King and Queen say nations support greatest possible coronation gift

King and Queen say nations support greatest possible coronation gift

Traditional official portraits marking the crowning of Charles III and Queen Camilla were released to round off the monarchy’s landmark occasion The King and Queen have pledged to rededicate their lives to service as Charles called the nation’s support throughout the historic celebrations “the greatest possible coronation gift”. As the weekend of festivities came to a close, Charles issued a special written coronation message, saying: “We thank you, each and

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Sunderland sneak into play offs as Milwall West Brom Blackburn miss out

Sunderland’s Premier League dream remains alive after they clinched a play-off place on the final day of the season, scoring three times inside 11 minutes to beat Preston 3-0 at Deepdale. Goals from Amad Diallo, Alex Pritchard and Jack Clarke did the trick on a day to remember. The Black Cats needed results elsewhere to go their way and Millwall’s failure to win saw them sneak into the top six; Tony

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Leicester humbled after first half horror show

City miss penalty in 5-3 loss. Leicester slipped further into relegation trouble as they endured a woeful 5-3 defeat away to Fulham to end their three-game unbeaten run and inflict damage on their survival hopes. Starting the game outside of the bottom three on goal difference, Dean Smith’s side were ripped apart in the first half at Craven Cottage as Willian, Carlos Vinicius and Tom Cairney all took advantage of

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Sport

Positive injury news on Lynn Stars rider

King's Lynn have received a positive injury update on skipper Josh Pickering – who should be back in action for the MacInnes Stars later this month.The Australian crashed in Heat 1 of a fixture for his Championship club Edinburgh at Berwick nearly a fortnight ago, and has been awaiting the full diagnosis of a shoulder injury.Pickering has now been told he fractured his left scapula close to a nerve, and

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Local News

Fun had by all at royal celebrations across borough

As the King’s Coronation took place, many gathered accross West Norfolk to take part in regal celebrations. Live screenings of the entire proceedngs were held on Lynn’s King’s Staithe Square and Hunstanton’s Green on Saturday, where a sea of Union Flags were waved. Both free-to-attend events were held by West Norfolk Council – and despite initial weather concerns, a large number of people attended. The screen on King’s Staithes Square

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Prince William says Queen Elizabeth would be proud of King Charles

The Prince of Wales paid tribute to the King’s coronation “pledge of service” as the newly crowned monarch’s life was celebrated by a host of stars. William took to the stage during the Coronation Concert to speak about the pride he felt for his father, highlight Charles’ recognition of “people of all faiths, all backgrounds” and fondly remember his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II. During a night of music staged in the

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Sport

Weather is the weekend winner in Norfolk Alliance games

Norfolk Alliance action between North Runcton and Norwich on SaturdayNorth Runcton, Fakenham and Downham Stow all saw their respective games abandoned after rain swept across the region.Perhaps the biggest losers on a frustrating afternoon were Fakenham who had put themselves in a commanding position in their fixture at Bradfield.Batting first, Fakenham had amassed 331-7 in their 50 overs when the rains came.Jon Ewart scored 111 off only 97 balls as

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Linnets interim boss hopes to sort his future out this week

Interim boss Mark Hughes wants his players to use today's play-off defeat against Kidderminster as fuel for another title tilt next season.Lynn - second best for long periods of the tie - were left down and out by a three-goal burst inside 17 second-half minutes as they lost the semi-final clash 4-1 at The Walks.Hordes of Linnets fans left The Walks devastated as an impressive Kidderminster booked a play-off final

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Sport

Linnets’ dream of promotion ended in the play-offs

King’s Lynn Town 1 Kidderminster Harriers 4King's Lynn Town's season-long efforts counted for little after a sickening play-off semi-final defeat against Kidderminster Harriers at The Walks.League-runners-up Lynn have swept almost everything before them in a season in which they finished just behind champions AFC Fylde on 93 points - but the team that finished five places and 24 points below them came to Norfolk - and triumphed with ease.Mark Hughes'

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