Tag: Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth’s coffin travels through Scotland, mourners line streets

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept 11 – Queen Elizabeth’s coffin was taken from her summer home in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh on Sunday, past tens of thousands of mourners lining the route to pay tribute, many in sombre silence, some applauding and others in tears. Shortly after 10 a.m. […]

Britain mourns Queen Elizabeth as Charles becomes king

LONDON — Bells tolled across Britain on Friday and mourners flocked to palace gates to honor Queen Elizabeth II as the country entered a new age under a new king. Around the world, her exceptional reign was commemorated, celebrated and debated. King Charles III, who spent much of his 73 years […]

Queen Elizabeth says prayers for victims and survivors of 9/11

LONDON, Sept 11 – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that her prayers remained with victims and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and paid tribute to the communities that joined together to rebuild after the devastation. “My thoughts and prayers — and […]

Queen Elizabeth praises British spirit in Christmas address after attacks, fire

SANDRINGHAM, England – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth praised the resilience of London and Manchester after “appalling attacks”, in a Christmas message that also paid tribute to her husband, Prince Philip, who retired from regular royal duties this year. The “powerful identities” of the capital and the northern English city […]

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