Gold coach procession and new emoji for King Charles’ coronation
London, UK Reuters King Charles III and his wife Camilla will travel to and from their coronation next month in Britain’s oldest and newest royal carriages in a grand procession that will be shorter than that taken by his mother 70 years ago, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday. Charles will be crowned at London’s Westminster […]
Holy oil for King Charles III’s coronation consecrated in Jerusalem
London, UK Reuters The sacred oil which will be used to anoint King Charles III at his coronation in May has been consecrated in Jerusalem, reflecting the British monarch’s links to the Holy Land, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. His Beatitude Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, and the city’s Anglican Archbishop Hosam […]
Coronation of Britain’s King Charles to be celebrated with street parties, light shows
London, UK Reuters The crowning of Britain’s King Charles III this May will be celebrated with traditional processions, a concert at Windsor Castle, street parties, light shows and community volunteering, Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday. Charles, 74, automatically became king on the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II last September. The grand coronation ceremony […]
Queen’s coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace as huge crowds line London route
London/Belfast, UK Reuters King Charles III and members of the royal family received the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, after tens of thousands of people lined the streets in heavy rain to mark its arrival in the British capital. On a dark night, the well-lit hearse travelled slowly […]
With selfies and salutes, Britain’s generations mark Queen’s passing
London/Edinburgh, UK Reuters Some shed tears or wore military uniforms and medals, others took selfies and video-called distant friends and relatives. All felt they were playing a small part in history. Four days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, London and Edinburgh were the focus of pomp and ceremony mourning the passing of Britain’s […]
King Charles III vows to serve his nation as Britain mourns late Queen
London, UK Reuters Britain’s King Charles III paid a heartfelt tribute on Friday to his late “darling mama” Queen Elizabeth II, and vowed to serve as monarch with “loyalty, respect and love” as she had done for more than seven decades. In his first address to the nation, Charles paid tribute to his mother for […]
King Charles to address a nation shaken by death of Queen
Balmoral, Scotland Reuters Britain’s King Charles will address a country in mourning on Friday following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, the only monarch most Britons ever knew and the “spirit of the nation” for seven decades. Charles, who raced to be by the side of the Queen at her Scottish home on […]
Death of Queen Elizabeth II marked around world with tributes and flowers
London, UK Reuters As world leaders paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on her death aged 96 on Thursday, ordinary people in Britain and around the globe paid their own respects to a woman who had been the face of her nation for more than 70 years. On a rainy London night, thousands gathered outside […]
Elizabeth II: The Queen who moved with a changing world
MICHAEL HOLDEN, of Reuters, charts the life of Queen Elizabeth II…
Tearful crowds sing ‘God Save the Queen’ at Buckingham Palace
London, UK Reuters Thousands of people gathered outside Buckingham Palace in London, shedding tears and singing God Save the Queen in an impromptu show of emotion as news emerged that Queen Elizabeth had died. A double rainbow arched over the London skyline shortly before well-wishers fell into stunned silence as the palace lowered its Union Jack […]