Queen Elizabeth II is increasingly withdrawing to Windsor Castle, royal watchers say, while Prince Charles is stepping forward.
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For Prince Philip, Royal Family Plans Pandemic-Muted Honors
Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will not lie in state for public viewing and the funeral will not be open to the public, in a nod to a ban on mass gatherings and the prince’s own wishes.
Prince Philip Leaves London Hospital
The 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth was admitted after feeling ill and was hospitalized for 28 days, during which he had surgery for a pre-existing heart condition.
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Royal Palace Silent as Meghan and Harry’s Interview Dominates UK News
Buckingham Palace said issues raised in the interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, “particularly that of race, are concerning.” Piers Morgan, a TV host who said he “didn’t believe a word” of the interview, resigned.
For U.K., Meghan and Harry Interview Resurfaces Issues of Race
Many Black Britons found that the interview raised new questions about entrenched racism, both in the royal family and in British society at large.
Before Oprah’s Interview With Harry and Meghan, Royal Accusations Fly
CBS is releasing tantalizing video clips of the couple, while scalding allegations are coming from Buckingham Palace staff members.
Harry and Meghan Cut Off U.K. Tabloids
A letter to four major newspapers criticized coverage as “distorted, false, or invasive beyond reason.” It was the latest twist in the couple’s poisonous relationship with some news outlets.
Prince Harry and Meghan Scale Down Their Royal P.R. Machine
With little fanfare, the couple transferred control of their brand to advisers in Los Angeles, their new home.
Queen Urges Britons to Pull Together as Nation Charts an Uncertain Course
Elizabeth, sequestered at Windsor Castle, offered encouragement in a statement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, after a week of mixed messages, hewed to mostly voluntary curbs.