Princess Kate praised for ‘extraordinary dignity’ after cancer diagnosis

Reuters 03/24/2024

LONDON – Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, and her husband Prince William have been “enormously touched” by the messages of support received since she announced her cancer diagnosis, a Kensington Palace spokesperson said on Saturday. Kate said…

Unwell King Charles absent, but still very much in the picture

Reuters 03/09/2024

LONDON – Britain’s King Charles will on Monday miss the first major royal event since his cancer diagnosis, but there is no sign of the monarch vanishing from public view let alone contemplating stepping down from his…

As King Charles III is treated for cancer, here is the order of succession to the British throne

Associated Press 02/06/2024

LONDON — As King Charles III receives treatment for cancer, he remains Britain’s monarch and head of state. This is the order of succession to the throne: Prince William, the eldest son of Charles and the late…

King Charles III diagnosed with cancer

Associated Press 02/06/2024

LONDON — Britain’s King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Less than 18 months into his reign, the 75-year-old monarch will suspend public engagements but will continue with…

Beatlemania is back as ‘Now And Then’ tops UK music charts

Reuters 11/12/2023

LONDON  – The Beatles returned to the top of the UK music charts on Friday, with the record-breaking track “Now And Then”, making history as the act with the longest gap between its first and last No. 1…

New Beatles song ‘Now and Then’ set for release

11/02/2023

London, United Kingdom—A new Beatles song produced with a little help from artificial intelligence and including the vocals of John Lennon will be released on Thursday, more than four decades after it was originally recorded as a demo.…

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies

Associated Press 08/20/2023

LONDON — A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others during a yearlong campaign of deception that saw her prey on the vulnerabilities of…

King Charles’s Reign Rings in the Changes

Robin MILLARD via AFP 05/06/2023

From the national anthem to coins, stamps, prisons and warships, many everyday aspects of life in Britain have changed between the accession of King Charles III and his coronation on Saturday. The change in monarch triggered a…

Camilla: who is King Charles’ wife and Britain’s new Queen?

Reuters 05/06/2023

LONDON — After years of being depicted as the most hated woman in Britain, Camilla, the second wife of King Charles, was crowned queen on Saturday, capping a remarkable turnaround in public acceptance few would have thought…

King Charles’ coronation draws tens of thousands in paper crowns and plastic tiaras

Reuters 05/06/2023

LONDON — Young and old, from Britain and across the globe, tens of thousands of people amassed in central London on Saturday, drawn by the allure of what they said was the chance to witness a moment…

In a coronation brimming with history, King Charles and Britain look to future

Reuters 05/06/2023

LONDON — Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. Charles succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth when she died last…

Britain and the world bid adieu to Queen Elizabeth II

Agence France Presse 09/20/2022

LONDON — Britain said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday at a state funeral attended by world leaders, before a historic last ceremonial journey through the streets of London packed with sorrowful mourners. Huge crowds gathered in near silence to…

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