A version of this story appeared in the November 25 edition of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. Sign up here. London CNN — Another week, another set of firsts for the new King. This time round, Charles III hosted the first state visit of his … Read more
UK-based fans of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver were spared a 25-minute clip of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill going backwards down a waterslide, set to the theme of The Benny Hill Show. The HBO host had dared British broadcaster Sky to cut his segment on the British monarchy, saying that he would replace … Read more
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Lisa Hanna, a member of Jamaica’s parliament, about how Jamaica’s relationship with the monarchy may change after Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Source link
Just over a week into the new reign and the British have been getting the hang of singing “God Save the King” for the first time in 70 years. Senior barristers with the title Queen’s Counsel have been instantly transmuted from QC to KC. It is again polite to use the King’s English, and not … Read more
The queen is still head of state in Canada. While her death is mourned there by many, the future role of the royals is being widely debated. Source link
The fawning adulation of Queen Elizabeth in the United States, which fought a revolution to get rid of the monarchy, and in the United Kingdom, is in direct proportion to the fear gripping a discredited, incompetent and corrupt global ruling elite. The global oligarchs are not sure the next generation of royal sock puppets — … Read more
In the wake of Queen Elizabeth’s death, Antigua and Barbuda’s prime minister calls for a referendum on becoming a republic The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda has pledged, if re-elected, to hold a referendum on becoming a republic and removing the British monarch as the Caribbean nation’s head of state. Gaston Browne’s announcement came … Read more
She had the longest reign of any royal in British history, more than 70 years, and most of the world’s populace now alive has known no other British monarch than Queen Elizabeth II. So the reaction to her death was both global and personal. Often, with the death of a prominent figure, the world may sigh … Read more