King Charles III praying that visit to see Pope will go ahead
London, UK Reuters Britain’s King Charles III is still hoping to see Pope Francis during a state visit to the Vatican and Italy next month, a Buckingham Palace source said on Tuesday, more than a month after the pontiff went into hospital. In February, the palace said Charles and his wife Queen Camilla would travel […]
UK royals celebrate Commonwealth Day with religious service, playlist
London, UK Reuters King Charles III hailed the work of the Commonwealth in bringing countries together as he and Britain’s senior royals gathered at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday for annual celebrations for the international organisation he leads. Last year, both the 76-year-old King and his daughter-in-law Kate, the Princess of Wales, missed the Commonwealth […]
“Never forget”, says UK’s Queen Camilla at Holocaust remembrance event
London, UK Reuters Britain’s Queen Camilla gave a speech to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Thursday, reminding the audience of the importance of the words “Never forget”, days before the 80th anniversary commemorations for the liberation of Auschwitz take place. The 27th January service in Poland will be attended by her husband King Charles III. […]
Indigenous Australian embraces King Charles III at civil rights birthplace
Updated: 9:30am, 23rd October, 2024 (AEDT) Sydney, Australia Reuters Britain’s King Charles was embraced by an Indigenous elder after a welcome smoking ceremony on Tuesday in the birthplace of Australia’s urban Aboriginal civil rights movement in Sydney, a day after being heckled by an Indigenous senator in Canberra. Charles met Indigenous elders at the National […]
King Charles III heckled by Indigenous Australian senator on visit to Canberra
Canberra, Australia Reuters King Charles III was accused of “genocide” by an Indigenous senator at Australia’s Parliament House on Monday, moments after he delivered a speech in which he paid his “respects to the traditional owners of the lands”. Charles, on his 16th official visit to Australia and his first major foreign trip since being […]
Britain’s King Charles III meets cheering Australian crowds, says “great joy” to return
Updated: 7am, 21st October, 2024 (AEDT) Sydney, Australia Reuters Hundreds of well-wishers greeted Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla in Sydney on Sunday as the royal couple attended church, with the king saying it was a “great joy” to return to Australia in his first visit to an overseas realm as sovereign. Charles’ 16th official […]
Australia turns on Sydney Harbour welcome for King Charles III
Sydney Reuters The sails of the iconic Sydney Opera House were illuminated on Friday night with a photographic tribute to welcome King Charles III and Queen Camilla, as they arrived in Australia on the first visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years. The royal couple arrived in Sydney on a Royal Australian Air […]
Ambivalent Australia awaits King Charles III on first big overseas tour since cancer diagnosis
Sydney, Australia Reuters King Charles III, the only British monarch who has spent time living in Australia, arrives on Friday for his inaugural visit to an overseas realm as sovereign, his first major foreign trip since being diagnosed with cancer. The first visit by a reigning monarch in 13 years has revived debate in Australia […]
UK’s King Charles III welcomes Japan’s Emperor Naruhito for state visit
London, UK Reuters Britain’s King Charles III welcomed Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his wife to London at a Buckingham Palace banquet on Tuesday, celebrating economic, diplomatic and cultural ties on the first day of a three-day state visit. “Our governments are working together to provide a stable world for future generations,” said Charles, flanked by […]
Eighty years on, Britain promises to “always remember” D-Day while in France Macron pays tribute to civilian victims
Portsmouth, England/Merville, France Reuters Britain and France paid tribute on Wednesday to those who took part in D-Day, promising to “always remember” the sacrifices made by the Allied soldiers who invaded France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany. With guests waving British flags, appearances from veterans, recollections and readings […]