Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over Easter Mass and appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine
Updated: 8am, 1st April, 2024 (AEDT) Rome. Italy AP Pope Francis rallied from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday, making a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St […]
Britain’s King Charles III, undergoing cancer treatment, to attend Easter service
London, UK Reuters Britain’s King Charles III will attend the Easter Sunday service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, in what will be his first public appearance at a traditional royal event since his cancer diagnosis was revealed in February. Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday that Charles, 75, and his wife Queen Camilla will attend […]
Biden meets King Charles III and PM Sunak, hails “rock solid” UK ties
London/Windsor, UKReuters US President Joe Biden made a whistle-stop trip to Britain on Monday, hailing the “rock-solid” friendship with Washington’s close ally before meeting King Charles for a discussion with the monarch and finance chiefs on tackling climate change. Biden’s visit to Britain kicked off a three-nation trip that will include the NATO summit in […]
Coronation of Britain’s King Charles to be celebrated with street parties, light shows
London, UKReuters 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 for […]
Buckingham Palace issues photo of Queen Elizabeth II’s final resting place
London, UK Reuters Buckingham Palace published a photograph on Saturday from Queen Elizabeth II’s final resting place at the royal chapel in Windsor, featuring a ledger stone bearing her name and those of her parents, and husband Prince Philip. The stone, made of black Belgian marble, sits in the King George VI Memorial Chapel which […]
With pomp and sorrow, world bids final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II
Updated: 7:30am, 20th September, 2022 (AEST)Windsor, UK Reuters Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest alongside her beloved husband on Monday after a day which saw Britain and the world pay a final farewell to the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, in a dazzling show of pomp and ceremony. Amid formality and careful choreography, there were moments […]
Quick facts – Order of committal service at Windsor for Queen Elizabeth II
London, UKReuters A committal service will be held on Monday for Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, following her earlier state funeral in London. Following are some of the details of the order of service for the service: • The committal service will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, at 4pm. • The service […]
Quick facts – Plans for the run-up to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
London, UK Reuters The funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday aged 96, will take place on 19th September and her body will lie in state for four days prior to that, royal officials announced on Saturday. Here are details about events in the run-up to the funeral as provided so far […]
Sydney residents assess flood damage as wild weather eases
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Heavy rain that pummelled Sydney over the last five days eased on Thursday as flood-weary residents looked to return to homes to take stock of the damage, some for the third time this year. An intense low-pressure system formed off Australia’s east coast over the weekend has weakened, satellite images showed, but major […]
Australian floods worsen as thousands more Sydney residents evacuate
Sydney, Australia Reuters Torrential rains kept battering Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, intensifying the floods crisis in Sydney as thousands more residents were ordered to leave their homes overnight after rivers swiftly rose past danger levels. About 50,000 residents in New South Wales, the bulk in Sydney’s western suburbs, have been told to either evacuate […]