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Kate's daunting task of following Diana as Princess of Wales

As the new Princess of Wales, Prince William's wife Catherine is inevitably drawing comparisons with her superstar predecessor, William's late mother Diana, whose legacy still frames Britain's view of its royal family.. The Prince of Wales's wife becomes the Princess of Wales.

Crowds gather as queen's coffin to go on display in London

King Charles III leads a procession of the coffin of his mother Queen Elizabeth II through London on Wednesday before hundreds of thousands of people pay their final respects.. Strict rules and airport-style security measures have been put in place, with "far more" people expected than the 200,000 who filed past the coffin of the queen's mother when she died in 2002, according to Prime Minister Liz Truss's spokesman.

Twitter ex-security chief in Congress as shareholders back Musk buyout

Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko told the US Congress Tuesday that the platform ignored his security concerns, with his testimony coming as company shareholders greenlit Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover deal.. Twitter has sued him to force it through, but analysts said testimony by Zatko, the social network's former security chief, will put more pressure on the company as it heads to court next month.

Twitter ex-security chief tells US Congress of safety concerns

Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko told the US Congress on Tuesday that the platform ignored his security concerns, as its shareholders decide whether to approve a $44 billion takeover deal that Elon Musk is trying to exit.. But revelations of his whistleblower report in the US press in August were perfectly timed for Tesla chief Elon Musk, who has used it as part of his justification for abandoning his unsolicited $44 billion bid to buy Twitter.

Ex-Catalan leader Pujol fragile after suffering stroke

Longtime former Catalan leader Jordi Pujol was under observation at a Barcelona hospital on Tuesday a day after suffering a stroke. . But he denied accusations that the money came from corrupt activities during his tenure as Catalan leader.  rs/hmw/mg/imm

Swiss village mourns loss of 'kind bear' Godard

As news of French cinema great Jean-Luc Godard's death reverberated around the world, residents in the small Swiss village where he lived reminisced about a discrete but always kind neighbour.. The French film legend had lived in the tiny village of just over 6,000 people on the shores of Lake Geneva for decades.

French cinema giant Jean-Luc Godard dies aged 91

Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century and the father of the French New Wave, died "peacefully at home" on Tuesday aged 91, his family said.. "Jean-Luc Godard, the most iconoclastic filmmaker of the New Wave, invented a resolutely modern, intensely free art.

Godard, film rebel without a pause

Jean-Luc Godard -- who has died at 91 -- was the rebel spirit who drove the French New Wave, firing out a volley of films in the 1960s that rewrote the rules of cinema.. It helped lay the foundation for his rapid ascent that would see him hailed as the leader of the French New Wave when "Breathless" was released in 1960.