UK Queen stresses reconciliation after bruising Brexit year
London, UKReuters Queen Elizabeth will stress the value of harmony and reconciliation in her Christmas message this year, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, after a year in which the tortuous Brexit process aggravated deep divisions in Britain. The palace released two short extracts from the 93-year-old monarch’s televised Christmas Day message, one on the 75th […]
On Normandy’s beaches, leaders and veterans recall sacrifice of D-Day
Omaha Beach, FranceReuters Western leaders and ageing veterans gather on the shores of France on Thursday in a second day of events marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied amphibious assault that opened the way for western Europe’s liberation from Hitler’s forces. An hour after sunrise, at 7:26am, a lone piper will play atop […]