• Undated image of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear having cream tea at Buckingham Palace taken from a film that was shown at BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace. Released June 4, 2022. Buckingham Palace/Studio Canal/BBC Studios/Heyday Films/PA Wire/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO COMMERCIAL SALES. MUST NOT BE ALTERED. NO NEW USES AFTER JUNE 30, 2022. NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. The copyright for the photograph vests with Buckingham Palace/ Studio Canal / BBC Studios. Publications are asked to credit Buckingham Palace/ Studio Canal / BBC Studios / Heyday Films. The photograph shall not be used without permission from Royal Communications. There shall be no commercial use whatsoever of the photograph (including any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-editorial use). The photograph must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified in any manner or form when published. The photograph will be free for press usage until 30th June 2022. It must not be used after this date without prior, written permission from Royal Communications, and no further licensing can be made.
    Undated image of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear having cream tea at Buckingham Palace taken from a film that was shown at BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace. Released June 4, 2022. Buckingham Palace/Studio Canal/BBC Studios/Heyday Films/PA Wire/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO COMMERCIAL SALES. MUST NOT BE ALTERED. NO NEW USES AFTER JUNE 30, 2022. NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. The copyright for the photograph vests with Buckingham Palace/ Studio Canal / BBC Studios. Publications are asked to credit Buckingham Palace/ Studio Canal / BBC Studios / Heyday Films. The photograph shall not be used without permission from Royal Communications. There shall be no commercial use whatsoever of the photograph (including any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-editorial use). The photograph must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified in any manner or form when published. The photograph will be free for press usage until 30th June 2022. It must not be used after this date without prior, written permission from Royal Communications, and no further licensing can be made.
  • The Hasheem team celebrate after crossing the finish line of the annual long-distance dhow sailing race, known as Al Gaffal, near Sir Abu Nuair island towards Dubai. AFP
    The Hasheem team celebrate after crossing the finish line of the annual long-distance dhow sailing race, known as Al Gaffal, near Sir Abu Nuair island towards Dubai. AFP
  • A camel herder leads the way in Al Samawa, Iraq. AP
    A camel herder leads the way in Al Samawa, Iraq. AP
  • A supporter holds a poster of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto during his first rally after being officially nominated as a presidential candidate in Nairobi. AFP
    A supporter holds a poster of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto during his first rally after being officially nominated as a presidential candidate in Nairobi. AFP
  • A waste collector climbs down while looking for recyclable materials as smoke billows from burning rubbish at the Bhalswa landfill site on World Environment Day in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    A waste collector climbs down while looking for recyclable materials as smoke billows from burning rubbish at the Bhalswa landfill site on World Environment Day in New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • Japan's Shingo Kunieda celebrates with trophy after winning the men's wheelchair tennis final against Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez at the French Open in Paris. Reuters
    Japan's Shingo Kunieda celebrates with trophy after winning the men's wheelchair tennis final against Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez at the French Open in Paris. Reuters
  • Buffaloes wade through low water levels at the Chebayesh marsh in Dhi Qar province, Iraq. Reuters
    Buffaloes wade through low water levels at the Chebayesh marsh in Dhi Qar province, Iraq. Reuters
  • Tees Spirit ridden by Barry McHugh on their way to winning the Simpex Express ‘Dash’ Handicap at the Derby festival at Epsom Racecourse in Surrey, England. Reuters
    Tees Spirit ridden by Barry McHugh on their way to winning the Simpex Express ‘Dash’ Handicap at the Derby festival at Epsom Racecourse in Surrey, England. Reuters
  • A fireman tries to extinguish flames during a wildfire in the suburb of Voula, south of Athens, Greece. EPA
    A fireman tries to extinguish flames during a wildfire in the suburb of Voula, south of Athens, Greece. EPA
  • Extras fire their weapons during a historical recreation of the attack on the Fort of Graca in Elvas, Portugal, evoking the siege that took place in 1811 by the French army. EPA
    Extras fire their weapons during a historical recreation of the attack on the Fort of Graca in Elvas, Portugal, evoking the siege that took place in 1811 by the French army. EPA
  • Nila Zelinska holds a doll belonging to her granddaughter she was able to find in her destroyed house in Potashnya on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. Ms Zelinska returned after escaping war to discover she is was homeless. AP
    Nila Zelinska holds a doll belonging to her granddaughter she was able to find in her destroyed house in Potashnya on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. Ms Zelinska returned after escaping war to discover she is was homeless. AP
  • Members of an environmental NGO clean up plastic debris on Vridi beach, a popular tourist destination in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, a day before World Environment Day. EPA
    Members of an environmental NGO clean up plastic debris on Vridi beach, a popular tourist destination in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, a day before World Environment Day. EPA
  • A man wades along a flooded street of Havana. The remnant of Hurricane Agatha is causing intense and persistent rains this Friday in the western and central provinces of Cuba. AFP
    A man wades along a flooded street of Havana. The remnant of Hurricane Agatha is causing intense and persistent rains this Friday in the western and central provinces of Cuba. AFP
  • Pilgrims ride their horses on their way to the shrine of El Rocio in Villamanrique, Spain, during the annual pilgrimage. AP
    Pilgrims ride their horses on their way to the shrine of El Rocio in Villamanrique, Spain, during the annual pilgrimage. AP

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Today's best photos: from Queen Elizabeth with Paddington to a Spanish pilgrimage

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

June 05, 2022

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