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The longest reign: What next for the British monarchy?

Do monarchies still matter? Britons have four days to celebrate 70 years of the country's longest reign. It's a very different United Kingdom from the one where Queen Elizabeth II first saw the light of day in 1926. What is the Platinum Jubilee all about in post-Brexit Britain?

France 24

The Guardian view on the platinum jubilee: an old order is passing

Editorial: Goodwill towards the Queen after 70 years cannot disguise the need for the monarchy to adapt to new times

The Guardian - UK

Devastated families weep over cancelled holidays as cabin crew resign in week of airport chaos

According to Good Morning Britain travel expert Simon Calder, we will not see the end of these delays anytime soon.

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Photos: Britain celebrates Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee

Huge crowds converged on central London on Thursday for the start of four days of public events to mark the queen's history-making 70 years on the throne.

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Some Russians wish 'Granny Liz' well amid queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Russia may be deeply at odds with Britain over the invasion of Ukraine but that didn't stop some Russians in Moscow praising Queen Elizabeth as her Platinum Jubilee celebrations began on Thursday, wishing her good health and lauding her stylish choice of hats.

Reuters

Nashwa gives Hollie Doyle chance of fulfilling Classic dream in the Oaks

Britain’s leading female Flat jockey rides the second favourite but With The Moonlight could be the answer to Epsom puzzle

The Guardian - UK

It’s a party for Queen Elizabeth’s jubilee. It could be her last

LONDON — It’s been billed as the party of all parties, a star-studded four-day celebration of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch for her 96th birthday and 70 years on the throne.

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UK's Prince Andrew tests positive for COVID, to miss Jubilee service

Britain's Prince Andrew has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss a thanksgiving service being held for Queen Elizabeth on Friday to mark her 70 years on the throne, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said.

Reuters

Podcast: Union of the left, SOS trees, celebrating Britain's 'francophile' Queen

A first-time candidate for parliament campaigns for the newly unified left. Why a Frenchman has set up camp in one of Gustav Eiffel's ancient plane trees. France marks the jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

Radio France Internationale

Queen Elizabeth gets Jubilee gift of a horse from France's Macron

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, known for her love of horses, will receive one of French President Emmanuel Macron's prize thoroughbreds as a gift to mark her 70 years on the throne, Macron's office and the British Embassy in Paris said on Thursday.

Reuters

Reaction to Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee

World leaders congratulated Queen Elizabeth on her record-breaking 70 years on the throne on Thursday, the first of four days of nationwide celebrations in Britain to commemorate her reign.

Reuters

UK pledges missiles to Ukraine; new US ambassador in Kyiv

Britain says it is sending sophisticated medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine

The Independent UK

Factbox: Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch

Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, is commemorating her Platinum Jubilee with four days of celebration from June 2-5.

Reuters

Factbox: Notable quotes of Britain's Queen Elizabeth

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, has never given an interview during her 70-year reign, but her regular public speeches sometimes give an insight into her private thoughts.

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Britain's Got Talent in 'fix' row over controversial magician Keiichi Iwasaki

Keiichi Iwasaki, who was Ant and Dec's choice for a Golden Buzzer in the auditions, is not a stranger to the competition series, having appeared in four other versions of the show.

Irish Mirror

Britain's Got Talent 'fix' row over magician Keiichi Iwasaki after controversial past was rumbled

Keiichi Iwasaki admitted he was nervous as he stepped onto the popular talent show, saying he chose to be on BGT because it's "the biggest stage in the world"

Reuters

Factbox-Four days of celebration mark Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee

Britain began four days of celebrations on Thursday to mark Queen Elizabeth's seven decades on the throne.

The Independent UK

Live updates |UK to send US-made rocket systems to Ukraine

Britain says it will send sophisticated medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine, in a move coordinated with the United States

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France 24

Crowds cheer Queen as historic Jubilee festivities kick off

Four days of celebrations honouring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne got under way Thursday with a display of British military traditions as huge crowds cheered the 96-year-old monarch as she appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Western Powers Urge IAEA to Rebuke Iran at Meeting Next Week

The United States, France, Britain and Germany are pushing for the UN nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors to rebuke Iran for failing to answer longstanding questions on uranium traces at undeclared sites, a draft resolution showed. Western powers had held off submitting a draft resolution to previous quarterly meetings of…

Evening Standard

We should work together to reverse the big drop in ethnic minorities on the honours list

Britain has a long history of welcoming people in need from the Kindertransport, to Ugandan Asians and more recently Ukrainian families escaping the horrors in their homeland. Along with economic migrants, families who went on to live here have gone on to help build our country. We have all witnessed…

Insider UK

Greenpeace plans to take legal action over UK Government approval of new gas field

The Jackdaw field off Aberdeen could produce 6.5% of Britain’s gas output - but was previously rejected on environmental grounds

Asharq Al-Awsat

Queen's Jubilees Chronicle Changing Times in Britain

Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations will be only the ninth such celebration by a British monarch since King George III in 1809. Both she and Queen Victoria, who ruled from 1837 to 1901, have had silver, golden and diamond events to mark their 25th, 50th and 60th years as…

Reuters

Britain says Russia has taken control over most of Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk

Russia has taken control of most of Ukraine's industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, Britain's defence ministry said on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Macron congratulates Elizabeth II on her 70-year reign as Jubilee gets underway

French President Emmanuel Macron has offered his congratulations to Queen Elizabeth II on her platinum jubilee, calling her "the golden thread" that binds France and Britain together.

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