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| UpdatedTonga's Queen Mother will be buried in the capital, Nuklu'alofa today.
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Masig Island residents mourn the loss of a giant fig tree planted in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's meeting with Torres Strait Islanders in 1954.
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Gowns worn by Princess Diana for everything from meeting diplomats to dancing with movie stars feature in an exhibition celebrating the fashion of one of Britain's favourite royals.
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| UpdatedTongans are mourning the death of their Queen Mother.
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| UpdatedKim Jong-nam's death earlier this week came years after pleas for his life to be spared went unheard by his younger sibling Kim Jong-il — and years after an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
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| UpdatedAfter 47 years on the throne, the self-declared sovereign of Hutt River is due to hand over the reins of Australia's oldest micro-nation to his son in an abdication ceremony — but the Prime Minister will not be there to witness it.
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Queen Elizabeth II, the world's longest-reigning living monarch, has celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee as Britain commemorates 65 years since she ascended the throne.
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A gun salute by the Honourable Artillery Company fired at the Tower of London and Westminster Abbey bell chimes mark Queen Elizabeth's 65 years on the throne.
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| UpdatedQueen Elizabeth II, the world's longest-reigning living monarch, celebrates her Sapphire Jubilee as Britain commemorates 65 years since she ascended the British throne.
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| UpdatedIt was a relaxed and carefree young princess Elizabeth who stepped off a plane in Nairobi 65 years ago. She would fly back to England a few days later as the new Queen.
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Prince Charles has spoken at a World Jewish Relief event suggesting that the lessons of World War II are in danger of being forgotten.
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| UpdatedWithout directly naming him, Prince Charles takes aim at Donald Trump's immigration ban, warning the world is at danger of forgetting the lessons from WWII.
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| UpdatedTo mark the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, her sons Princes William and Harry commission a statue in her honour to be erected at Kensington Palace.
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| UpdatedAn enormous cache of historical documents detailing the reign of King George III, who suffered from a rare blood disorder giving him symptoms considered to be signs of insanity, will go online as part of the Royal family's effort to rehabilitate his legacy.
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Prince William will leave his job as an air ambulance pilot and move his family to London as he steps up his royal duties this year.
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| UpdatedLord Snowdon, the society photographer and filmmaker who married Princess Margaret and continued to mix in royal circles even after their divorce, dies aged 86.
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Japan's 83-year-old Emperor Akihito looks like having two more years in the top job before handing over to his son Crown Prince Naruhito.
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Athletes gather in Canberra to secure a place at next year's Invictus Games — an annual event for veterans and current defence force members founded by Prince Harry.
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| UpdatedThailand's PM says the new King is requesting changes to the draft constitution to ensure his royal powers but they have "nothing to do with the rights and freedoms of the people".
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Queen Elizabeth II attends church near her rural Sandringham estate, after missing the previous two Sundays due to ill health.
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| UpdatedThe Queen makes her first public appearance in several weeks after battling a "heavy cold", attending church near her rural Sandringham estate.
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| UpdatedA series of handwritten letters by the late Princess Diana, one of which reveals that her younger son Prince Harry was constantly in trouble at school, fetch a much higher price at auction than expected.
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Queen Elizabeth resumes official duties, giving an honour to a member of her staff in a private ceremony, as she continues to recover from a heavy cold that forced her to miss Christmas and New Year's Day church services, a spokeswoman says.
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