By David Wilkinson and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN As a new era dawns in Britain, arrangements for a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II are underway. After a record-breaking reign, the monarch died at her Balmoral residence in Scotland on Thursday. Her son, King Charles III, has asked for a period of Royal Mourning to be
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN On the first full day of his reign, King Charles III demonstrated his seriousness in dedicating the rest of his life to public service. Despite losing his mother Queen Elizabeth II the day before, the King leapt into his new duties; he personally greeted many dozens of members of the public,
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN On the first full day of his reign, King Charles III demonstrated his seriousness in dedicating the rest of his life to public service. Despite losing his mother Queen Elizabeth II the day before, the King leapt into his new duties; he personally greeted many dozens of members of the public,
Continue ReadingBy CNN King Charles III on Friday delivered his first televised address to the nation as sovereign following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. Here is a transcript of his prerecorded speech: I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. Throughout her life, Her Majesty The Queen — my beloved Mother
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis will live with the Duke and Duchess of York, Andrew and Sarah, a source close to the Duke of York told CNN on Sunday. The pair, who divorced in 1996, both reside at the Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate. The source told CNN that the Duchess
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, CNN God save the Queen, long live the King. The second Elizabethan age has come to an end and the royal family will now regroup around a new monarch for the next era in British history. What will change for each of the royals? Charles The moment Elizabeth II died, her eldest
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, CNN God save the Queen, long live the King. The second Elizabethan age has come to an end and the royal family will now regroup around a new monarch for the next era in British history. What will change for each of the royals? Charles The moment Elizabeth II died, her eldest
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN One of the world’s oldest preserved human settlements has been significantly damaged by torrential rain in Pakistan as the country battles the worst floods in its history. Moenjodaro (also styled Mohenjo-daro), a World Heritage site in the Indus River Valley 508 kilometers (316 miles) from Karachi, was built in the Bronze
Continue ReadingChristian Edwards, CNN Huge crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday evening to pay respects to the only British monarch most had ever known. As news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II spread across the United Kingdom, people flooded to the royal residence to lay flowers and light candles. Nicholas Player, 41,
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis will live with the Duke and Duchess of York, Andrew and Sarah, a source close to the Duke of York told CNN on Sunday. The pair, who divorced in 1996, both reside at the Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate. The source told CNN that the Duchess
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq and Zayn Nabbi, CNN No firearm was found at the scene where a Black man was shot dead by police in south London this week, according to a watchdog office investigating the rare fatal police shooting in England. Chris Kaba, 24, died after he was shot following a Metropolitan Police car
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, CNN Following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, Charles has ascended to the British throne after more than 70 years as the heir apparent. In a statement released shortly after the official announcement of her passing, Charles described the death of his “beloved” mother as “a moment of the greatest sadness
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Busari, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at age 96. Here’s how the royal family announced her passing in a series of social media posts. The first announcement came from Buckingham Palace at 6:30 p.m. UK time in a tweet. It simply read: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven decades, died on Thursday at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen’s oldest son Charles has now become King Charles III. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Fresca Mixed, a boozy version of the popular soda, is finally about to hit shelves. Details about the highly anticipated canned cocktail have been slowly spilling out following its January announcement. Fresca Mixed will come in two flavors — vodka spritz and tequila paloma — both of which use the
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Rob Picheta, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven decades, died on Thursday at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen’s oldest son Charles has now become the King. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Kellogg’s wants you to add water to its new cereal. Really. The company’s new “instabowls” look like traditional single-serve bowls — little tubs of cereal, designed to be eaten dry or with milk. But the instabowls also contain milk powder. When you add cold water and stir, the milk rehydrates
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven decades, died on Thursday at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen’s oldest son Charles has now become King Charles III. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, the children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrived for their first day at a new school on Wednesday. They were accompanied by their parents for a “settling in afternoon” at Lambrook School, a prestigious fee-paying school near Windsor, according to a
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Three days after a brutal mass stabbing devastated a rural Indigenous community in Saskatchewan, the two brothers who were wanted in the violent attacks are dead, though witness accounts indicate that one of the men, Myles Sanderson, was responsible for the deaths of 10 of the victims, according to a law
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