queen

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“Five minutes to showtime,” said Lil Miss Hot Mess, drag queen and hostess, as Latine drag kings El Daña and Manny Oakley readied themselves for the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But the second day will feature perhaps the most public-facing moment, when Charles becomes the first British monarch to address Congress since his mother, queen Elizabeth, in 1991.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

He recalled how his Scotland-born mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, “would be glued to the television” anytime the king or queen appeared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

One sculpture transforms the European hero Robin Hood into an African bandit queen who raided slave traders and freed their captives.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

“But we need her. We might have the door but that wretched would-be queen has the keys. She’ll be furious that she was wrong.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova