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King's coronation draws apathy, criticism in former colonies

When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, soldiers carrying flags from the Bahamas, South Africa, Tuvalu and beyond will be marching alongside British troops to honor king and country

The Independent UK

The twilight king: why Charles’s coronation does not feel like the start of a new era

Elizabeth’s crowning seemed like a new dawn. But the reign of Charles begins in a kingdom under a cloud

The Guardian - UK

Lord Mayor of Westminster says coronation is all about people coming together

Councillor Hamza Taouzzale, the first Muslim to be Lord Mayor, said the King’s coronation will ‘share a new Britain’.

The Independent UK

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The coronation offered a chance to reform and modernise the monarchy. It has been squandered

Despite gestures towards inclusivity, the ceremony remains rooted in outdated religious and feudal ideals, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Britain to start free trade with New Zealand and Australia

Britain’s free trade agreements with New Zealand and Australia will come into force by the end of this month

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock was paid £10,000 fee for Good Morning Britain TV interview

The MP told Good Morning Britain his I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! appearance was not ‘primarily’ for the money

The Independent UK

Charles III’s ‘slimmed down’ coronation still aims to capture royal magic

Charles III will be crowned king of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realm nations on Saturday in a ceremony imbued with religious and national symbolism. Yet some significant changes to protocol aim to bring the normally extravagant ceremony down to earth – while retaining some royal mystique.

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Queen Charlotte has her own Bridgerton spinoff on Netflix - but who was she really? And why was she obsessed with Australia?

Queen Charlotte captured viewers’ attention in the Netflix series Bridgerton as the snuff-sniffing, gossip-greedy, biracial wife of the “mad king” George III.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on the coronation of Charles III: a dated pageant that should be rethought

Editorial: Many are open to ideas about a better system for a head of state. It is surely time to properly debate them

The Guardian - UK

God save the people - from a monarchy that stops us from having true democracy

Britain doesn't need kings and queens, we should go the whole hog and elect our head of state, says Paul Routledge

Daily Mirror

Sunak says UK and Rwanda ‘leading the way’ on global migration challenge

The Prime Minister met with the Rwandan president to discuss plans to send migrants arriving in Britain unlawfully to Kigali.

The Independent UK

William and Kate visit London pub ahead of King Charles' coronation

Prince William and his wife Kate took a trip by Tube to a London pub on Thursday and told locals that preparations are still being nailed down for his father King Charles III's coronation, the most significant royal event in a generation.

Reuters

The ‘diplomat monarch’: will King’s coronation revitalise British soft power?

The coronation is an event of huge significance for Britain’s history and economy, but also raises questions about whether the new monarch will bolster the nation’s soft power on the global stage.

The Week

Of course the BBC needs to change – but Britain must decide what kind of broadcaster it really wants

Debates over funding and leadership are vital, but let’s first decide what the corporation is for and what we want it to do, says former BBC director general Tony Hall

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What the coronations of maximalist George IV and (relatively) minimalist Charles III reveal about the British monarchy

When George III died in 1820, he was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, with 60 years on the throne. Public mourning was adopted across Britain.

Daily Record

'Britain's most dangerous man' squared up to group of 20 over missing dog

But some of those who took on the challenge and fought the Ripper ended up being carted to hospital as he refused to back down from a fight.

The Independent UK

How many people saw the Queen’s coronation on TV in 1953?

More than half of all adults in Britain are likely to have seen some of the coverage.

The Independent UK

Artificial intelligence market faces review from UK watchdog

Britain’s competition watchdog is opening a review of the artificial intelligence market, focusing on the technology underpinning chatbots like ChatGPT

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Rishi Sunak predicts ‘hard night’ for the Tories as council voters go to polls

Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said the town hall polls were “an important step towards a Labour government that can change Britain for the better”

Al Jazeera

‘King Charles will be inaugurated at a time when Empire is gone’

The differences in the coronations of King Charles and his mother highlight the changing role of Britain’s monarchy.

Wales Online

Margaret is Britain's biggest royal superfan - she has filled her home with memorabilia

Margaret's vast collection of memorabilia consists of hundreds of pictures, trinkets and books

The Guardian - UK

From Elizabeth II to Charles III: how the UK economy has changed

From rationing to taxes, house prices to health – the differences and similarities between the Britains of 1953 and 2023

Daily Mirror

'Most dangerous man in Britain' faced off with 20 men in a fight over missing dog

Mark 'The Ripper' Ripley was said to be able to 'fight against 100 men and never back down' - those who were brave enough to fight him say he never walked away from a fight and put opponents in hospital

The Times of India

Kohinoor has become prism through which we look at colonialism, says author Anita Anand

The conspicuous absence of the Kohinoor, claimed by India, from the historic Coronation ceremony of King Charles here in London on April 29 reflects a new reality of looking back at Britain's colonial past and to learn more about the truth of the Raj, feels the British Indian co-author behind…

The Independent UK

Charles and Camilla: A timeline of their 50-year relationship, from friendship to marriage

The story of the couple as they begin a new chapter as Britain’s King and Queen Consort

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