The barbecue king: British royals praise Philip's deft touch
LONDON (AP) — When Prince Philip died nearly six months ago at 99, the tributes poured in from far and wide, praising him for his supportive role at the side of Queen Elizabeth II over her near 70-year...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth reflects on 'deep' affection for Scotland
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II opened the sixth session of the Scottish Parliament on Saturday and reflected on the “deep and abiding affection” she and her late husband, Prince Philip, shared for...
View ArticleBritain's Prince Charles in Cairo, first visit since 2006
CAIRO (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived in Cairo on Thursday for the first time in 15 years, hoping to promote tolerance and cement bilateral ties. The visit is part of the...
View ArticleBarbados bids farewell to British monarchy, becomes republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in...
View ArticlePrince Charles' wife Camilla tests positive for COVID-19
LONDON (AP) — Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19 four days after her husband Prince Charles was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus, the couple’s office said...
View ArticleQueen to miss Commonwealth Day service but keep other events
LONDON — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II, who recently recovered from COVID-19, will not attend a Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey next week.The palace said Friday that the...
View ArticleQueen delegates opening of Parliament for first time
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II’s long reign entered new territory Tuesday when, for the first time in seven decades, she delegated the formal opening of Parliament to her son and heir, Prince...
View ArticleU.K. Parliament opens with pomp, problems for Boris Johnson
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament opens a new yearlong session on Tuesday with a mix of royal pomp and raw politics, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to reenergize his scandal-tarnished...
View ArticleWith pomp but no Queen Elizabeth II, U.K. gov't sets out the year's agenda
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government made sweeping promises to cut crime, improve health care and revive the pandemic-scarred economy as it laid out its plans for the next year in a...
View ArticlePrince Charles in Newfoundland to start Canadian tour
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (AP) — Prince Charles and Camilla, the duchess of Cornwall, arrived in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Friday, to begin a three-day Canadian tour to mark the 70th anniversary of...
View ArticleLong in Queen Elizabeth II's shadow, Prince Charles takes greater public role
LONDON — It’s good to be queen.No one knows that better than Queen Elizabeth II, who's showing no signs of stepping aside after 70 years on the throne. But the aging sovereign is giving Prince Charles...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II, UK's longest-serving monarch, dead at 96
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.The palace announced...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, dies at age 96;...
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in the history of the United Kingdom, died Thursday afternoon at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, her summer residence, Buckingham Palace announced at 6:30...
View ArticleAfter a lifetime of preparation, Charles takes the throne
LONDON — Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life. Now, at age 73, that moment has finally arrived.Charles, the oldest person to ever assume the British throne, became King...
View ArticleThe Prince of Wales becomes a king
I met King Charles III when he was but the Prince of Wales on the evening of November 2, 2005. I was the guest of President George W. Bush, and he invited me to the White House perhaps to demonstrate...
View Article'The Crown' returns to blur the line between royals, fiction
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When “The Crown” returns Wednesday after a two-year absence, the splintering marriage of Charles and Diana and more woes for Queen Elizabeth II are in the drama’s elegant but...
View ArticleKing Charles III addresses German parliament, meets Olaf Scholz
BERLIN (AP) — King Charles III became the first monarch to address Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday as part of a high-profile visit aimed at bolstering ties between the two European...
View ArticleLive updates | King Charles III's coronation
LONDON (AP) - The Latest on the coronation of King Charles III:LONDON - Britain’s Ministry of Defense says a highly-anticipated military fly-past over Buckingham Palace to mark King Charles III’s...
View ArticleKing Charles III waits 70 years to take throne, diagnosed with cancer 15...
King Charles waited 70 years to take the British throne, but 15 months after donning the crown he has been diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday."During The King's recent hospital...
View ArticleFormer Haitian police chief accused in 2021 presidential slaying resigns as...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Léon Charles, the former chief of Haiti’s National Police who was recently accused in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, announced Thursday that he was stepping down...
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