46 h. ago Young horse dies during Royal Ascot as TV presenter reveals heartbreaking news during live coverage

Harry's Girl opened her lungs on her debut at Newmarket in April, before finishing fifth at York in May, but sadly could not make it round the bend in the Queen Mary Stakes

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3 d. ago Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more – live

Live updates from the opening day at Royal AscotGet in touch! Email Tony with your thoughts here3.05 pm COVENTRY STAKES previewAs ever, a long list of lightly-raced and, for the most part, unbeaten colts line up for the first significant two-year-old race of the season, and a shortening favourite in Aidan O’Brien’s Gstaad, a 450k purchase at the foal sales and a half-brother to the Group One-winning 2023 juvenile, Vandeek. He took a Navan maiden by three-quarters of a length on debut in mid-May, but it was a better performance than the bare form suggests as he was forced to switch over a furlong out and still chased down his stable-companion – and favourite – True Love, who has been declared for tomorrow’s Queen Mary Stakes here. The main opposition, in the market at least, looks likely to come from27% of total stakes on Oddschecker have backed Gstaad to winOne third of all bets placed through Oddschecker have gone on Rosallion Continue reading...

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1 week ago King Charles faces protestors shouting 'ditch the duchy' at historic event

During his first official royal engagement at Lancaster Castle since becoming King, anti-monarchy protesters waited for King Charles as he arrived for the visit

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2 w. ago How the use of a word in the Guardian has gotten some readers upset | Elisabeth Ribbans

‘Got’ was changed during the editing of an opinion piece, leading to correspondence lamenting a slide into American English. But language isn’t a fortressIn Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part II, a messenger breathlessly announces to the king that, “Jack Cade hath gotten London bridge”. Hold this late 16th-century text in mind as we fast forward to last week when Martin Kettle, associate editor and columnist at the Guardian in the UK, was seen to suggest in an opinion piece that, if King Charles has pushed the boundaries of neutrality, such as with his speech to open the new Canadian parliament, he has so far “gotten away with it”.In a letter published the next day, a reader asked teasingly if this use of “gotten” – and another writer’s reference to a “faucet” – were signs the Guardian had fallen into line with Donald Trump’s demand that news agencies adopt current US terminology, such as referring to the “Gulf of America”.Elisabeth Ribbans is the Guardian’s global readers’ editorguardian...

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2 w. ago JENNIE BOND: Prince Harry's fallen short with unexpected move

Prince Harry raised eyebrows when he appeared in China to address a travel conference in Shanghai, just as King Charles began his historic visit to Canada - and Jennie Bond believes the irony of Harry's trip was 'hard to ignore'

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3 w. ago King Charles' telling move on Canada trip that 'won't have gone unnoticed by Trump'

King Charles was widely seen as delivering a warning shot to US president Donald Trump after his verbal attacks on Canada by delivering a speech at the start of new session of the Canadian Parliament - and royal expert Jennie Bond believes one move by the King made the impact of the message to Trump even greater

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3 w. ago All the times King Charles has been political following tense Trump remark

King Charles III's recent speech given while opening the Canadian parliament has caused something of a stir amid ongoing tensions with US President Trump, who has repeatedly called to incorporate the nation as the '51st state'

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3 w. ago Donald Trump demands Canada becomes 51st State hours after King Charles' independence plea

Donald Trump has renewed his push for Canada to become the 51st State of the United States, just hours after King Charles III delivered a powerful speech to the Canadian Parliament.

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3 w. ago King Charles speech live: Canada facing ‘unprecedented challenges’ amid Trump tensions, declares monarch

Charles is the first British monarch in almost 70 years to preside over the opening of the Canadian parliament

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3 w. ago King Charles fires warning shot to Donald Trump amid Canada threats

King Charles has delivered a historic speech at the state opening of parliament in Canada amid the country receiving unwanted attention from Donald Trump, who has launched a trade war against his neighbour and made threats to annex the country as America’s 51st state

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3 w. ago King Charles speech live: Monarch says Canada facing ‘unprecedented challenges’ amid Trump tensions

King Charles has arrived in Canada for the first time since his coronation

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3 w. ago King Charles in Canada live: Trump tensions play backdrop to historic royal speech to parliament

King Charles has arrived in Canada for the first time since his coronation

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3 w. ago Royal news live: King Charles to give historic speech backing Canada in parliament amid US tensions

King Charles has arrived in Canada for the first time since his coronation

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3 w. ago Prince Harry makes surprise trip to China as estranged father King Charles touches down in Canada for historic visit

The Duke of Sussex made the trip to China yesterday for a tourism conference in Shanghai where he advocated for sustainable travel.

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3 w. ago Royal news live: King Charles to give historic speech to Canadian parliament amid US tensions

King Charles has arrived in Canada for the first time since his coronation

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3 w. ago Prince Harry makes surprise trip to China just as Charles starts historic Canada visit

Prince Harry has travelled under the radar to Shanghai in China where he made an appearance at a global conference on travel and tourism - just as King Charles and Queen Camilla begin their own historic trip to Canada

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