Charles III says ‘deeply aware’ of ‘duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty’

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A Nigerian-born lecturer Uju Anya has been at the eye of the storm for wishing late Queen Elizabeth II an ‘excruciating’ death before the longest-serving monarch in British history died on Thursday. Buckingham Palace at lunchtime on Thursday disclosed that Her Majesty had been under medical supervision at Balmoral after her doctors had become ‘concerned’…

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A smiling King Charles III shook hands with some of the thousands of well-wishers gathered outside Buckingham Palace Friday as he returned to London following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. Shouting “God save the King” and with an impromptu burst of the reworded national anthem, members of the crowd greeted Charles and…

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Queen Elizabeth II was “a towering icon of selfless service” who occupied a special place in Kenyan hearts, the country’s outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta said Friday, announcing three days of national mourning following her death aged 96. “Rarely has one person so epitomised the very best of humanity and leadership through selfless public service,” Kenyatta…

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The Bank of England on Friday said it had decided to postpone a meeting on interest rates due next Thursday by one week following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. “In light of the period of national mourning now being observed in the United Kingdom, the September 2022 meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee has…

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British railway and postal workers, at the forefront of sector-wide strikes over a cost-of-living crisis, have halted upcoming walkouts following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Communication Workers Union had planned to continue a 48-hour stoppage Friday but it was called off “out of respect for” the queen, CWU general secretary Dave Ward said…

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Gospel singer Tope Alabi has taken to social media to eulogize the recently deceased Queen of the United Kingdom, Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The singer shared the eulogy in a video clip posted to her Instagram on Friday, September 9th 2022. Tope Alabi made a sobering collage of the Queen’s pictures in the 2…