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Princess Elizabeth, center, age 11, appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation of her father, King George VI, right, in London, May 12, 1937. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo, File)

Key milestones in Queen Elizabeth II’s life

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles while receiving the President of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis and his wife Paola Cassis during an audience at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, April 28, 2022. Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Parliament on Tuesday amid ongoing mobility issues. The palace said in a statement Monday, May 9 that the decision was made in consultation with her doctors and that the 96-year-old monarch had “reluctantly’’ decided not to attend. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool Photo via AP, file)

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, dies at age 96; Charles III ascends to throne

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks outside Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 before heading to Balmoral in Scotland, where he will announce his resignation to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Later on Tuesday Liz Truss will formally become Britain's new prime minister after an audience with the queen. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Boris Johnson arrives at queen’s estate to offer resignation

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Jennifer Jones sorts her bills at her small flat in London, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Like millions of people, Jones, 54, is struggling to cope as energy and food prices skyrocket during Britain's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The former school supervisor has health problems and relies on government benefits to get by, but her welfare payments are nowhere near enough to cover her sharply rising bills. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Britain to see 80% spike in energy bills as crisis deepens

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

Britain's Prince William, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace in London, June 5, 2022. Prince William and his wife, Kate, will relocate their family from central London to more rural dwellings in Windsor, and all three of their children will attend the same private school near their new home, palace officials said Monday Aug. 22, 2022. (Chris Jackson/PA via AP, File)

Prince William, Kate relocate from London to Windsor cottage

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An Afghan health worker uses an oral polio vaccine on a child as part of a campaign to eliminate polio, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, April 18, 2017. For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds — typically, poor, politically unstable corners of the world. Now, in a surprising twist in the decades-long effort to eradicate the virus, authorities in Jerusalem, New York and London have discovered evidence that polio is spreading there. The source of the virus? The oral vaccine itself. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Polio in U.S., U.K. and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine

By Maria Cheng - Associated Press

Elon Musk attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala on May 2, 2022, in New York. Musk caused a stir among Manchester United fans by tweeting that he was buying the English soccer team, then saying several hours later that it was just part of a long-running joke. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Musk tweet joking about buying Manchester United causes stir

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Rishi Sunak during a hustings event in Darlington, England, Aug. 9, 2022, as part of the campaign to be leader of the Conservative Party and the next prime minister. While inflation and recession fears weigh heavily on the minds of voters, another issue is popping up in political campaigns from the U.K. and Australia to the U.S. and beyond: the “China threat.&quot; The two finalists vying to become Britain's next prime minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, clashed in a televised debate last month over who would be toughest on China. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP, File)

‘China threat’ emerges in elections from U.K. to Australia

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, New York health officials reported a polio case, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. (Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP) ** FILE **

CDC growing concerned about evidence of polio in N.Y. county

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Travelers at Heathrow airport, in London, July 13, 2022. British Airways said Tuesday,Aug. 2, 2022, that it's suspending sales of short-haul flights from London's Heathrow Airport for about a week, a response to the airport's request to limit bookings to help ease travel disruptions caused by booming demand and staff shortages. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Heathrow airport says passenger cap has eased travel chaos

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Harry Styles performs on NBC's Today show on Feb. 26, 2020, in New York. Harry Styles has secured his first Mercury Prize nomination with his third solo album, competing for the British music award with acts like singer-songwriter Sam Fender and rapper Little Simz. Styles was shortlisted Tuesday, July 26, 2022 for his album “Harry's House,” which has topped U.K. album charts for six weeks — more than all of the albums he recorded as a member of the boy band One Direction combined. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Harry Styles secures first Mercury Prize nomination

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Igor Danchenko Bottom Feeder Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Danchenko helped FBI cast wide net for Trump

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Coffins of 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at a nightclub in the early hours of June 26, 2022 are lined up during their funeral held in Scenery Park, East London, South Africa, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a bar in the South African city of East London last month, authorities said at press conference in East London Tuesday. July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/File)

Methanol in blood of teens who died in South African tavern

By Mogomotsi Magome - Associated Press

Smoke from a blaze pours across fields towards livestock in the village of Wennington, east London, Tuesday July 19, 2022. The London Fire Brigade has declared a major incident due to "a huge surge" in blazes across the capital amid the 40C heat. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

European heat wave melts roads and causes wildfires in Britain

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A young family of Tufted ducks walk near to a soldier from the Queen's Guard on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace during warm weather in London, Sunday July 17, 2022 The Met office has issued its first-ever “red warning” of extreme heat for Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures in southern England may reach 40 C (104 F) for the first time. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

Extreme heat warning goes into effect in U.K.

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Passengers queue for ferries at the Port of Dover, during the hot weather, in Kent, England, Saturday July 16, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

UK gets ready for travel disruptions as temps may hit 104 F

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Travellers at Heathrow airport, in London, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Heathrow Airport has introduced a cap on passenger numbers this summer as the aviation sector struggles to cope with demand for travel. No more than 100,000 daily passengers will be able to depart from July 12 until Sept. 11, the west London airport announced. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Emirates slams Heathrow Airport’s order to cut flights

By Kelvin Chan - Associated Press

FILE - Travellers queue at security at Heathrow Airport in London, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. London’s Heathrow Airport apologized Monday, July 11, 2022 to passengers whose travels have been disrupted by staff shortages. The airport warned that it may ask airlines to cut more flights from their summer schedules to reduce the strain if the chaos persists. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

London’s Heathrow Airport caps daily passenger numbers

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Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone walks in the paddock during the first free practice at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018. British prosecutors say former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with fraud by false representation following a government investigation into his overseas assets. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Ex-F1 boss Ecclestone to be charged with fraud over assets

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An anti-Boris Johnson, anti-Brexit protester stands next to a placard across the street from the Houses of Parliament on the edge of Parliament Square, in London, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Johnson was dealt a major blow Tuesday, July 5, 2022 when two of his most senior Cabinet ministers quit, saying they had lost confidence in Johnson’s leadership. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

From Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Johnson’s career

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