It was meant to be a monarchical milestone, an unprecedented meeting of the world’s crowned heads gathered at Windsor Castle in celebration of the Queen’s diamond jubilee.
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Foreign royals attend Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee lunch
Bahrain king attends Diamond Jubilee lunch (via AFP)
The king of Bahrain, whose regime has been accused of rights abuses, was among nearly 50 foreign royals at a lunch Friday to mark the diamond jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. The official list of royals attending the lunch at Windsor Castle, including King Hamad, whose Gulf island country is…
Tensions over British queen’s regal Jubilee lunch
Tensions over British queen’s regal jubilee lunch (via AFP)
A glittering lunch for the world’s sovereigns to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was marked Thursday by a withdrawal, protests and sharp criticism of the guest list. Spain’s Queen Sophia has pulled out of Friday’s event at Windsor Castle, west of London, amid tensions…
Swazis disapprove of King Mswati’s leadership: poll
Swazis disapprove of King Mswati’s leadership: poll (via AFP)
A public poll in Swaziland showed that 43 percent of the population disapproved of Africa’s last absolute monarch, King Mswati III, earning a sharp rebuke from the government on Monday. The poll by the US-based Gallup ranked Mswati among Africa’s least popular leaders. “Confidence in institutions is…
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