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From Charlene to Leticia: A who’s who of other European royals attending the Queen’s funeral

The Queen’s state funeral is expected to be attended by royals throughout Europe

The Independent UK

Rolf Hind/Juliet Fraser/Quatuor Bozzini review – potency and sadness

A fascinating amalgam of old and new at these famed summer concerts, including a collaboration inspired by Schoenberg’s wife

The Guardian - UK

Retracing Belgium's dark past in the Congo, and attempts to forge deeper ties

Belgian King Philippe and his wife Queen Mathilde recently led a delegation on a week-long visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The trip was billed as a chance to recalibrate the relationship between the two countries after a dark colonial past. We spoke to Julien Bobineau, who has…

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Belgian king reiterates regrets for colonial past in Congo but no apology

Belgium's King Philippe reaffirmed his deepest regrets on Wednesday for the exploitation, racism and acts of violence during his country's colonisation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but again stopped short of formally apologising.

Reuters

Virus Chaos Pushes More Expats to Join Hong Kong Exodus

For the last eight years Mathilde and her family have called Hong Kong home, but as the coronavirus tears through the city they are joining an exodus of foreign workers looking for an escape route. "We are leaving and we will come back to empty our house whenever that is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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