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More than half of Britons are opposed to funding the upcoming coronation of King Charles III by British taxpayers in face of the nation’s record-breaking inflation and cost-of-living crisis, a new poll has found. The survey, conducted by the London-based YouGov market research firm and published on Tuesday, shows that …

God save the Queen, long live the King. The second Elizabethan age has come to an end and the royal family will now regroup around a new monarch for the next era in British history. What will change for each of the royals? Charles The moment Elizabeth II died, her …

The queen spent more than seven decades on the throne as the United Kingdom rebuilt following the second world war. Tributes from around the world poured on Thursday after Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest-reigning monarch and the United Kingdom’s figurehead for seven decades, had died …

The famous “Changing the Guard” ceremony at Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace in London returned on Monday after an 18-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. The colorful ceremony sees The Queen’s Guard handing over responsibility for protecting Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace to the New Guard, usually involving soldiers …

UK royal officials banned ethnic minorities from clerical roles until at least the 1960s, a report by The Guardian reveals. Buckingham Palace banned “coloured immigrants or foreigners” from undertaking office roles for the United Kingdom’s royal family until at least the late 1960s, according to documents obtained by The Guardian …

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of the British parliament was unlawful, a Scottish court ruled on Wednesday, prompting immediate calls for lawmakers to return to work as the government and parliament battle over the future of Brexit. Scotland’s highest court of appeal ruled that Johnson’s decision to prorogue or …

US President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK on a trip overshadowed by public outrage and plans for massive protests across the country. Trump and his wife, Melania, arrived in the capital London on Monday for the three-day state visit during which he will attend a banquet hosted by …