Tag: Queen Elizabeth II

• Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Biden quotes 9/11 message from Queen Elizabeth

  

  US President Joseph Biden Sunday said in front of the Pentagon building that his administration was committed to unblocking the trials that have been pending for years at the maximum security prison at Guantanamo Bay because “we will never forget,” the Sept. 11 attacks.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 17:37 UTC

  Charles III arrives at Buckingham Palace on his first full day as king

  

  King Charles III was greeted by a crowd as he arrived at Buckingham Palace Friday for the first time as the British monarch following Queen Elizabeth II's passing the day before at Balmoral Castle, although he will be officially proclaimed as such Saturday morning.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 15:54 UTC

  Falkland Islands: 96-gun salute to commemorate the Queen’s passing

  

  With both the Union Jack and the Falkland Islands flags waving at half mast, a day after the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II islands’ forces held a 96-gun salute to commemorate the life and service of the British monarch, the Falklands’ Government (FIG) has reported on its Twitter account on Friday

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  First messages from King Charles III; Camilla becomes Queen Consort

  

  A new king has been confirmed by Buckingham Palace. Formerly known to the nation as Prince Charles, the 73-year-old who up until this point occupied the position of heir apparent to the British throne, is now the country's reigning monarch.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Pope Francis mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth and sends condolences to King Charles III

  

  Pope Francis sends his condolences to King Charles III and the people of the United Kingdom for the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and praises her “life of unstinting service to the good of the Nation and the Commonwealth”.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 08:23 UTC

  President Biden: “Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era”

  

  Statement of US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the Death of Queen Elizabeth. In a world of constant change, she was a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, including many who have never known their country without her.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 08:16 UTC

  Putin telegram to King Charles III, “I wish you courage and perseverance in the face of this heavy, irreparable loss”

  

  Russian president Vladimir Putin has sent his condolences after the death of the Queen at the age of 96. Despite the tensions over the war in Ukraine, Mr Putin reached out to King Charles III in a telegram.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 07:43 UTC

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry joins global sympathy over Queen's death

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Thursday issued a statement expressing the South American country's sympathy over the passing of the British monarch at Balmoral Castle.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 02:47 UTC

  Falkland Islands Statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

  

  It is with deep sadness that the Falkland Islands Government has today learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

• Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 20:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro decrees three days of mourning in Brazil over Queen's passing

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has decreed three days of mourning over the passing away of Queen Elizabeth II. In order to make the head of state's decision effective, a special edition of the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette) was released Thursday afternoon.