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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, the UK, on July 17 2020.Image: REUTERS/ CHRIS JACKSON
ELIZABETH

Barbados to drop Queen Elizabeth as head of state in 2021

The Caribbean island of Barbados wants to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, the government has said, reviving a plan mooted several times in the past. A former colony that gained independence in…

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II says the royal family are “entirely supportive” of Harry and Meghan’s decision to be more independent. Image: REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool
HARRY

Queen agrees to ‘period of transition’ for Harry and Meghan

Queen Elizabeth II on Monday said Prince Harry and his wife Meghan would be allowed to split their time between the UK and Canada while their future is finalised. The couple said last week they wanted to step back from the royal…

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