QUEEN ELIZABETH II
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More now from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, who has spoken for the first time since the downfall of his ally Bashar al Assad. We’ve just got his comments in full. “What happened in Syria was mainly planned in the command rooms of America and Israel. We have evidence of this. A neighbouring…
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A teenage guardsman who was involved in the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has died at an army barracks in London. Jack Burnell-Williams, an 18-year-old member of the Household Cavalry, was found unresponsive at Hyde Park Barracks in London just before 4pm on Wednesday, the army said. The trooper walked with the queen’s coffin from…
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As the remains of the late Queen Elizabeth II were interred in the United Kingdom (UK), a former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that he had tremendous reSpect for the LATE Head of Commonwealth of Nations. He described her as a personality with great human relations, whom he equally had a perfect relationship…
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Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. In a country known for pomp and pageantry, the first state funeral…
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Thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials made final preparations Sunday for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II — a spectacular display of national mourning that will also be the biggest gathering of world leaders for years. U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were among thousands of mourners — from…
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Military rehearsals ahead of the Queen’s funeral on Monday are continuing. Chief of the General Staff General Sir Patrick Sanders, told BBC Radio 4, that the procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner after the funeral will be an “incredible sight”. “The procession itself will be like nothing any of us…
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Prince Harry will reportedly be able to wear his military uniform to the Queen’s final vigil on Saturday evening, Royal sources have suggested. Earlier in the week, the Duke of Sussex’s team had confirmed that he would not wear military uniform at official Royal events to mark Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s death due to his non-working Royal status. His…
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King Charles and his son William shook hands and greeted well-wishers who had queued for hours in central London on Saturday to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth, asking people how long they had been there and whether they were warm enough. To cheers of “hip, hip, hurrah” and shouts of “God save the…
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Buckingham Palace has released the full details for Her Majesty’s funeral, including plans for a burial alongside her beloved husband Prince Philip. The Queen’s coffin will be carried during the procession to Westminster Abbey on a 123-year-old gun carriage towed by 98 Royal Navy sailors in a tradition dating back to the funeral of Queen Victoria. National Health…
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During his first public address to the UK and Commonwealth as King Charles III, the new monarch showed support to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle following years of tension between the couple and the Crown. “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas,” Charles, 73,…
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Liz Truss took office as British prime minister Tuesday when she followed outgoing leader Boris Johnson in meeting Queen Elizabeth II for a ceremonial transfer of power showcasing centuries of tradition, but also the uncertainty and gloom hanging over the country. Johnson formally offered his resignation to the queen at Balmoral, her castle in Scotland, after delivering a farewell address…
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The Queen has revealed that her bout of Covid left her feeling “very tired and exhausted” just over a month after she tested positive for the virus. Her Majesty described her experience with the virus as she sympathised with a patient from the Royal London Hospital who had also recovered from it, but had lost his brother and father to…
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend parliament, a statement from the official body of advisers to the Queen, known as the Privy Council, said on Wednesday. The statement confirmed that parliament would be suspended on a day between September 9 and September 12, until October 14. “It is…
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Apple, Bono and Queen Elizabeth II are just a few of the big names and companies revealed in the Paradise Papers leak to have shifted money across the globe to cut tax. The spotlight on the tax affairs of the rich and powerful comes after a trove of documents was released by the US-based International…
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Visitors look at ‘Lightness of Being’ by Chris Levine Multiple portraits of the Queen by Andy Warhol.
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