Montreal, Canada | AFP | The Canadian government has yet to decide whether it will assume the security costs associated with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to split their time between Canada and Britain, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. “I think that is part of the reflection that… needs …
Read More »Queen, Prince Harry, senior royals set for crisis meeting
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Queen Elizabeth II will host a showdown meeting with Prince Harry on Monday in an attempt to solve the crisis triggered by his bombshell announcement that he and wife Meghan were stepping back from the royal frontline. Other senior royals including Harry’s father Prince Charles …
Read More »Year of trials and tribulations for Britain’s royals
London, United Kingdom | AFP | It was a year of trials and tribulations for Britain’s royals that Queen Elizabeth II called “quite bumpy” in her Christmas Day message. Here are some of the scandals and misfortunes to have troubled Britain’s 93-year-old monarch. – The ailing prince – The year …
Read More »British PM puts Brexit top of new agenda
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday put Britain’s departure from the EU at the top of the agenda, as Queen Elizabeth II read out his plans for government in a parliamentary ceremony following a sweeping election win. The monarch formally opened parliament with plenty of …
Read More »British PM sets out plan for power
London, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his plans for government on Thursday following a sweeping election win, focused on delivering Brexit and supporting the health service. Queen Elizabeth II will open parliament in a lavish ceremony where she will read out the Conservative …
Read More »Victorious Johnson urges Britain to move past Brexit divide
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Britons to put years of bitter divisions over the country’s EU membership behind them as he vowed to use his resounding election victory to finally deliver Brexit next month. Johnson’s ruling Conservatives won their best result for three decades …
Read More »Britain, EU enter make-or-break Brexit week
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Britain and the European Union on Monday entered a pivotal week that will determine if they are still on course to reach amicable divorce terms — and when Brexit might finally occur. Queen Elizabeth II is due to step into the fray by performing her …
Read More »Johnson denies lying to Queen in Brexit crisis
London, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied Thursday that he had lied to Queen Elizabeth II when requesting the suspension of parliament this month in the run-up to Brexit. Johnson asked the British head of state to shutter parliament for five weeks from last Tuesday, claiming …
Read More »Queen honours ‘The Crown’ actress Olivia Colman.
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, who will play Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown”, was honoured by the monarch on Saturday for her services to British drama. Colman, 45, was awarded the CBE by the sovereign to mark her 93rd birthday, which is officially celebrated …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth throws lavish state banquet for Trump
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Queen Elizabeth II threw a lavish banquet for US President Donald Trump after he kicked off his three-day state visit to Britain on Monday by weighing in on Brexit. The Trump dynasty sat down to dinner with the British royal family in the Buckingham Palace …
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