Articles for British Monarch

Vivek Ramaswamy takes brutal jibe at ‘aged puppet’ Biden by comparing him to British monarch: ‘Trying to swap Queen…’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Vivek Ramaswamy takes brutal jibe at ‘aged puppet’ Biden by comparing him to British monarch: ‘Trying to swap Queen…’

Hindustan Times  

Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday compared President Joe Biden to a ceremonial figure akin to a British monarch and claimed that the Democrats were now attempting to replace the king with a queen in November. Vivek Ramaswamy in Thursday called Joe Biden a "ceremonial figure like a British monarch". Responding to Bevan's post, Ramaswamy noted: “Biden is a ceremonial figure like …

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Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia appointed Sam Mostyn on Monday as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch who is the nation’s head of state. It is the first such Australian appointment since the reign of King Charles III began in 2022 and the first by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party government that …

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Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch

The Independent  

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Australia says no place for King Charles III on new A$5 note
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia says no place for King Charles III on new A$5 note

Al Jazeera  

Central bank says new design will honour ‘the culture and history of the First Australians’. Australia’s new five-dollar note will feature a design honouring the country’s Indigenous people, replacing the portrait of the British monarch that was previously on the note. The Reserve Bank of Australia, Australia’s central bank, said the design highlighting “the culture and history of the First …

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Queen Elizabeth II: Twitter breaks all records with over 30 million tweets on passing of British monarch
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II: Twitter breaks all records with over 30 million tweets on passing of British monarch

India TV News  

Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle, was given an emotional farewell with a state funeral drawing leaders and royalty from around the globe. She was 96 and the longest-reigning British monarch and has been laid to rest alongside her late husband Prince Philip in a private burial at St George's Chapel after a majestic state …

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Queen facts: 70 things you didn’t know about the late monarch
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen facts: 70 things you didn’t know about the late monarch

The Independent  

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Elizabeth\'s death rekindles debate on republic in Australia
2 years, 3 months ago

Elizabeth\'s death rekindles debate on republic in Australia

Deccan Chronicle  

CANBERRA: Many regarded Australians' respect and affection for the late Queen Elizabeth II as the biggest obstacle to the country becoming a republic with its own head of state. Now, after her death and with a pro-republic Labor Party government in power, Australia's constitutional ties to the British monarchy will again be open to first-order debate for the first time …

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Live updates: Charles formally proclaimed King
2 years, 3 months ago

Live updates: Charles formally proclaimed King

The Independent  

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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, passes away at 96
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, passes away at 96

Hindustan Times  

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history died on Thursday. Queen Elizabeth II Passes Away: Queen Elizabeth II had been facing health problems. Queen Elizabeth II had been facing health problems since October last year that left her with difficulties walking and standing. Earlier British Prime Minister Liz Truss said “the whole country will be deeply concerned by …

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Queen Elizabeth II, the Last of Her Kind: From Empire to Family, Monarch Lived Many Generations in One Life
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II, the Last of Her Kind: From Empire to Family, Monarch Lived Many Generations in One Life

News 18  

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch who died at the age of 96 at Balmoral castle on Thursday, took over the reins from father George VI in 1952 when the mighty Empire – and colonisation everywhere – was all but over. Even within the royal family, near the end of her life, there was a generational shift in thinking – …

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Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebration, In Photos
2 years, 6 months ago

Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Celebration, In Photos

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Members of the British royal family gathered on Thursday to kick off events for the four-day bash to commemorate the queen’s 70 years as monarch, beginning with Trooping the Colour, which is the British sovereign’s official birthday celebration. The queen also released a statement of thanks ahead of the festivities, alongside a new portrait that was taken …

Commentary: Should Queen Elizabeth be the last British monarch?
2 years, 6 months ago

Commentary: Should Queen Elizabeth be the last British monarch?

LA Times  

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II watches a Royal Air Force flyby over Buckingham Palace with, from left, Meghan and Prince Harry, duchess and duke of Sussex; and Prince William and Catherine, duke and duchess of Cambridge. Beginning Thursday, Britain will launch a rolling spectacle of events for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, a celebration of her 70 years as a reigning …

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Would the Queen ever abdicate for the next in line to the throne?
3 years, 1 month ago

Would the Queen ever abdicate for the next in line to the throne?

ABC  

Elizabeth II has been a steady and even predictable global figure since becoming Queen 70 years ago next year. Next in line for the British throne is, of course, Prince Charles, the Queen's eldest child. In one of her earliest public speeches to mark her 21st birthday in 1947, the Queen, then Princess Elizabeth and first in line to inherit …

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