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For Elizabeth, Balmoral estate was a place to 'be normal'

Monday, 12 September 2022, 06:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

When the hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s body pulled out of the gates of Balmoral Castle on Sunday, it marked the monarch’s final departure from a personal sanctuary where...

A queen and her corgis: Elizabeth loved breed from childhood

Monday, 12 September 2022, 06:45 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

For many people around the world, the word corgi is forever linked to Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Diana once called them a “moving carpet" always by her mother-in-law's side. Stubby,...

Live updates: Prince of Wales says he'll serve with humility

Sunday, 11 September 2022, 14:19 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

King Charles III has been formally proclaimed the monarch in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The moves Sunday in the rest of the United Kingdom came a day after the same proclamation was...

What's in a name? King Charles III's name has loaded history

Saturday, 10 September 2022, 17:42 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Britain’s new monarch is named King Charles III — but that was not inevitable. Charles Philip Arthur George could have chosen another royal name when he took the throne after the...

Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area

Saturday, 10 September 2022, 17:38 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that it's pulling back troops from two areas in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant...

The formal rules around Charles's accession

Saturday, 10 September 2022, 13:08 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Charles became king immediately upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday. He was officially proclaimed King Charles III on Saturday during a ceremony at St. James's Palace in...

Live updates: King Charles III named Canada's head of state

Saturday, 10 September 2022, 11:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

King Charles III has been officially announced as Britain’s monarch Saturday, in a ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast...

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