On April 21st, both Queen Elizabeth II and Rome celebrate their birthdays. While there's no doubt the monarch has done much in 90 years, Rome has done far more in 2,769.
Organizers of Siena's famous Palio horse race have declined an invite from the royal court of England to perform as part of Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday celebrations later this year.
Star striker Mario Balotelli has said that he wants a kiss from the British Queen, if Italy help England stay in the World Cup by beating Costa Rica tonight.
Pope Francis and Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday exchanged an unusual array of gifts, including whisky and photographs, during their first meeting at the Vatican.
Despite Italy banishing its own royal family decades ago, the British monarch was on Thursday greeted with adoration in Rome. The Local headed out onto the streets of the capital and found Queen Elizabeth II proved more popular among Italians than their own president.
