Tag: United Kingdom

• Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  Some 6,000 armed forces personnel deployed throughout the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

  

  In total, approximately 5,949 United Kingdom Armed Forces personnel will have deployed on ceremonial duties throughout the course of Operation London Bridge, the codename for the state funeral plan of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Fuel prices help tame, slightly, UK August inflation but food prices keep soaring

  

  The United Kingdom consumer price index rose 9.9% annually in August, compared to 10,1% in July, according to estimates published on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics, below a consensus forecast of 10.2%, but food prices continued to rise at its fastest pace since 2008.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 19:42 UTC

  Maduro and Ortega unwelcome at Queen's funeral

  

  British authorities have left Presidents Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela out of the guest list for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral next Monday in London.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  Gibraltar confirms Bank Holiday for State Funeral September 19th

  

  In keeping with Royal Protocol for the State Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Government of Gibraltar has confirmed that the day of Her Late Majesty’s Funeral, Monday 19th September 2022, will be a Bank Holiday in Gibraltar.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  UK unemployment in Q2 at its lowest level since 1974: 3,6%

  

  United Kingdom unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since 1974 in the three months to July, latest official figures show. The jobless rate fell to 3.6% over the period, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

• Monday, September 12th 2022 - 19:17 UTC

  Bolsonaro plans to attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed he will be attending Queen Elizabeth II's funeral next Monday in London, from where he will fly straight to New York for the United Nations General Assembly the following day. Traditionally, the Brazilian president's speech opens the conference.

• Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  UK military and defense world pay tribute to the Commander in Chief of Britain's Armed Forces

  

  Tributes from across the military and defense world are being paid to Her Majesty The Queen following the death of the longest reigning monarch in British history. Defense politicians, and Members of Parliament who have military backgrounds, joined veterans and many military charities, several for which the Queen was patron, in paying their respects.

• Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  King pledges to serve the nation in his first broadcast speech

  

  With no stammer like the one his grandfather King George VI had, and visibly emotional over his mother's passing, King Charles III gave his first broadcast speech as British monarch 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.

• Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 20:02 UTC

  King Charles III: “the greatest sadness for me”

  

  Following Queen Elizabeth II's death Thursday, her son Charles automatically became King and shared a message through Buckingham Palace's official channels expressing his feelings and those of the Royal Family: