Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, released a statement Monday honoring the life and legacy of Prince Philip, who died last week, and remembering him as a public servant and as a grandfather. “My grandfather’s century of life was defined by service – to his country and Commonwealth, to his wife and Queen, and to
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Getty Images The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex have paid tribute to their grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh. In separate statements, Prince William described him as an “extraordinary man”, while Prince Harry said he was “a man of service, honour and great humour” and the “legend of banter”. “I will miss my Grandpa, but I
AP Photo, File Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and their children in Buckingham Palace in 1972 The four children of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Queen Elizabeth II have shared moving tributes to their father this weekend following the duke’s death. “You know it’s going to happen but you are never really ready,”
Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned people to continue to take steps to “suppress Covid” as the latest stage of lockdown easing comes into effect. Pub gardens, indoor gyms and hairdressers are among the businesses that can now reopen in England. Northern Ireland’s “stay-at-home” order is ending and some rules are also being
I was in a cavernous college auditorium on the frigid winter afternoon in New Delhi in 2015 when Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, was selling the promise of India, his home country and the company’s largest market, to 2,000 high school and college students. “Part of the reason we’re all very interested in India
The Queen has described the death of the Duke of Edinburgh as “having left a huge void in her life”, her son the Duke of York has said. Prince Andrew said his father’s death was a “terrible loss”, and that his family was “rallying around”. “We’ve lost the grandfather of the nation,” he added, as
Boris Johnson will not attend the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral next Saturday in order to allow “as many family members as possible” to go amid coronavirus restrictions, No 10 has said. Only 30 people – expected to be the duke’s children, grandchildren and other close family – can attend the funeral at St George’s Chapel,
Wpa Pool / Getty Images Prince Philip at the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank, October 2018 Prince Philip — the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, and a central figure in British public life for almost three-quarters of a century — has died, the royal family announced Friday. He
Fourteen more police officers have been injured after another night of violence in parts of Northern Ireland. It brings the total number of police officers injured in the past week to 88. Three 14-year-old boys were arrested during the disorder and have been released pending further enquiries. The trouble happened around the loyalist Tiger’s Bay
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Gun salutes to mark the death of the Duke of Edinburgh are due to take place later across the UK, in Gibraltar and from warships at sea. Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband of 73 years, died on Friday. Aged 99, he was the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Saluting batteries will fire 41
“At the Queen’s side or trailing the customary two steps behind,” wrote former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, “Prince Philip showed the world what it meant to be a supportive husband to a powerful woman.” By Ade Onibada Ade Onibada BuzzFeed News Reporter Posted on April 9, 2021, at 2:38 p.m. ET
The staccato crack of gunfire rang out across the cloudy night, startling residents of a modest enclave in southwestern Florida. Lee County sheriff’s deputies, responding to a flood of 911 calls, raced to the area, but in the dark they were unable to find where the shooting had taken place. It wasn’t until the next
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.”
Yuri Cortez / AFP via Getty Images A man walks past graffiti demanding the freedom of Alex Saab, a Colombian businessperson, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 23, 2021. As an alleged money launderer who worked with the Venezuelan government and is fighting an extradition order to the United States, Alex Saab has some unlikely allies.
SOPA Images The government has announced plans to safely reopen international travel, but says it cannot yet confirm whether foreign holidays can resume on 17 May. A traffic light system will be used to categorise countries based on risk, and travellers will need to pay for tests when departing and returning to the UK. The