Tag: Funerals and memorial services
Back to duty: UK queen returns to public tasks after funeral
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday held her first video meetings since the funeral of her husband, Prince Philip, pressing on with royal...
Alabama, Mississippi mark Confederate Memorial Day
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — State offices were closed Monday in Alabama and Mississippi for Confederate Memorial Day, which a watchdog group used to call for...
Mondale family plans memorials in fall in Minnesota, DC
MINNEAPOLIS — Public memorial services for former Vice President Walter Mondale are planned for September in Minnesota and in Washington, D.C., his family said.
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DMX to be mourned during memorial service at Barclays Center
NEW YORK — Rapper DMX will be mourned at a memorial with family and close friends at the Barclays Center in New York.
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Memorials held on Turkey’s Gallipoli to remember WWI deaths
GELIBOLU, Turkey — A small group gathered Saturday on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula to remember British and Ottoman soldiers who died during World War I.
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Chad holds funeral for late president amid rebel threat
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s slain President Idriss Deby Itno is being buried Friday near his hometown after a state funeral in the capital, N’Djamena....
Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral
MINNEAPOLIS — Just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide...
New Zealand remembers Prince Philip at national service
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Prince Philip was remembered in New Zealand on Wednesday as frank, engaging and willing to meet people from all walks...
Queen Elizabeth marking 95th birthday in low-key fashion
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 95th birthday in a low-key fashion at Windsor Castle, just days after the funeral of her...
Leaders honor late Rep. Hastings as an outspoken fighter
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and colleagues remembered Rep. Alcee Hastings on Wednesday as a straight-talking, tenacious champion for the disadvantaged who overcame hurdles in...
