COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — As a teenager, Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight and wondered whether there was any way he could avoid becoming king. Such doubts have been swept aside as the 55-year-old takes over the crown on Sunday from his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who is breaking with centuries … Read more
LONDON (AP) — For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years in prison. For hanging a banner reading Just Stop Oil off a bridge, an engineer got a three-year prison sentence. Just for walking slowly down the street, scores of people … Read more
The headline of a separate story on Wednesday told readers that “barbarians and traitors are in cahoots with [Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip] Erdogan”. Another urged “crypto-Orthodox King Charles, who wears a Greek-flag-themed tie” to “intervene and wash away the shame”. Importantly, the King was “nothing like the rascal Elgin”, the newspaper thundered as it attacked … Read more
The address is Rishi Sunak’s first since succeeding Liz Truss London: Charles III gives the first King’s Speech in more than 70 years Tuesday, formally opening the UK parliament with a run-down of his government’s legislative plans as an election looms. The 74-year-old head of state will outline Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wish list … Read more
Another bombshell report is set to take British Royals on the edge with new revelations bringing to light the purported reason behind uneasy relations between King Charles and Prince Harry and Meghan Mark. A new report by Byline Times has revealed that royal family rift was triggered by an alleged cash for leaks scam. Further … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Walter Ellis is a Northern Ireland-born, France-based journalist and commentator. He’s the author of “The Beginning of the End: The Crippling Disadvantage of a Happy Irish Childhood.” The thoughts of Henry VIII, king of England from 1509 to 1547, on the subject of today’s … Read more