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The face of Queen Elizabeth II, who died last September, will no longer appear on the $5 banknotes in Australia, the Central Bank announced this Thursday (2). In its place, the note will receive a tribute to the national indigenous history. The decision was announced after a consultation with Prime …

Prince Harry made numerous revelations in the autobiography what’s left, released last Tuesday (12). Some of the accounts involve the brother, William, the father, Charles, and even the stepmother, Camilla. But among the most curious stories is precisely one that includes his own wife, Meghan Markle. According …

The King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, ordered this Tuesday (6) the opening of an independent investigation into the role of the monarchy during the colonial period. The process will be conducted by historians and human rights specialists with the aim, according to the monarch, of understanding the developments and impacts …

King Charles III asked the British Parliament on Monday to change the law to allow two more of his brothers to act in his absence, adding them to a group that currently includes the “disgraced” brother, the Prince Andrew. In a declaration on behalf of the King …

In recent decades, royals around the world have abdicated their official roles because of scandals and family feuds or to marry commoners or divorcees. This week, a Norwegian princess left her royal duties because of her love for a modern-day shaman. Princess Martha Louise, 51, the daughter of King Harold …

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posted on 10/21/2022 06:00 (credit: Daniel Leal/AFP) With a 90-second speech, Conservative British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced the end of a government of just 44 days – the shortest in history – and deepened the political crisis in the United Kingdom. “I recognize, given the situation, that I cannot …

Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth II, was seen comforting his mother’s corgi puppies in Windsor after the monarch’s state funeral on Monday. Andrew petted the puppies Muick and Sandy alongside two Windsor Castle guards. He and his ex-wife, the Duchess of York, Sarah, have announced that they …

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will bring together dozens of world leaders this Monday (19), but some have more reason to mourn the British woman’s death. They are the six sovereigns of the monarchical kingdoms of Europe, who, even after wars, scandals or social transformations, survive in the 21st century. For …

“All queens are evil.” I thought it was a comment about Disney princess drawings, but no, it was talking about Queen Elisabeth 2nd. Colonization, racism and the slave system justified the statement. The British Empire committed atrocities, oppressing peoples and cultures, torturing and killing, but Elizabeth 2nd had little to …