The news of King Charles III's cancer diagnosis has refocused attention on the responsibilities of Britain's monarch and revived a central question about the country's centuries-old system of government: What does the king actually do? Britain's King Charles III, second from right, inspects the guard of honor on a visit to meet Royal Marines and Kenyan Marines at Mtongwe Naval …
: Flags on government buildings returned to full mast and an epic clean-up operation was underway on Tuesday as British public life resumed after the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, although the royal family remains in mourning for another week. Around a quarter of a million people queued round the clock to view the queen's coffin as it lay …
CANBERRA, Australia — Lawmakers in an Australian state pledged their allegiance to King Charles III on Tuesday with some using the occasion to call for an Australian republic. Australia’s center-left Labor Party government wants an Australian president to replace the British monarch as the nation’s head of state. Victoria demands a new oath to a dead monarch’s successor before lawmakers …