Funeral Archives

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden board Air Force One en route to London to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

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Biden en route to London to attend funeral of Elizabeth II

US President Joe Biden on Saturday headed to London to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

AFPSeptember 17, 2022

The last time Westminster Abbey was used for a monarch's funeral was for George II in 1760

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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral: What we know

The funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II at London's Westminster Abbey on September 19 will be the culmination of decades of planning.

AFPSeptember 14, 2022

Gorbachev -- affectionately known in the West as Gorby -- died on Tuesday at the age of 91

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Russians bid to farewell to Gorbachev, but without Putin

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will be laid to rest Saturday in a Moscow ceremony, but without the fanfare of a state funeral and...

AFPSeptember 2, 2022

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said members of his ruling party must cut all ties with the Unification Church

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Japan PM says ruling party to cut ties with Unification Church

Japan's prime minister on Wednesday said members of his ruling party will have to cut ties with the Unification Church.

AFPAugust 31, 2022

The cortege carrying the remains of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos arrives at the Praca da Republica in Luanda on August 27, 2022, where he will lie in state ahead of his funeral

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Angola pays homage to ex-leader dos Santos amid vote dispute

Angolans started paying their final respect to former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Saturday as the veteran strongman’s historically dominant party emerged from...

AFPAugust 27, 2022

Daria Dugina was a well-known media personality who worked for pro-Kremlin TV

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Hundreds mourn Russian nationalist’s daughter killed in car bomb

Hundreds gathered for the Moscow funeral of Daria Dugina, the daughter of an ultranationalist intellectual who was killed in a car bombing.

AFPAugust 23, 2022

Japan will hold a state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe on September 27

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Japan plans September 27 state funeral for Abe

Japan will hold a state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe on September 27, the government announced Friday, with foreign leaders expected...

AFPJuly 21, 2022

Grief: The tragedy has left families numbed and demanding answers

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S.Africa honours 21 youngsters killed in tavern tragedy

South Africa bade an emotional farewell on Wednesday to 21 people, mostly teens, who died in unclear circumstances at a township tavern last month,...

AFPJuly 6, 2022