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Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave to the crowds as they arrive by carriage in the parade ring on the third day of the Royal Ascot, horse race meeting, traditional known as Ladies Day, at Ascot, England, on June 20, 2024.

King Charles III's visit rekindles Australia's debate on ending ties to the British monarchy

While the welcome will be warm, Australia's national and state leaders want the royals removed from their constitution.

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  • The Associated Press
King Charles III departs the London Clinic after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate on Jan. 29.

King Charles is being treated for cancer

King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and began treatment Monday, Buckingham Palace says.

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  • Lauren Frayer
President Biden and King Charles review royal guards at Windsor Castle ahead of a meeting with philanthropists about financing clean energy projects in developing countries affected by climate change.

Biden met King Charles before heading to a NATO leaders summit in Lithuania

President Biden is in Europe this week. He first talked climate change with King Charles. Then he's meeting NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania to talk about the war in Ukraine.

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  • Asma Khalid
Britain's King Charles III wearing the Imperial state Crown, and Britain's Queen Camilla wearing a modified version of Queen Mary's Crown wave from the Buckingham Palace balcony after viewing the Royal Air Force fly-past in central London.

Photos: The coronation of King Charles III

King Charles III has been crowned as Britain's newest monarch at Westminster Abbey. The United Kingdom held its first coronation in 70 years.

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  • Nicole Werbeck
FILE - Britain's Prince Charles meets Andrew Lloyd Webber during a visit to the Royal Albert Hall to discuss the arts and creativity in school, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Andrew Lloyd Webber, the English composer who created the scores for blockbuster musicals such as "Cats,'' "The Phantom of the Opera'' and "Evita,'' has written the anthem for King Charles III's coronation.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has written a new composition for Charles III's coronation

Andrew Lloyd Webber, the English composer who created the scores for blockbuster musicals such "The Phantom of the Opera'' and "Evita,'' has written the anthem for King Charles III's coronation.

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  • The Associated Press
Australian $5 notes are pictured in Sydney on Sept. 10, 2022. King Charles III won't feature on Australia's new $5 bill, the nation's central bank announced Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, signaling a phasing out of the British monarchy from Australian bank notes, although he is still expected to feature on coins.

Australia's central bank says it will remove the British monarchy from its bank notes

Australia's central bank says its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III. But the king is still expected to appear on coins.

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  • The Associated Press
The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, leaves Balmoral as it begins its journey to Edinburgh.

Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrives in Edinburgh ahead of a final journey to London

The coffin travels more than 100 miles to the royal Palace of Holyroodhouse in the Scottish capital. Eventually, the queen's body will be taken to London for the Sept. 19 funeral.

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  • Philip Reeves,
  • Robert Griffiths,
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King Charles III signs an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, where King Charles III is formally proclaimed monarch.

Charles officially announced as king at royal ceremony

King Charles III was officially announced as Britain's monarch Saturday, in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live.

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  • The Associated Press