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Paris Eiffel Tower lighting turned off in honour of Queen Elizabeth

PARIS (Reuters) – Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said in a statement on Twitter that the lighting on the E...

8th September, 2022

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Former PM Blair calls Queen Elizabeth Britain’s matriarch

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth brought the country together more than any other and personified...

8th September, 2022

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“We will miss her dearly,” Spanish king says of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s King Felipe sent a telegram with condolences to the British Royal family...

8th September, 2022

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Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from leading figures in Britain

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at her ho...

8th September, 2022

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Canada’s Trudeau: Queen was one of my favourite people in the world

By Steve Scherer and Ismail Shakil VANCOUVER/OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudea...

8th September, 2022

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What Queen Elizabeth said when asked ‘have you ever met the queen?’

LONDON (Reuters) – The story of how Queen Elizabeth handled an encounter with an American hiker who...

8th September, 2022

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Queen Elizabeth dies at 96, ending an era for Britain

By Michael Holden and Russell Cheyne BALMORAL, Scotland (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longes...

8th September, 2022

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Queen Elizabeth was the rock on which modern Britain was built, says PM Truss

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss hailed Queen Elizabeth on Thursday as the “very...

8th September, 2022

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Factbox-Queen Elizabeth’s reign in numbers

LONDON (Reuters) – Following is a summary of British Queen Elizabeth’s life in numbers: * Queen Eliz...

8th September, 2022

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Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from politicians and officials

(Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seve...

8th September, 2022

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UK rail union suspends strike on Sept 15-17 after death of Queen Elizabeth

LONDON (Reuters) – British trade union RMT said on Thursday they had suspended strike action schedul...

8th September, 2022

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Explainer-Britain’s rules of succession for a new sovereign

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s monarch for more than seven decades, died on Thursday...

8th September, 2022