In Pictures: A tumultuous year for the royal family
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The Queen takes her seat alone for the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh (Jonathan Brady/PA) (PA Archive)
The royal family lost their patriarch, the Duke of Edinburgh who died in April aged 99, shortly after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had given a bombshell interview to Oprah Winfrey in the United States.
Duke and Duchess of Sussex with Oprah Winfrey (Joe Pugliese/Harpo Productions/PA) (PA Media)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a series of astonishing claims during their candid Oprah Winfrey interview, including accusing an unnamed royal of racism, suggesting the family were jealous of Meghan and revealing that she contemplated taking her own life while pregnant.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin is carried to his funeral (Justin Tallis/PA) (PA Archive)
The Duke of Edinburgh died peacefully at Windsor castle in April at the age of 99.
The Queen arrives ahead of the funeral (Leon Neal/PA) (PA Wire)
The Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex attended the funeral (Victoria Jones/PA) (PA Archive)
The Duke of Sussex returned to the UK for his grandfather’s funeral.
The Duke of Cambridge with Prince George at Wembley Stadium (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire)
Prince George attended Euro 2020 with his father the Duke of Cambridge and saw England beat Germany 2-0 in June to reach the quarter-finals.
The Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex during the unveiling on what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday (Dominic Lipinski/PA) (PA Wire)
Harry returned to London again in July for the unveiling of a statue of his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.
Duchess of Cornwall visits Bryher, Isles of Scilly (Ben Birchall/PA) (PA Wire)
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall enjoyed a sunny visit to the Isles of Scilly in July.
The Queen visited the Royal Windsor Horse Show in July (Steve Parsons/PA) (PA Wire)
The Duchess of Cornwall, president of Wine GB, during a visit to Llanerch Vineyard in Pontyclun (Chris Jackson/PA) (PA Wire)
Duchess of Sussex (Archewell/PA) (PA Media)
The Duchess of Sussex marked her 40th birthday in August by launching a global project, 40X40, asking people to pledge 40 minutes in service of others.
Duchess of Cambridge (Chris Jackson/PA) (PA Wire)
The Duchess of Cambridge sparkled in gold at the premiere of the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die, in September.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive for the first Earthshot Prize awards ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London, in October (Dominic Lipinski/PA) (PA Wire)
The Queen (Buckingham Palace/PA) (PA Media)
The Queen delivered a video message to world leaders attending the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow in November.
The Prince of Wales lays a wreath during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, in November (Toby Melville/PA) (PA Wire)
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge talk to participants ahead of the Together At Christmas community carol service at Westminster Abbey in London, in December (Heathcliff O’Malley/PA) (PA Wire)
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MORE than 400 members of construction firm Stonewood Group’s staff and their families enjoyed games, music and food at an evening to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Laura Muir coasted to gold in the final of the 1500metres at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday night to add to her bronze in the 800m. On paper, Muir was a class apart from the rest of the field and kicked at the bell for a solo time trial to the finish. It continued her strong summer having won bronze at the 1500m at the World Athletics Championships behind Faith Kipyegon, who opted to forego these Games in Birmingham.
China is extending threatening military exercises around Taiwan that have already disrupted shipping and air traffic, further fuelling concerns about potential conflict in the region. According to Moscow, the exercises include anti-submarine drills, apparently targeting US support for Taiwan in the event of a potential Chinese invasion. The Chinese military has said the exercises involving missile strikes, warplanes and ship movements crossing the midline of the Taiwan Strait dividing the sides were a response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the contested island last week.
The British pound was little changed against the dollar and euro on Monday as traders digested last week's Bank of England (BoE) decision and turned their focus to growth figures due on Friday that should give clues on the state of the economy. The data, expected to show a contraction during the quarter, will be released a week after the Bank of England (BoE) said it expects the United Kingdom to enter a recession in the fourth quarter this year and not emerge until 2024. The central bank's outlook was coupled with a half-point interest rate rise to 1.75%, a large increase by the BoE's standards but lower than those of some other global central banks, including the Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada.
Chad's transitional authorities and rebel groups have signed a peace agreement in Qatar ahead of a broad national reconciliation dialogue due to begin later this month.
The 25-year-old, competing at his third Commonwealth Games, finished with a total of 460.40 to miss out on bronze by just 1.9 points while Ross Beattie came 11th with a score of 365.00.
Portskewett puncher Eccles, 26, will fight Australia’s Kaye Scott on Sunday for the chance to take gold in Birmingham after a unanimous points victory over Northern Ireland’s Eireann Nugent.
Demonstrators lit fires near the Israeli Defense Force’s (IDF) Hawara checkpoint in Nablus, West Bank, on Sunday, August 7, in protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza.The IDF carried out strikes on areas in Gaza they said targeted Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants, as a part of what they called “Operation Breaking Dawn”.A ceasefire agreement was negotiated to take effect at 11:30 pm local time on Sunday according to local media reports.Footage posted by Quds News Network, who said the footage was taken at Nablus’ southern Hawara checkpoint on Sunday, shows people burning tires. Credit: Quds News Network via Storyful
Small World Theatre is inviting members of the public to join in an international kite flying festival on Poppit Sands in a show of solidarity and togetherness.
Dozens of people were injured after a lightning strike started a significant fire at an oil tank in Matanzas, Cuba, on Friday, August 5, according to officials.Matanzas government officials reported that 77 people were injured and 17 people were still missing as of Saturday morning. The President’s office confirmed that the missing people are firefighters who were working near the blaze.“Extinguishing the fire may still take time, but recovery strategies are already being outlined,” said Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. He also thanked several other nations, including Mexico and Venezuela, for providing aid, and the United States for “technical advice.”The fire currently threatens power supply for the island, which was already experiencing an energy crisis that led to government scheduled power outages that began last week, reports said.The Office of the President said this drone footage was captured in the early morning hours on Saturday. Credit: Cuba President’s Office via Storyful
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