2012 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name HerMajesty the Decemberists Type Album Artist The Decemberists band The Decemberists Cover Her majesty.jpg Released September 9, 2003 Recorded February 2003 March 2003 Genre Indie rock Length 48 27 Label Kill Rock Stars Producer Larry Crane recording engineer Larry Crane Last album Castaways and Cutouts br 2002 This album HerMajesty the Decemberists br 2003 Next album Picaresque album Picaresque br 2005 Album ratings MC 83 100 ref cite web url http www.metacritic.com music artists decemberists hermajestythedecemberists title HerMajesty The Decemberists publisher Metacritic ref rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 4 5 ref cite web url Allmusic class album id r649906 pure url yes title HerMajesty The Decemberists publisher Allmusic ref rev2 Blender magazine Blender rev2score Rating 2 5 ref http www.blender.com guide new 51699 her majesty.html Dead link date October 2011 ref rev3 Pitchfork Media rev3score 8.2 10 ref http pitchfork.com reviews albums 2239 hermajesty the decemberists Dead link date October 2011 ref HerMajesty the Decemberists is the second full length album by The Decemberists band The Decemberists , released on September 9, 2003, by Kill Rock Stars . The song Song for Myla Goldberg was written years earlier, after Colin Meloy had been a media escort for the novelist Myla Goldberg during a tour following the publication of her first book, Bee Season . The Bachelor and the Bride has the words stripped bare in the chorus, and appears to be a reference to Marcel Duchamp s piece The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even . Citation needed date August 2008 The album cover was designed by the Portland, Oregon Portland artist Carson Ellis , the long time girlfriend and now wife of Meloy, who has created artwork for each of the band s albums. Track listing All songs written by Colin ... albums Category Kill Rock Stars albums de HerMajesty the Decemberists ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name HerMajesty And The Wolves image Hmatw.jpg ... Kimberly Wyatt br Spencer Nezey HerMajesty & The Wolves is a musical duo that consists of ex Pussycat ... Ladyhawke . ref http www.digitalspy.co.uk music interviews a290094 hermajesty and the wolves.html ref Although none of HerMajesty & The Wolves singles have charted well they have received acclaim ... then, we created HerMajesty and The Wolves and we ve just been doing this huge conceptual music fun ... sol homepage showbiz music 3127031 Kimberly Wyatt is back in HerMajesty And The Wolves.html title Kimberly Wyatt is back in HerMajesty And The Wolves date 2010 09 06 work The Sun publisher .... ref http www.eqmusicblog.com 2010 11 eqtv watch stars in their eyes by hermajesty the wolves.html ... producer Spencer Nezey under the guise of HerMajesty & The Wolves, she s clearly got a keen ear ... music singlesreviews a294196 hermajesty the wolves stars in your eyes.html ref On 11 ... hermajestyandthewolves posts 178957925453367 ref Mixtapes HerMajesty & The Wolves Presents ... links Official website http www.hermajestyandthewolves.com Facebook hermajestyandthewolves HerMajesty & The Wolves http www.virgin.com music red room hermajesty the wolves royal interview HerMajesty ... Musical groups established in 2010 Category Electronic music duos es HerMajesty & The Wolves pt HerMajesty & The Wolves ... . When recording her debut album, Kimberly soon became frustrated when most of the producers that she ... up featuring Wyatt s haunting vocals and raps from her partner Spencer Nezey, while the video is a high ... Wyatt. ref http www.thesun.co.uk sol homepage showbiz music 3219194 Kimberleys got Stars In Her ... this year taught us anything, it s that she has it in her to become the next Dannii Minogue . Not only ..., we can see why she s holding her ground. The result may not be as instant as her former hook up, but while ... more details
Infobox film name HerMajesty caption image HerMajesty FilmPoster.jpeg director Mark J. Gordon producer ... Film New Zealand language English budget followed by HerMajesty is a 2005 coming of age film about a young girl who realizes her lifelong dream when Queen Elizabeth II comes to visit her small ... Beach, Stonybrook, World Cinema Naples and Marco Island. HerMajesty was first released theatrically ... and exposure. HerMajesty also screened theatrically in provinces throughout Canada from January to May ... . The North American DVD region code Region 1 DVD of HerMajesty was released on August 29, 2006. The film ... Unreferenced date March 2010 Reflist External links official www.HerMajestyTheMovie.com HerMajesty imdb title 0298359 HerMajesty http movies.about.com od directorinterviews a majesty102004 3.htm ... http one.revver.com watch 339089 flv affiliate 82742 Trailer DEFAULTSORT HerMajesty Category New ..., South Africa, and others, where it s often shown on TV. Vicky Haughton who co stars in HerMajesty went on to play the grandmother in the movie Whale Rider . She also had a part in King Kong ..., who lives in New Zealand during the 1950s. She idolizes Queen Elizabeth II and writes to her continuously when she hears the queen will be making a visit to New Zealand, to convince her to make her town ... proud of her heritage and stubborn and resentful of the local ladies auxiliary that continually tries to get her to sell the last piece of the land the tribe owns...the land her house is built on, which comprises several acres. Her window is broken by Elizabeth s brother, leading her to steal ... comes to investigate the noise, causing Elizabeth and her best friend Annabell to turn tail and run ... broken her window, if they weren t directly responsible for it themselves. She terrifies Elizabeth at first, but she is struck by the presence of Hira and decides to try to help her out. Over the coming ... to show her the best parts of the town. Elizabeth s father believes his cheese factory should ... more details
Her or His Majesty s Australian Ship HMAS is a ship prefix used for commissioned units of the Royal Australian Navy RAN . This prefix is derived from HerMajesty s Ship HMS Her His Majesty s Ship , the prefix used by the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom , and can be equally applied to warships and shore bases as Australia follows the British tradition of referring to naval establishments as ships or stone frigate s . On 10 July 1911, King George V of the United Kingdom granted the title of Royal Australian Navy to the naval forces of Australia. ref name Frame96 cite book last Frame first Tom authorlink Tom Frame bishop title No Pleasure Cruise the story of the Royal Australian Navy year 2004 publisher Allen & Unwin location Crows Nest, NSW isbn 1741142334 oclc 55980812 page 96 ref At the same time, the prefix and acronym were approved for use in identifying units commissioned into the RAN. ref name Frame96 The prefix had been used prior to formal approval, with the torpedo boat destroyer HMAS Parramatta D55 2 commissioned with the HMAS prefix on 1 March 1911. ref cite book last Cassells first Vic title The Destroyers their battles and their badges year 2000 publisher Simon & Schuster location East Roseville, NSW isbn 0731808932 oclc 46829686 page 75 ref The prefix refers to the Monarchy in Australia King or Queen of Australia , who is also equally and separately the British monarch. The first word of the prefix changes depending on the gender of the reigning Australian monarch. References reflist Further reading Various Department of Defence Australia Department of Defence press releases. Retrieved 17 3 08 from http www.defence.gov.au http www.navy.gov.au Current Ships List of current Royal Australian Navy Ships RAN Category Royal Australian Navy Category Ship prefixes de HMAS es HMAS fr HMAS hu HerMajesty s Australian Ship ... more details
Infobox theatre name HerMajesty s Theatre image caption HerMajesty s Theatre, 2003 address 219 Exhibition Street, Melbourne Exhibition Street city Melbourne country Australia designation Victorian Heritage Register latitude longitude architect Nahum Barnet owner Mike Walsh TV host Mr Mike Walsh , OBE capacity 1,706 type opened 1886 rebuilt closed othernames Alexandra Theatre br His Majesty s Theatre production currentuse Musicals, opera website www.hmt.com.au HerMajesty s Theatre is a 1,706 seat theatre in Melbourne , Australia . Built in 1886 , it is located at 219 Exhibition Street, Melbourne. It is classified by the National Trust of Australia and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register . Purchased in 2000 by Mike Walsh TV host Mike Walsh , the theatre was restored and refitted to accommodate larger productions. History The gold rush of the 1850s brought both increased prosperity and population to the new colony of Victoria. Melbourne thrived and businesses flourished. The first recorded use of the area near the corner of Stephen later to become Exhibition Street and Little Bourke Street land traditionally owned by the people of the Kulin nation as a venue for entertainment was in 1880, when tiered seating was constructed and an openair venue for circuses and equestrian shows established. The Hippodrome lasted four years before the French born entrepreneur, Jules Fran ois ... curtain and new stage lighting installed. The theatre, re vamped and re christened HerMajesty s Theatre ... dark for one night, a rare tribute. The company he d established with HerMajesty s Theatre as its ... well into the 1920s. The name change from the Alexandra to HerMajesty s Theatre occurred eight months ... to rename the theatre again. HerMajesty s Theatre became His Majesty s Theatre, this time in honour ... at performances in 1926 and 1929. Previous productions at HerMajesty s include 1959 My Fair Lady Original ... s interior were carried out in time for Dame Nellie to hold her Australian opera debut ... more details
Infobox animanga Header name HerMajesty s Dog image caption ja kanji ja romaji Jo sama no Inu ... first October 2001 last May 2006 volumes 11 volume list Infobox animanga Footer nihongo HerMajesty ... first Brigid url http www.mangalife.com reviews HerMajestysDogv1.htm title HerMajesty s Dog v1 work ... her majestys dog vol 10 article 110420.html title HerMajesty s Dog Vol. 10 work Mania date ... HerMajesty s Dog, Volume 1 work Teenreads date 18 Oct 2011 Query web archive url http www.teenreads.com ... dog vol 08 article 83406.html title HerMajesty s Dog Vol. 08 work Mania date 1 Sep 2008 Query ... first Kat url http www.sequentialtart.com reports.php?ID 4722&issue 2006 07 01 title HerMajesty s Dog ... recon 91907 hermajesty7 title Weekly Recon, 9 19 07 Recent Arrival HerMajesty s Dog, Vol. 7 work Pop ... magazine 2005 12 review 11.php title HerMajesty s Dog Vol. 1 work Animefringe volume 6 issue ... 11.php Cite web url http www.archive.org details MangaCastHerMajestysDog1 title HerMajesty s Dog ... reports.php?ID 4643&issue 2006 06 01 title HerMajesty s Dog Vol. 1 work Sequential Tart ... her majestys dog vol 11 article 112299.html title HerMajesty s Dog Vol. 11 work Mania date ... links http www.gocomi.com Official Go Comi HerMajesty s Dog website ann manga 5738 Category Sh jo ... grew in popularity, it moved to a monthly schedule. It is currently her longest running series, and her most popular. ref name GoComi Bio cite web url http www.gocomi.com index.php?module ... medium, able to control living creatures and things through the use of its real name. Her main companion is Hyoue, her guardian demon dog, who she powers up through kissing. Forbidden from revealing her identity, she and Hyoue are allowed to move to Tokyo . Together they work to help both the living ... deal with jealousy from classmates, who don t understand why the handsome Hyoue is so devoted to her, as well as with her own family attempting to force her to come home. The family even attempts to break ... more details
Live From HerMajesty s was a Sunday night live variety show which was produced by London Weekend Television LWT for the ITV network and ran from 1982 to 1988. It was broadcast live from HerMajesty s Theatre in London and was very much in the tradition of earlier variety spectacles such as Sunday Night at the London Palladium . The series was presented by Jimmy Tarbuck , produced by the then Head of Light Entertainment at LWT David Bell television David Bell and directed by Alasdair Macmillan . In its day, the programme attracted a large audience and regularly featured in the TV top ten. A further series of six shows followed in 1986 from London s Piccadilly Theatre , airing simply as Live From the Piccadilly . 1987 witnessed yet another change of venue with a further three series airing as Live From the Palladium until the programme s eventual cancellation in 1988. During the show s run on 15 April 1984, comedian Tommy Cooper collapsed and died after suffering a massive heart attack . Cooper collapsed against the curtain, and everyone was howling with laughter, thinking that it was a joke Cooper was playing. It wasn t until compere Jimmy Tarbuck realised that the drop wasn t part of Cooper s plot, and everyone suddenly realised what had occurred. Backstage, while the show continued, paramedics frantically attempted to revive Cooper but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Cooper s death was announced internationally on the BBC News later that evening. Cooper s funeral took place on 21 April 1984, with thousands of friends, family and fans in attendance. He was cremated. External links imdb title 0387751 Live from HerMajesty s Category ITV television programmes Category 1980s British television series ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The holder of the unique British royal household post of His Her Majesty s Representative at Ascot heads the Ascot Office at St. James s Palace and is responsible for admitting people to the Royal Enclosure at Ascot Racecourse . Until 1901, the position was held by the Master of the Buckhounds . Since then, the incumbents nominatim were 1901&ndash 1934 Victor Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill Victor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill 1st Viscount Churchill from 1902 1934&ndash 1945 Gavin Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell , Order of the Thistle KT 1945&ndash 1972 Bernard Fitzalan Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk , Order of the Garter KG GCVO Order of the British Empire GBE Privy Council of the United Kingdom PC 1972&ndash 1984 Lieutenant Colonel John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny , Order of the Garter KG Order of the British Empire OBE 1984&ndash 1997 Colonel Piers Bengough Sir Piers Bengough , Royal Victorian Order KCVO Order of the British Empire OBE Deputy Lieutenant DL 1997&ndash present Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire Peregrine Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington 12th Duke of Devonshire from 2004 DEFAULTSORT Her Majesty s Representative At Ascot Category Positions within the British Royal Household England stub ... more details
PoliticsUK Unreferenced date February 2012 HerMajesty s Diplomatic Service HMDS is the diplomatic service of the United Kingdom , dealing with foreign affairs, as opposed to the HerMajesty s Civil Service Home Civil Service , which deals with domestic affairs. Its approximate 16,000 employees work for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London as well as 240 posts embassies and other offices around the world, alongside locally employed staff and members of other government departments. The Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is also the Head of the Diplomatic Service. The Foreign Service, which originally provided civil servant s to staff the Foreign Office, was once a separate service, but it amalgamated with the Diplomatic Service in 1918. The Diplomatic Service also absorbed the Colonial Service in the late 1960s. See also Diplomatic rank In the British Diplomatic Service Diplomatic ranks in the British Diplomatic Service List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom Further reading http www.civilservice.gov.uk about leadership psmg PSMG bios peter ricketts.aspx About the Civil Service Sir Peter Ricketts References Category Civil Service of the United Kingdom Diplomatic Service Category Foreign relations of the United Kingdom Diplomatic Service Category Diplomacy UK gov stub ... more details
At HerMajesty s pleasure His Majesty when appropriate, sometimes abbreviated to Queen s Pleasure is a legal term of art derived from all legitimate authority for government stemming from the Crown . Originating in the United Kingdom , it is now used throughout the Commonwealth realm s. In realms where the monarch is represented by a Governor General , the phrase may be modified to be at the Governor s pleasure , since the governor general, governor, or lieutenant governor is the Queen s personal representative in the country, state or province. In nations under a presidential form of government, the phrase has been adapted to suit the title of the chief executive. Service to the Crown People appointed by the sovereign to serve the Crown and who have no set limit to the time they occupy their given office for example, Governor General governors general and Minister of the Crown ministers of the Crown are said to serve at HerMajesty s pleasure . In Canada , provincial Lieutenant Governor Canada lieutenant governors are appointed by the Monarchy of Canada Canadian monarch s federal representative, the Governor General of Canada governor general , and are thus described in the Constitution Act, 1867 , as holding office during the pleasure of the Governor General. ref Citation last Victoria ... at HerMajesty s pleasure for serious offences or based on a successful insanity defence . ref ... during HerMajesty s pleasure. ref Citation last Elizabeth II author link Elizabeth II ... 2129 accessdate 21 January 2010 ref Prisoners held at HerMajesty s pleasure are frequently reviewed ... judge. ref name min terms cite web url http www.hmcourts service.gov.uk cms 619.htm last HerMajesty s Courts Service authorlink HerMajesty s Courts Service title Legal Professional Minimum Terms Review of Minimum Terms set for Young Offenders detained at herMajesty s Pleasure publisher Queen ... Ei Mawrhydi de At HerMajesty s Pleasure hu At HerMajesty s Pleasure ja zh ... more details
unreferenced date November 2007 Pleasure At HerMajesty s was the name given to the filmed release of A Poke In The Eye With A Sharp Stick , the first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at HerMajesty s pleasure the show was performed at HerMajesty s Theatre , London . In United States America , the film was originally called Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe . This show came to be considered part of the The Secret Policeman s Balls Secret Policeman s Ball series of shows that it inspired, although it pre dated the first show in the series by three years. The event was organized by a team of three Monty Python member John Cleese , Amnesty s Assistant Director Peter Luff Campaigner Peter Luff and Transatlantic Records executive Martin Lewis humorist Martin Lewis . It featured the cream of Britain s comedic talent of the era, setting a precedent that would inspire many subsequent Amnesty galas, as well as Comic Relief charity Comic Relief . The concept was also the inspiration of similar events, also in aid of Amnesty International in countries around the world as far away as Australia , in the case of the Stand Up For Your Rights Comedy Gala s. The film consists of both on stage and back stage footage, taken from all three nights of the run 1 3 April 1976 . Luff and Lewis collaborated on producing the successor show video taped in 1977 as The Mermaid Frolics . Then Cleese and Lewis teamed up with Amnesty s new fundraising director Peter Walker in 1979 to create The Secret Policeman s Ball 1979 The Secret Policeman s Ball the first show to carry what became the iconic Secret Policeman s Ball title. Sequence of skits in the film John Cleese, Michael Palin Pet shop aka the Parrot Sketch Alan Bennett T.E. Lawrence Barry Humphries as Dame Edna Everage Spunk John Fortune , Eleanor Bron Happy Darling Peter Cook Miner Monty ... by Transatlantic Records in 1976. External links imdb title title Pleasure at HerMajesty s 1976 ... more details
Image HMCSlogo.gif thumb right Logo CourtsEnglandWales HerMajesty s Courts Service HMCS is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice United Kingdom Ministry of Justice MoJ and is responsible for the administration of the civil, family and criminal courts in England and Wales . It was created by the amalgamation of the Magistrates Courts Service and the Court Service as a result of the Unified Courts Administration Programme. It came into being on 1 April 2005, bringing together the Magistrates Courts Service and the Courts Service in to a single organisation. On 1 April 2011 it merged with the Tribunals Service to form HerMajesty s Courts and Tribunals Service HMCS Structure Image HMCSStructure 06.gif thumb left HMCS Structure HerMajesty s Courts Service carries out the administration and support for the Court of Appeal of England and Wales Court of Appeal , the High Court of Justice High Court , the Crown Court , the Magistrates Court England and Wales Magistrates Court s, the County Court s and the Probate Service in England and Wales . When established court services were administered by 7 regions responsible for 42 local areas. In 2007 this structure was re organised by reducing the number of areas to 24. The areas are managed by Area Directors, responsible for the delivery of local services. They work in partnership with Courts Boards to ensure that the Agency is focussed on its customers and is meeting local needs. Unified Courts Administration Programme The Government White Paper Justice for all , published in 2002, recommended that a single agency should be developed to support the delivery of justice in all courts in England and Wales , instead of the Magistrates Courts Committees Magistrates Courts Service and the Court Service being administered separately. The Courts Act 2003 created the legal framework required to make the changes. The focus of the Programme ... for the 42 existing Magistrates Courts Committees and Court Service passed to HerMajesty s Courts ... more details
File Cleland House.jpg thumb Cleland House, the head office of the HM Prison Service HerMajesty s Prison Service is a part of the National Offender Management Service of the Government of the United Kingdom tasked with managing most of the prison s within England and Wales . Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own prison services the Scottish Prison Service and the Northern Ireland Prison Service , respectively . The Director General of the National Offender Management Service, currently Michael Spurr , is the administrator of the prison service. The Director General reports to the Secretary of State for Justice and also works closely with the Prisons Minister, a junior ministerial post within the Ministry of Justice United Kingdom Ministry of Justice . It has its head office in the Clive House. ref http www.insidetime.org info address results.asp?aID 3499&c noms ref It had its head office in Cleland House in the City of Westminster , London . ref http web.archive.org web 20090617174352 http www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk abouttheservice contactdetails Contact us . HM Prison Service. Retrieved on 13 February 2010. HM Prison Service Headquarters Cleland House Page Street London, SW1P 4LN. ref Operation In 2004, the Prison Service was responsible for 130 prisons and employed around 44,000 staff. As of 2009 the amount of prisons had increased to 131, including 11 privately owned prisons. ref http www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk abouttheservice performanceratings ref The Service s statement of purpose states HerMajesty s Prison Service serves the public by keeping in custody those ... sector. Private prisons are subject to scrutiny by HerMajesty s Chief Inspector of Prisons in a similar ... also HerMajesty s prison service collection is held at the Galleries of Justice Museum in Nottingham ... HerMajesty s Inspectorate of Prisons HM Prison HerMajesty s Young Offender Institution United Kingdom ... agencies of England and Wales Category Penal systems by country United Kingdom de HerMajesty s Prison ... more details
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