The new U.K. prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, will have just a couple of days to settle into the job before facing his first test on the global stage. Having presided over a landslide victory for his party on July 4, 2024, Starmer will head to Washington, D.C., for a crucial
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Britain’s King Charles III admitted to hospital
King Charles III was on Friday admitted to a London hospital for scheduled surgery, Buckingham Palace said, a week after revealing the British monarch would be treated for an enlarged prostate. "The king was this morning admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment," the palace added in a statement. "His Majesty
Charles III officially declared Britain’s new king
King Charles III was officially announced as Britain's monarch Saturday, in a ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism - and, for the first time, broadcast live. Charles automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday, but the accession ceremony is a key constitutional and ceremonial
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, dies
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability in a turbulent era for her country and the world, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace announced she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal family
Liz Truss Britain’s new prime minister
Liz Truss became Britain's next prime minister on Tuesday after meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, who asked her to form a new government as the country faces an acute cost-of-living crisis. Truss, 47, took office in the carefully choreographed ceremony with the monarch a day after the ruling Conservative Party