By Rob Picheta, CNN As Britain grinds to a national standstill ahead of Monday’s funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, it is grappling with an uncomfortable conundrum: what should, and what shouldn’t, be canceled out of respect for the monarch? Sporting fixtures and cultural events have been almost entirely suspended on Monday, the day of UK’s
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Luke McGee and Toyin Owoseje, CNN When Queen Elizabeth II receives a state funeral at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday, it will be one of the largest diplomatic occasions of the century. World leaders, politicians, public figures and European royals, as well as more than 500 dignitaries from around the world, will
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Jorge Engels, CNN A man has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting two women in the queue for Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state in London on Wednesday, the Crown Prosecution Service told CNN. A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service said on Friday that the man was charged with two
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN King Charles III and his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward had held a brief vigil beside Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin in Westminster Hall on Friday, joining members of the military who have mounted a continuous watch over her remains for the past two days. Standing quietly, their heads
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Need more proof it’s been a crazy summer for weather and travel? Look no further than Death Valley National Park. The poster child of US parks for excessive heat and extreme aridity has had to close many of its roads yet again — not because of high temperatures or dust storms.
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business In 2019, Wegmans, the cult-favorite northeastern grocery chain, rolled out a new mobile app that allowed customers to scan, bag and pay for groceries while they shopped and then skip the checkout line altogether. The app, Wegmans SCAN, promised customers a quicker checkout and also let them see a running
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, CNN The late Queen Elizabeth II‘s eight grandchildren will stand vigil beside her coffin in Westminster Hall on Saturday evening, a royal source told CNN. Prince William, the Prince of Wales, will stand at the head of the coffin, and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will stand at its foot for
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, CNN The late Queen Elizabeth II‘s eight grandchildren will stand vigil beside her coffin in Westminster Hall on Saturday evening, a royal source told CNN. Prince William, the Prince of Wales, will stand at the head of the coffin, and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will stand at its foot for
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For years, King Charles was preparing to step into the role of monarch following Queen Elizabeth’s history-making reign. In the meantime, he was holding down another job: Owner of a profitable business. Charles — long a passionate advocate of environmental causes — founded Duchy Originals in 1990 when he was
Continue ReadingFrom CNN’s Karol Suarez and CNNE’s Florencia Trucco and Angel Nakamura Mexico has arrested retired army general José Rodríguez Pérez in relation to the bloody disappearance of 43 students in the city of Iguala, nearly eight years ago. Deputy secretary of security Ricardo Mejía announced the news on Thursday, referring to Rodríguez only as “the
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN It is a moment for which Britain has been in solemn preparation for years. Multiple official agencies were brought together. Meticulous plans were secretly drawn up. Intricate logistical technicalities were ironed out. A route was carefully mapped out. And no country’s population could have been better prepared for it. We are
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN A two-minute nationwide silence will be held shortly before the state funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II concludes on Monday, palace officials have revealed. The meticulously planned arrangements are set to be a fitting farewell to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, and will see King Charles III and members of
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Hu and Etant Dupain, CNN Mass protests. Lethal outbursts of gang warfare. An overwhelmed judiciary and a barren legislative branch where a handful of representatives linger among the vacant seats of former colleagues. For years, these have been the conditions of life in Haiti. And for just as long, the vanishing point in
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Luke McGee and Toyin Owoseje, CNN When Queen Elizabeth II receives a state funeral at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday, it will be one of the largest diplomatic occasions of the century. World leaders, politicians, public figures and European royals, as well as more than 500 dignitaries from around the world, will
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Prince Harry and Prince Andrew might be the only living members of Queen Elizabeth II’s immediate family to have served in the military in wartime, but strict royal protocols mandate they will not be wearing a uniform during the monarch’s funeral. Buckingham Palace said that only working members of the royal
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, Arnaud Siad, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Mourners queued for miles on Wednesday to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin began lying in state, after senior royals including King Charles III, Prince William and Prince Harry accompanied it on a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster. When Westminster
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN The plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has broken records to become the most-tracked flight ever. According to aviation tracker website Flightradar24, about five million people followed along online as the deceased Queen was flown from Edinburgh to London on September 13. That number is derived from two sources — 4.79
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Within 24 hours of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the first cracks were forming in a carefully choreographed Australian response to the passing of its Head of State. During a televised match between Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) teams in Melbourne on Friday, players stood to attention to hear an
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN A New York City woman was recently sentenced to four months in prison for interference with flight crew members, according to a Department of Justice news release. Kelly Pichardo had previously pleaded guilty to the charge, which is a Class C felony offense. Pichardo also received 36 months of supervised release
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, Jack Guy, David Wilkinson and Arnaud Siad, CNN Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace, after being transported from west London’s RAF Northholt airbase by car. The Queen’s family received the coffin on its arrival at the palace, where it will rest in the Bow Room overnight. The coffin was
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