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  • Prince Charles sheds a tear as he follows his father Prince Philip’s coffin into Windsor Castle

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  • Czechs expel 18 Russian envoys, accuse Moscow over ammunition depot blast

    The Czech Republic is expelling 18 Russian diplomats over suspicions that Russian intelligence services were involved in an ammunition depot explosion in 2014, its government said on Saturday. The central European country is a NATO and EU member state, and the expulsions and allegations have triggered its biggest row with Russia since the end of the communist era in 1989. Its actions could prompt Russia to consider closing the Czech Republic's embassy in Moscow, a diplomatic source cited by Russian news agency Interfax suggested.

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  • Why Prince Philip’s coffin being lowered into the Royal Vault was a historic moment

    The moment Prince Philip’s coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault has been described by royal commentators as “unique”. The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral took place on Saturday at Windsor Castle when millions of viewers watched as his coffin was lowered into the vault beneath St George’s Chapel by an electric motor. Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine, described the idea of it being televised as “unique”.