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Prince William paid a moving tribute to his father at a concert to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III on Sunday.
The prince, himself a future king, thanked everyone involved in the concert, before telling the audience he wanted “to say a few words about my father, and why I believe this weekend is so important”.
“As my grandmother said when she was crowned, coronations are a declaration of our hopes for the future,” he said.
“And I know she's up there, fondly keeping an eye on us. She would be a very proud mother.
“For all that celebrations are magnificent, at the heart of the pageantry is a simple message: service. My father's first words on entering Westminster Abbey yesterday were a pledge of service. It was a pledge to continue to serve.”
He spoke about the king's legacy, touching on the Prince's Trust, his work on the environment and attempts to promote interfaith and cultural harmony.
“Pa, we are all so proud of you,” he added.
The speech was the culmination of a weekend of celebrations involving millions of people across the UK.
The main event took place at Westminster Abbey in central London in a grand and elaborate ceremony where King Charles was crowned.
King Charles III's coronation: Incredible sfrom a historic day - in pictures
Saturday, May 6
King and Queen’s procession to Westminster Abbey
The royal procession set off from Buckingham Palace, providing an opportunity for people to catch a glimpse of the king and queen.
Departing from the norm, King Charles and Queen Camilla rode in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach instead of the older, less comfortable Gold State Coach.
While 1,000 service personnel lined the route, the overall procession was much smaller than the one in 1953, which included other royal families and Commonwealth prime ministers.
Coronation service at Westminster Abbey
The event brought together about 100 leaders, kings and queens from around the globe, along with celebrities, everyday heroes and family and friends of the couple.
Global pop stars Lionel Riche and Katy Perry were part of the 2,300-strong congregation, as was French President Emmanuel Macron, actresses Dame Judi Dench and Dame Emma Thompson, presenters Ant and Dec and King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.
World leaders attend King Charles's coronation - in pictures
Pomp and pageantry were to the fore, with the Armed Forces staging the biggest ceremonial military operation since Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation, culminating in a 4,000-strong procession of servicemen and women from across the globe, winding its way through the heart of the capital.
King Charles’s grandson Louis, who turned five a few weeks ago, lightened the mood as he yawned and fidgeted during the ceremony, while big brother George was a page of honour helping to hold the long train of the king’s robe.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis attend the coronation - in pictures
The historic moment came a few minutes past midday, when the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed St Edward’s Crown on Charles’s head and he became the 40th reigning sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, the nation’s coronation church since 1066.
The coronation was a spiritual and deeply personal event for the king, a “committed Anglican Christian”, who was anointed, knelt at the abbey’s high altar and received homage from his son and heir, the Prince of Wales.
Prince William’s interaction with his father, where he touched the St Edward’s Crown then kissed the king on the right cheek, was a poignant moment for the head of state.
King Charles III is crowned at Westminster Abbey - video
As Prince William knelt before King Charles, who held his son’s hand between his palms, the future monarch said: “I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you and faith and truth I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb. So help me God.”
The king’s estranged son the Duke of Sussex was among the congregation, sitting two rows behind his brother with the Duke of York’s family, and he intently watched the crowning.
And when a few minutes later the congregation was invited to pay homage to the new monarch, Harry spoke, along with the other royals around him, the words: “God save King Charles. Long live King Charles. May the King live forever.”
Charles delivered a King’s Prayer, the first time a monarch has spoken words to God aloud during a coronation, and he prayed to be a blessing to people of “every faith and conviction”.
In his sermon, the archbishop told the nation’s new monarch: “We crown a king to serve.”
Mr Welby spoke of how “Jesus Christ was anointed not to be served, but to serve”.
“The weight of the task given you today, Your Majesties, is only bearable by the spirit of God,” he said.
Penny Mordaunt at King Charles III's coronation - in pictures
The ceremony had five main elements: the Recognition; the Oath; the Anointing; the Investiture and Crowning; and the Enthronement and Homage; and the queen’s coronation.
Tracing its roots back to the medieval period, the Christian ceremony, not witnessed for 70 years since Queen Elizabeth was crowned, saw the king dressed in a series of garments signifying a symbolic journey that concluded with him anointed with holy oil during its most sacred moment and crowned.
Key moments from King Charles III's coronation - video
It reflected the diversity of the of UK, with representatives from the nation’s faith communities playing an active role in the coronation of a monarch for the first in history.
But in a change, the controversial “Homage of the People” element of the service was toned down after there was widespread criticism.
Mr Welby “invited” a show of support from the congregation rather than a “call” to those in the abbey and elsewhere to swear allegiance to the king.
Royals appear on the balcony at Buckingham Palace
The king and queen set the seal on their coronation day by twice appearing on Buckingham Palace’s balcony to acknowledge the nation.
King Charles and Queen Camilla, in lavish robes and wearing their crowns, returned with a wave the cheers of crowds who braved rain during a ceremonial military celebration not seen for 70 years.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, joined the monarch and his wife and then well-wishers were treated to an encore with just the king and queen.
The coronation of King Charles III - in pictures
Making their first balcony appearance of the king’s reign, the couple looked relaxed after the momentous coronation, which was watched around the globe.
It was the fulfilment of King Charles’s destiny after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, after a 70-year reign.
RAF fly-past dazzles crowds on The Mall
The RAF’s Red Arrows display team trailed red, white and blue smoke as their Hawk jets flew over the crowds gathered on The Mall and outside the palace.
More than 60 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force had been due to take part in the fly-past, but “unsuitable weather conditions” meant that plan had to be abandoned.
Instead, helicopters from the three services and the Red Arrows took part in the display, which lasted for about two and a half minutes.
Royals celebrate coronation at private gathering
King Charles III toasted his absent grandson Prince Archie on his fourth birthday at a family celebration in Buckingham Palace after the coronation, the Daily Mail has reported.
The king also raised a glass to Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, who were at the Abbey and the post-ceremony festivities in the royal residence.
King Charles also toasted “those that weren’t there”, and wished his other grandson a very happy birthday “wherever he was”.
Glasses of champagne and canapes including mini broad bean and tarragon coronation quiches were served in a running buffet at the Palace, the Mail said.
Sunday, May 7
Coronation Big Lunch
Thousands of coronation street parties for members of the public took place across Britain.
US President Joe Biden's wife Jill Biden was a surprise guest at Downing Street for the Big Lunch on Sunday.
UK's Prime Minister hosts coronation Big Lunch - video
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty opened the door to volunteers, Ukrainian refugees and youth groups in Downing Street for a lunch to mark the coronation.
The Coronation Big Lunch - in pictures
About 7,000 street parties and other events were registered, and organisers hoped that more would be added.
More than 17.2 million people took part in Big Lunch events last June as they celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee.
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said big lunches will take place from Saturday to Monday “in a nationwide act of celebration and friendship”.
Coronation Concert at Windsor
A host of performers from around the world came together at Windsor Castle on Sunday night for a star-studded concert to mark the coronation of King Charles III.
The Coronation Concert was beamed on to large screens across the country and saw the Prince of Wales make a speech honouring his father the king, before performances by Katy Perry, Take That, Lionel Richie and Nicole Scherzinger.
Coronation Concert - in pictures
Stars including Hugh Jackman, Pierce Brosnan, Dame Joan Collins, Bear Grylls, Alan Titchmarsh and Sir Tom Jones sent recorded video messages in honour of the king throughout the concert, which was hosted by Hugh Bonneville.
The Prince of Wales delivered a special speech to his father during the concert.
Prince William gave the most passionate tribute of the night, telling his father before 20,000 spectators: “Pa, we are all so proud of you.”
When he took to the stage he delighted his daughter Princess Charlotte, who could be seen pointing out her father to brother Prince George.
The prince described how his father’s first words on entering Westminster Abbey for his coronation — when he responded to the official greeting by a young chorister — were a pledge of service.
“It was a pledge to continue to serve,” William said.
“Because for over 50 years, in every corner of the UK, across the Commonwealth and around the world, he has dedicated himself to serve others, both current and future generations, and those whose memory must not be neglected.”
He praised the king’s campaigning to protect the natural world and heralded his establishment of the Prince’s Trust.
“Perhaps most importantly of all, my father has always understood that people of all faiths, all backgrounds and all communities, deserve to be celebrated and supported.”
Prince William, a future king himself, also made his own historic pledge as he thanked the millions who serve in the military, schools, NHS and local communities.
“I commit myself to serve you all. King, country and Commonwealth.”
Windsor gets ready for Coronation Concert inside the castle grounds - video
The speech was followed by the national anthem, which was sung by all present, including Prince George.
The king smiled and waved to the crowd at the end.
Lighting up the Nation
As part of the Lighting up the Nation event, colourful illuminations lit up landmarks across the UK.
Choreographed lasers, projections and drone displays radiated over historic bridges and buildings in cities including the Blackpool seafront in Lancashire, Sheffield Town Hall and Newcastle’s Tyne Bridge.
Light shows also brightened up Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff at various locations.
Light display celebrates coronation of King Charles III - in pictures
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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Fly from Dubai or Abu Dhabi to Chiang Mai in Thailand, via Bangkok, before taking a five-hour bus ride across the Laos border to Huay Xai. The land border crossing at Huay Xai is a well-trodden route, meaning entry is swift, though travellers should be aware of visa requirements for both countries.
Flights from Dubai start at Dh4,000 return with Emirates, while Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi start at Dh2,000. Local buses can be booked in Chiang Mai from around Dh50
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THE DRAFT
The final phase of player recruitment for the T10 League has taken place, with UAE and Indian players being drafted to each of the eight teams.
Bengal Tigers
UAE players: Chirag Suri, Mohammed Usman
Indian: Zaheer Khan
Karachians
UAE players: Ahmed Raza, Ghulam Shabber
Indian: Pravin Tambe
Kerala Kings
UAE players: Mohammed Naveed, Abdul Shakoor
Indian: RS Sodhi
Maratha Arabians
UAE players: Zahoor Khan, Amir Hayat
Indian: S Badrinath
Northern Warriors
UAE players: Imran Haider, Rahul Bhatia
Indian: Amitoze Singh
Pakhtoons
UAE players: Hafiz Kaleem, Sheer Walli
Indian: RP Singh
Punjabi Legends
UAE players: Shaiman Anwar, Sandy Singh
Indian: Praveen Kumar
Rajputs
UAE players: Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed
Indian: Munaf Patel
Conflict, drought, famine
Estimates of the number of deaths caused by the famine range from 400,000 to 1 million, according to a document prepared for the UK House of Lords in 2024.
It has been claimed that the policies of the Ethiopian government, which took control after deposing Emperor Haile Selassie in a military-led revolution in 1974, contributed to the scale of the famine.
Dr Miriam Bradley, senior lecturer in humanitarian studies at the University of Manchester, has argued that, by the early 1980s, “several government policies combined to cause, rather than prevent, a famine which lasted from 1983 to 1985. Mengistu’s government imposed Stalinist-model agricultural policies involving forced collectivisation and villagisation [relocation of communities into planned villages].
The West became aware of the catastrophe through a series of BBC News reports by journalist Michael Buerk in October 1984 describing a “biblical famine” and containing graphic images of thousands of people, including children, facing starvation.
Band Aid
Bob Geldof, singer with the Irish rock group The Boomtown Rats, formed Band Aid in response to the horrific images shown in the news broadcasts.
With Midge Ure of the band Ultravox, he wrote the hit charity single Do They Know it’s Christmas in December 1984, featuring a string of high-profile musicians.
Following the single’s success, the idea to stage a rock concert evolved.
Live Aid was a series of simultaneous concerts that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, the US, and at various other venues across the world.
The combined event was broadcast to an estimated worldwide audience of 1.5 billion.
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The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.
- In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
- Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
- Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
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Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.
BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.
Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.
Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.
“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.
“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.
“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”
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Teams:
Punjabi Legends Owners: Inzamam-ul-Haq and Intizar-ul-Haq; Key player: Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakhtoons Owners: Habib Khan and Tajuddin Khan; Key player: Shahid Afridi
Maratha Arabians Owners: Sohail Khan, Ali Tumbi, Parvez Khan; Key player: Virender Sehwag
Bangla Tigers Owners: Shirajuddin Alam, Yasin Choudhary, Neelesh Bhatnager, Anis and Rizwan Sajan; Key player: TBC
Colombo Lions Owners: Sri Lanka Cricket; Key player: TBC
Kerala Kings Owners: Hussain Adam Ali and Shafi Ul Mulk; Key player: Eoin Morgan
Venue Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Format 10 overs per side, matches last for 90 minutes
Timeline October 25: Around 120 players to be entered into a draft, to be held in Dubai; December 21: Matches start; December 24: Finals
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