3 h. ago Kate Middleton's emotional VE Day tribute as Kensington Palace issues new update

The Prince and Princess of Wales joined the King and Queen for a moving VE Day service at Westminster Abbey today, with Kate paying a touching tribute to those who died in the Second World War as she left the ceremony

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5 h. ago VE Day tributes, airstrikes and black smoke: photos of the day – Thursday

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7 h. ago Kate pays subtle tribute to Princess Diana as she marks VE Day along William, Charles and Camilla at Westminster Abbey

The Princess of Wales looked radiant as she joined members of the Royal Family for a service marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day at Westminster Abbey. London, today.

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7 h. ago Royal Family lead VE Day tributes to wartime heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom at Westminster Abbey service

King Charles III and Queen Camilla led the royals including Prince William and Kate in London today as they commemorated the sacrifices of Second World War veterans and their generation.

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16 h. ago Nation to pay tribute to wartime heroes on 80th anniversary of VE Day

Events are taking place around the country to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.

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19 h. ago Keir Starmer to pay tribute to WW2 veterans in VE Day speech

In a speech as the nation marks the 80 year anniversary of VE Day, Keir Starmer will say: 'It was a victory for good against the assembled forces of hatred, tyranny and evil'

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56 h. ago Police investigate two motorcyclists’ deaths in British Superbikes crash

Owen Jenner and Shane Richardson died at Oulton ParkFellow riders pay tribute on ‘black day for motor sport’Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of two motorcyclists who were killed during a horrific “chain reaction” crash involving 11 riders during a British Superbikes event on Monday.Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, sustained fatal injuries after a pile-up during the first corner of the race at Oulton Park in Cheshire. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Kate Middleton rewears Emilia Wickstead burgundy coat to pay tribute to veterans at VE Day memorial

The Princess of Wales looked stunning this afternoon as she paid tribute to veterans at the VE Day memorial in London.  

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3 d. ago King Charles Leads Royal Family in VE Day Tribute Days After Prince Harry’s Explosive Claims

King Charles Leads Royal Family in VE Day Tribute Days After Prince Harry’s Explosive Claims  People.com

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6 d. ago ‘A natural storyteller’: Jane Gardam remembered by Tessa Hadley

The author of Late in the Day pays tribute to the exuberantly inventive Yorkshire-born novelist who has died aged 96Jane Gardam, who has died aged 96, was such an exuberant, inventive writer. It’s the sheer energy of the voice you notice first, picking up one of her books from the shelf; she had the easy authority of a natural storyteller. Her first book, A Long Way from Verona, was written for children and published in 1971, when she was in her early 40s. “I ought to tell you at the beginning,” announces Jessica Vye in the first sentence, “that I am not quite normal, having had a violent experience at the age of nine.” In the book, clever bookish girls, at a private school in wartime, are hungry for adventures and also for tea with cress sandwiches and chocolate eclairs; they belong to that class beloved of British fiction in the old days, educated people fallen on hard times. Jessica’s father has left his job as a schoolmaster to follow his vocation as a poor curate. The Summer Af...

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1 week ago King and Queen pay tribute to victims of ‘dreadful attack’ after car kills nine in Vancouver

The King and Queen lamented the ‘tragic loss of life’ after nine were killed in the incident

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1 week ago Princess Anne pays solemn Anzac Day tribute in Gallipoli while the Duchess of Edinburgh leads dawn service in Hyde Park

On a day when Australian and New Zealand forces who were killed in the Gallipoli landings in 1915, the Princess Royal laid a wreath on that fateful coastline.

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1 week ago King pays special tribute to Australian and New Zealand forces on Anzac Day

The Princess Royal will attend a dawn service for the Australian and New Zealand troops who fell in Gallipoli in north-west Turkey in 1915.

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2 w. ago Thousands queue to pay tribute to Pope Francis on first day of lying

Throughout the day people filed past the coffin, some blessing themselves with the sign of the cross or pausing briefly in prayer.

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2 w. ago The dignitaries, politicians and royalty attending Pope Francis’ funeral

The funeral is set to start at 9am UK time in St Peter’s Square after a three-day-period of lying in state where the public can pay tribute to the Pope

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2 w. ago Who will attend Pope Francis’ funeral? Trump, Starmer and Prince William among global dignitaries

The funeral is set to start at 9am UK time in St Peter’s Square after a three-day-period of lying in state where the public can pay tribute to the Pope

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2 w. ago Who will attend Pope Francis’ funeral? Trump and Prince William among global dignitaries

The funeral is set to start at 9am UK time in St Peter’s Square after a three-day-period of lying in state where the public can pay tribute to the Pope

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2 w. ago The Latest: Mourning and tributes for Pope Francis shared around the world

Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88

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2 w. ago Gemma Collins shares heartbreaking tribute to pal Rhys Alan Smith on 'sad day'

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins has shared a touching tribute to her good friend she called 'more brother', Rhys Alan Smith, who died in Tenerife four years ago

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2 w. ago Pope's cause of death revealed as Vatican releases death certificate

Pope Francis died aged 88 on Easter Monday just a day after greeting crowds in Vatican City and he has drawn tributes for his strong advocacy for the poor and marginalised

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