NPR: British royalty https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132279450 British royalty en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 05:55:16 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: British royalty https://www.npr.org/tags/132279450/british-royalty Trump says nobody has heard of Lesotho. Can you answer our quiz question about it? It was another action-packed week, with the Academy Awards, Mardi Gras and the president's address to Congress. Did you pay attention? Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/g-s1-52309/trump-congress-oscars-nba-fifa-world-cup https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/g-s1-52309/trump-congress-oscars-nba-fifa-world-cup

It was another action-packed week, with the Academy Awards, Mardi Gras and the president's address to Congress. Did you pay attention?

]]> Holly J. Morris 'Give us what you stole from us,' Indigenous Australian senator yells at King Charles Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have taken Indigenous land and bones. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:01:55 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/10/21/g-s1-29159/indigenous-australia-senator-yells-king-charles https://www.npr.org/2024/10/21/g-s1-29159/indigenous-australia-senator-yells-king-charles

Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have taken Indigenous land and bones.

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]]> The Associated Press 10 sights you'll see at King Charles' coronation — and 2 you won't This weekend's British coronation will be about pomp, history and attempts to reflect diversity. Fri, 05 May 2023 07:17:31 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/05/05/1171861246/king-charles-coronation-camilla-crown-jewels-parade-concert https://www.npr.org/2023/05/05/1171861246/king-charles-coronation-camilla-crown-jewels-parade-concert

This weekend's British coronation will be about pomp, history and attempts to reflect diversity.

]]> Lauren Frayer Prince William got a 'very large sum' in a Murdoch settlement in 2020 Prince William received a large payout in 2020 from Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm in an alleged phone hacking case, according to court documents made public Tuesday. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:49:48 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171994722/prince-william-murdoch-phone-hacking-settlement https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171994722/prince-william-murdoch-phone-hacking-settlement Prince William received a large payout in 2020 from Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm in an alleged phone hacking case, according to court documents made public Tuesday.

]]> Lauren Frayer Prince Harry will attend his father's coronation, but his wife Meghan will not The announcement ended speculation about whether Harry would be welcome after leveling charges of racism and media manipulation at the royal family. Meghan and their children will remain in the U.S. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:37:38 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169477560/prince-harry-king-charles-iii-coronation-meghan https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169477560/prince-harry-king-charles-iii-coronation-meghan The announcement ended speculation about whether Harry would be welcome after leveling charges of racism and media manipulation at the royal family. Meghan and their children will remain in the U.S.

]]> The Associated Press 2,000 guests are due to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral at Westminster Abbey World leaders and members of the public, including national health workers, are invited to pay tribute to the United Kingdom's longest-reigning monarch. Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:00:47 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/09/18/1123479492/queen-elizabeth-funeral https://www.npr.org/2022/09/18/1123479492/queen-elizabeth-funeral

World leaders and members of the public, including national health workers, are invited to pay tribute to the United Kingdom's longest-reigning monarch.

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]]> Willem Marx Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as the 'Not My King' tag grows A woman was arrested at St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh on Sunday; in London, a protester holding a sign reading "Not my king" was led away by a group of uniformed officers. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:16:10 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/09/12/1122379162/uk-anti-royal-arrests https://www.npr.org/2022/09/12/1122379162/uk-anti-royal-arrests

A woman was arrested at St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh on Sunday; in London, a protester holding a sign reading "Not my king" was led away by a group of uniformed officers.

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]]> Bill Chappell Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch who brought stability to a changing nation The queen served as the United Kingdom's monarch since 1952. Her reign spanned a remarkable arc in British history and was defined by duty to country — and considerable family pain. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:34:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/09/08/507798969/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-balmoral https://www.npr.org/2022/09/08/507798969/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-balmoral

The queen served as the United Kingdom's monarch since 1952. Her reign spanned a remarkable arc in British history and was defined by duty to country — and considerable family pain.

]]> Frank Langfitt Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wins latest stage of her privacy dispute with a publisher A U.K. court backed the former Meghan Markle in her long-running lawsuit against a British newspaper publisher over its publication of parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father. Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:23:38 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1060853542/meghan-duchess-of-sussex-privacy-lawsuit https://www.npr.org/2021/12/02/1060853542/meghan-duchess-of-sussex-privacy-lawsuit A U.K. court backed the former Meghan Markle in her long-running lawsuit against a British newspaper publisher over its publication of parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father.

]]> The Associated Press It's A Boy! Prince William And Duchess Catherine Welcome No. 3 The new prince was born Monday and weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Mother and child are "both doing well," Kensington Palace announced. Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:12:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/23/604895566/its-a-boy-prince-william-and-duchess-catherine-welcome-no-3 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/23/604895566/its-a-boy-prince-william-and-duchess-catherine-welcome-no-3 The new prince was born Monday and weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Mother and child are "both doing well," Kensington Palace announced.

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