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Prince Harry reported for duty with the Australian Army on April 6 to begin an "authentic" experience featuring bush patrols and indigenous engagement, as he prepares to retire from the British military.
      

The royal family attended Easter Mass at St. George's Chapel at the Castle of Windsor. Queen Elizabeth II wore a light blue ensemble with a matching hat.

British Parliament was formally dissolved on Monday as the campaign for the forthcoming general election in the UK was officially unveiled.

British Prime Minister David Cameron held an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, after which he announced that the general election will take place on May 7.

Seven years since Kosovo's unilateral declaration

PRISTINA -- The central celebration will be held in the assembly in Pristina on Tuesday to mark seven years since the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo.

Queen Elizabeth II on Friday celebrated 63 years on the British throne as she neared the record set by Queen Victoria for the longest-reigning monarch.        

In a bid to justify his support for a change to the political system in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has suggested that the United Kingdom is run as a semi-presidential system in which the will of the Queen is dominant.

The U.N. Security Council led global condemnation of the "terrorist" shooting at French magazine Charlie Hebdo on Jan. 8 which left 12 people dead, in a shocking attack on freedom of speech in Europe.

Pope Francis called for "tenderness" and "warmth" after a violence-plagued year as millions of Christians began marking Christmas.
      
The Argentine pontiff's brief homily was replete with Gospel references in his Christmas Eve mass, broadcast live in 3D for the first time.
      

British photographer Jane Bown, who captured Samuel Beckett, John Lennon and Queen Elizabeth II in iconic black and white portraits, has died aged 89, her former employer The Observer reported on Dec. 21.
      

Three Christmas photos of a rosy-cheeked Prince George were released by Britain's royal family Dec. 13, offering a festive glimpse of the future king.
      
The pictures show 17-month-old George in a courtyard at Kensington Palace, where his parents, Prince William and Kate, have a London apartment.