The Queen eases her workload - slightly

Queen Elizabeth will step down as patron from a number of national organisations in the coming months after she turned 90 in April, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Tuesday. Elizabeth, the world's longest-reigning living monarch, will pass her patronage of dozens of charities, academic institutions and sporting groups to other members of the royal family. "Her Majesty will continue to serve as Patron to hundreds of charities and institutions but will now share this work with her family,"