Tag: Charles
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King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
APIA, Samoa — King Charles said Friday that the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery. Representatives of 56 countries, most with roots in Britain’s empire, are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting that began in Samoa on Monday, with slavery…
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King Charles heckled by indigenous senator in Australia
King Charles III was heckled in Australia on Monday by an Indigenous senator who shouted “you’re not my king” as the British monarch finished a speech at Parliament House. The king, who is the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia in 13 years, was addressing lawmakers and other dignitaries in the Great Hall of…
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King Charles arrives to an Australia with mixed feelings about the monarchy
LONDON — King Charles III has expressed “deep love and affection” for Australia, a former part of the British Empire. As he visits the country this weekend, he may find that Australians don’t feel quite as much affection for him. Charles and Queen Camilla arrived Friday evening local time in Sydney, where a tribute on…
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Australia awaits King Charles on first big overseas tour since cancer diagnosis
SYDNEY, Australia — King Charles, the only British monarch who has spent time living in Australia, arrives on Friday for his inaugural visit to an overseas realm as sovereign, his first major foreign trip since being diagnosed with cancer. The first visit by a reigning monarch in 13 years has revived debate in Australia over…
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‘Golden Bachelorette’ fan favorite Charles Ling had no idea he’s the internet’s current boyfriend
“Golden Bachelorette,” breakout star Charles Ling’s endearing personality had viewers ready to give him the final rose from episode one. But Ling himself is perhaps unaware of how hard fans have fallen for him. Ling, 66, a contestant on the first season of the senior-led “Bachelorette” franchise, made an immediate impression on fans for his…