MADRID — It is not as if Madrid lacked world-class galleries, including the Prado Museum, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofía. But next month Spain is set to unveil what is said to be one of Europe’s cultural highlights of the year with the opening in the Spanish capital of The Royal Collections Gallery. The elegant new… Read More »
CANBERRA, Australia — Prominent Australian Indigenous journalist Stan Grant announced he will step away from television hosting duties after Monday after viewers responded with racist abuse to his comments during King Charles III’s coronation about historic Aboriginal dispossession. Grant, a member of the Wiradjuri tribe of indigenous Australians and former international correspondent for US-based CNN,… Read More »
LONDON — A day after a gilded coronation ceremony watched by millions, King Charles III and Queen Camilla let others take center stage on Sunday as they took in a star-studded concert with Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and others at Windsor Castle. The newly crowned monarch and his wife appeared to be enjoying the show… Read More »
LONDON — King Charles III was crowned on Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient rituals and full of bling at a time when the monarchy is struggling to remain relevant in a divided modern Britain. At a coronation with displays of royal power straight out of the Middle Ages, Charles was… Read More »
LONDON — King Charles III’s coronation is a chance to reconcile people with the history and splendor of the monarchy, but these traditions are also fraught with potential controversy as he tries to show that the monarchy still has a role to play in modern Britain. The new king has already recognized these challenges by… Read More »
LONDON — On his way to his coronation this week, King Charles III will travel in a gilded coach through streets draped in red, white and blue Union flags – and past a warning from history. In Trafalgar Square stands a large bronze statue of King Charles I, the 17th-century monarch who was deposed by… Read More »