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☆ U.S. can become a crypto superpower with 'sensible' regulation, Eric Trump says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A set of "sensible" regulatory guidelines can help make the U.S. a cryptocurrency superpower, according to Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump organization and son of president-elect Donald Trump. Speaking to CNBC's Dan Murphy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Eric Trump said Monday that he'd been a "big fan of crypto for a long time" and his father intends to "make America the crypto capital of the world" on his return to the White House. His comments come shortly after the price of bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, climbed above $100,000 for the first time. And so, we're incredibly excited on a lot of fronts," Eric Trump said. And again, America, you know, better lead the way, otherwise we're going to leave a lot behind," he added.

Persons: Eric Trump, Donald Trump, CNBC's Dan Murphy, he'd Organizations: Trump, United, Metrics Locations: U.S, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, DeFi ., America

☆ Barclays upgrades Robinhood as retail trading activity shows no signs of easing
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Analyst Benjamin Budish upgraded the online brokerage to overweight from equal weight. He also raised his price target of $49 from $26, implying that shares could rise nearly 18% from Friday's close. Robinhood has also benefited from strong stock market gains, leading to greater retail trading activity. "While we do expect a market downturn would negatively impact engagement on Robinhood, the trend in retail trading is now clearer to us as a longer-enduring trend," Budish said. LSEG data shows 11 of 17 analysts covering Robinhood have a buy or strong buy rating, while another five rate it as a hold.

Persons: Benjamin Budish, Robinhood, Budish, Donald Trump Organizations: Barclays Locations: Friday's, bitcoin, Robinhood

☆ The $13 billion Omnicom-IPG megamerger reflects a new era as Big Tech and AI upend the ad industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Omnicom and Interpublic Group plan a $13.25 billion merger that would create the world's largest ad-agency company. Industry insiders say the deal reflects an ad sector under threat from Big Tech and AI. Being big matters as the industry wrestles with disruption from the might of Big Tech players and the advent of artificial intelligence. The $13.25 billion all-stock deal would merge Omnicom's creative and media-buying agencies, such as BBDO and Omnicom Media Group, with IPG's McCann Worldgroup and Mediabrands. The research firm Forrester said last year that the rise of automation could lead to the loss of 33,000 jobs within ad agencies by 2030.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As Taylor Swift sings in her famed fan anthem “Long Live,” “Remember this moment.”For her loyal fans, there have been many of those moments since the Eras Tour kicked off in March 2023. Swift said in June that the tour, which at the time seemed to be everlasting, would conclude in Vancouver in December. Swift fans show off friendship bracelets at Wembley Stadium in London in August. Amanda Cowley said it’s “crazy” to be at the show as “both a fan and just to witness this.”“It’s gonna be historic one day to say that I went to the Eras Tour,” she said. She’s big into Taylor Swift, so we have that passion, so it’s awesome.”Holden Williams said the Eras Tour brought fans a “community,” and she had a message for Swift.

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Members of the clergy arrive to attend Mass. Julien De Rosa / AFP - Getty ImagesThe robes worn during the morning mass were crafted by French fashion designer Jean-Charles Castelbajac and bore his signature style, boasting bold primary colors to convey the joy of the the day’s service. “I wanted something very pure,” Castelbajac said in the lead-up to the weekend’s celebrations. Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich after the consecration of the new main altar. Julien De Rosa / AFP - Getty ImagesHe added that the rector-archpriest of Notre Dame, Monsignor Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, had asked that the robes reflect “nobility and simplicity.”“I did everything with my scissors.

Persons: Julien De Rosa, Jean, Charles Castelbajac, “, ” Castelbajac, Paris Laurent Ulrich, Monsignor Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, ” Organizations: Diocese of, Eastern Catholic Churches, Getty, Notre Dame Locations: France, Diocese, Diocese of Paris, AFP, Notre

☆ The best countries for American expats in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

Homicide rates are nearly four times as those in the United States, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography. In the United States, you can apply at the Netherlands embassy in Washington or at the consulates-general in Miami, New York or San Francisco. In addition, as with Costa Rica, Panama also does not have a tax treaty with the United States. It’s also a long way away from the United States, which can be tricky for visits to see loved ones. Cons: As is the case in Mexico and other countries with large expat communities, there’s growing backlash against the influx of foreigners, especially Americans, and especially in Lisbon.

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President-elect Donald Trump suggested that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to run Health and Human Services, will investigate supposed links between autism and childhood vaccines, a discredited connection that has eroded trust in the lifesaving inoculations. The agency Trump has tasked him with running supports and funds research into autism, as well as possible new vaccines. Hundreds of studies have found childhood vaccines to be safe. Trump, too, has for years suggested a link between autism and vaccines. “Hey, look, I’m not against vaccines,” Trump said during the interview with Welker.

Persons: Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, “, ” Trump, Kristen Welker, Welker, Trump, Kennedy, I’m, they’re, “ He’s, ” Organizations: Human Services, “, Press, Trump, Children’s Health Defense Locations: British, United Kingdom

“My POV on the risks and benefits of bitcoin hasn’t changed much, if at all,” said Samuel Deane, president and CEO of Deane Wealth Management, a financial advisory firm. While he’s a long-term bitcoin investor himself, clients who’ve added crypto to their portfolios are “doing it on their own after we establish the proper guardrails,” he said. “First understand the basics of bitcoin as a decentralized digital currency,” he advised, which includes taking stock of its volatility. He said he advises first-time crypto investors not to allocate more than 2% of their portfolios to bitcoin. For the crypto industry, “Gensler’s departure in and of itself was a positive,” said Isaac Boltansky, a director of policy research at the financial firm BTIG.

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The New York Police Department on Saturday released two new photos of a person being sought in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The photos are the latest in a series by the NYPD of the same individual wanted for questioning in Wednesday's killing. A person of interest wanted for questioning in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is shown in new images released Saturday by New York City police. Officials were looking into whether it was in fact the same bag, two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News. Thompson's wife, Paulette Thompson, told NBC News on Wednesday that her husband had been receiving threats, but she was unclear of their nature.

Persons: Brian Thompson, Thompson, UnitedHealth, ” Joseph Kenny, ”, Jessica Tisch, Kenny, George Washington, Thompson's, Paulette Thompson, “ Organizations: New York Police Department, NYPD, New York, New York Police, New York City Police Department, NBC News, FBI, New, New York Hilton, ” New York Police, Police, Authorities, Port Authority, Investigators, Greyhound, Atlanta police Locations: New York City, New, New York, Central Park, Atlanta

☆ Syrian rebels advance into Damascus, claiming they seized control of the capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ammar Cheikh Omar | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Carol-Lee-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Rebel fighters claimed they captured the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday as government forces loyal to the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, were routed in a mater of days. The rebels' claim would open a new chapter in the 13-year-long civil war that has ravaged the ancient land. The Syrian government has detained thousands at the military prison on the outskirts of Damascus, according to Reuters. HTS rebels claimed Saturday that they had captured the city, a day after also claiming to have seized the city of Daraa. A 2020 ceasefire left Assad in control of 70% of Syria, but some 6.8 million Syrians have fled the country.

Persons: Bashar al, Assad, Hassan Abdul, Ghani, “, ” Hassan Abdul, Deir, ”, Charles Lister Organizations: NBC, Command, Reuters, Russian, U.S, Hamas, Syrian, Human Rights, Al, United Nations, Middle East Institute Locations: Damascus, mater, Free Syria, Russia, Iran, Iranian, Homs, Daraa, The U.S, Syria, Aleppo, Hama, “, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Raqqa, Al Qaeda, United States, Europe, Portugal, Poland, Washington

A pair of Dorothy's ruby slippers, worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz," sold Saturday at an auction for $32.5 million, making the sparkling shoes the most valuable movie memorabilia ever sold at auction. Live bidding for the pair of ruby red heels started at $1.55 million, according to Heritage Auctions, and were initially estimated to go for $3 million or more. The auction house said in a news release that the slippers passed that number "within seconds" and that no other pair of ruby slippers has gone for close to that amount. The auction also included the hat worn by the Wicked Witch in "The Wizard of Oz," which sold for $2.9 million. Among Saturday's bidders was the Judy Garland Museum, which was on a quest "to bring 1 of 4 remaining pairs of Ruby Slippers Judy Garland wore in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939) home to Judy's birthplace in Grand Rapids, Minnesota," the museum wrote on Facebook.

Persons: Judy Garland, Oz, Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Terry Jon Martin, Michael Shaw, Shaw, Martin Organizations: Heritage Auctions, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Judy Garland Museum, Associated Press, FBI, Smithsonian, AP, Heritage, Facebook, City Locations: Los Angeles, Grand Rapids , Minnesota, Grand Rapids, Minnesota

☆ The weight-loss drug boom has become one of the internet's biggest scams
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

That's certainly the case with the super-popular weight-loss drugs from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. A recent CNBC investigation explored the murky international world of counterfeit weight-loss drugs. "Our advertising policies also prohibit the advertising of weight-loss products, including weight-loss injections and fat-burning pills." "The social media platforms are the new street corners for drug dealers, and they move from place to place," Galvin said. "We urge consumers to be vigilant and to utilize tips tools from the FDA's BeSafeRx campaign to help them safely buy drugs online."

Persons: NOVO.B, scammers, That's, Eli Lilly, Lilly, Eric Feinberg, Tom Galvin, Abhishek Karnik, McAfee, We've, Galvin, Henry Meds, Patrick Carroll, Kathy Bates, Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey, Andy Cohen, Billie Jean King, Rob Lowe —, Novo's, Pharmacotherapy Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Bloomberg, Getty, Food and Drug Administration, Consumers, Novo, CNBC, FDA, pharma, Facebook, Digital Citizens Alliance, Coalition, PayPal, Citizens, Research Team, McAfee, JAMA, ., JFK International, U.S . Customs, UK's Medicines, Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Publicly, BPI Labs, Company, Chem Labs, Meta, Co Locations: Hillerod, Denmark, U.S, Zelle, Ozempic, India, China, Mexico, Turkey, London, Noom, Miami, Novo, Kinsale, Ireland

☆ I ditched doomscrolling on social media and decluttered my feed. I now look forward to opening Instagram and joyscrolling.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Allison Kimsey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It initially helped my fitness journey. Then, I started following accounts that focused more on the aesthetics of a fitness journey and less on the actual fitness part. Courtney Carver inspired my digital decluttering kickMy decision to declutter my Instagram started because of my wardrobe. It has taken me at least a year to transform my Instagram feed into a place of joy. I discovered more authentic fitness accounts and a wide world of midsize fashion bloggers.

Persons: Courtney Carver, Courtney Carver's, decluttering, I've Organizations: Instagram Locations: Bali, Instagram

☆ What Ultrawealthy Investors Who Want to Buy TikTok Would Do With It
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Related Video TikTok could be banned in US after House vote"Unfortunately, the TikTok ban was conceived and pushed through based upon inaccurate, flawed, and hypothetical information, resulting in outright censorship of the American people," TikTok's statement read. With the app's uncertain future in the United States, a slate of ultrawealthy investors has expressed interest in buying the social media platform. AdvertisementHere's what those who've said publicly that they want to buy TikTok would do with the platform if they acquired the app. Advertisement"Now that the Court has spoken, The People's Bid is prepared to move forward with our bid for TikTok," McCourt's statement reads. Walmart and the software company Oracle also assembled a bid to buy TikTok in 2020, but TikTok ultimately defeated Trump's orders in court and the acquisition plans did not materialize.

Persons: they've, TikTok, Kevin O'Leary, Frank McCourt, who've, O'Leary, Steven Mnuchin, Mnuchin, Bobby Kotick, Kotick, Sam Altman, McCourt, Ellis, Donald Trump, ByteDance, Trump's Organizations: Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Dodgers, Business, CNBC, TikTok, Bloomberg Television, Street, Activision, Allen, Co, Kotick, McCourt Global, Liberty, Guggenheim Securities, Kirkland, Microsoft, Walmart, Oracle, Business Insider Locations: United States, China, America, Beijing, American

Ulrich will knock on the door of the Notre-Dame three times with a staff crafted from charred wood salvaged from the cathedral’s fire-ravaged roof. He will be met with a rising tide of choir song after each knock before the doors finally swing open. Weil said he was among the first to arrive at the scene of the fire after he saw a string of fire trucks racing toward the cathedral, adding that he was shocked to see the flames. Seeing the “Notre-Dame de Paris” musical on stage for the first time, cemented that passion and she said that she has collected more than a thousand pieces of Notre-Dame memorabilia. “It’s just been like, everything — my whole life has been Notre-Dame,” said MacKinnon, who now runs her own tour company around the cathedral.

Persons: Ulrich, Jesus Christ’s, Ariel Weil, “, Weil, ”, Emily MacKinnon, Dame superfan, Chantal Da Silva, Notre, “ It’s, MacKinnon Organizations: Notre, Dame, Paris Center, Notre Dame Cathedral, NBC, Paris Locations: Paris, Canadian, London

Orcas debuted a hot new accessory, a famous musician backed Trump’s use of his song, and a Gen Alpha-inspired term was picked as the word of the year. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here.

Persons: Orcas Organizations: Alpha

A high-profile violent crime typically sets social media abuzz with tips and theories from amateur internet sleuths, hunting for the alleged perpetrator. Thompson’s targeted killing has sparked online praise from people angry over the state of U.S. health care. A Gallup poll released Friday found that Americans believe health care quality is at a 24-year low. Those polled said health care coverage is even worse, with 54% saying it’s fair or poor. At least one person who did try to help find Thompson’s killer was criticized on X, formerly known as Twitter, for doing so.

Persons: Brian Thompson, “, ”, Michael McWhorter, ” Alex Goldenberg, Thompson, Thompson’s, Brian, “ Brian, Savannah Sparks, —, Sparks, isn’t, thatdaneshguy, Jan, Gabby Petito, sleuths, Petito, Brian Laundrie, Riley Walz, Walz, TizzyEnt, McWhorter, ” McWhorter, Sukrit, ” Venkatagiri, Venkatagiri, anecdotally Organizations: New York, Research, Rutgers University, NBC News, UnitedHealth Group, Gallup, Capitol, Citi, NYPD, Swarthmore College, Bureau of Investigations, New York Police Department . Police, Investigators, Police Locations: New York City, TikTok, U.S, Lyft, New York, Atlanta, Manhattan

☆ Meet Kevin Weil, the Man Turning Sam Altman's Visions Into Reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Melia Russell | Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The event, the AI infrastructure conference Ray Summit, had originally booked OpenAI's chief technology officer, Mira Murati, to speak. If Sam Altman is the starry-eyed visionary of OpenAI, Weil is its executor. That includes Weil, a relative OpenAI newcomer who joined in June and rapidly became one of its most notable ambassadors. Former colleagues say Kevin Weil was key to turning Twitter into a crucial arena for advertisers. That's far from the only struggle the product chief faces.

Persons: Kevin Weil, OpenAI, Weil, Robert Nishihara, Ray Summit, Mira Murati, Sam Altman, Altman, He's, James Everingham, Sarah Friar, OpenAI's, Adam Bain, Everingham, Underwood, Slack, Elizabeth, Ashley Johnson, Brian Ach, TechCrunch Weil, Katie Jacobs Stanton, Kevin Systrom, Snapchat, Systrom, Instagram, Vox, Dario, Daniela Amodei, Ilya Sutskever, Aravind Srinivas, Mira Murati's, Patrick T, Fallon, Jacobs Stanton, Horacio Villalobos, Corbis, Weil's, he's, there's, Niko Felix, Felix, Melia Russell Organizations: Marriott Marquis, Apple Watch, Ray, Facebook, Twitter, Planet, TechCrunch, CNBC, Meta, Wired, OpenAI, The New York Times, Ray Summit, Silvergate Bank, Getty, LinkedIn, Business Locations: downtown San Francisco, OpenAI, Instagram, Silicon Valley, California, Portola Valley, Central, ., Murati, ChatGPT, Seoul, Tokyo

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy Meta is willing to lose billions on the metaverseFacebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021 and CEO Mark Zuckerberg used the occasion to show the world his vision of a digital future of work and play accessible through a VR headset. Two months later the company launched its virtual universe, Horizon Worlds. Propelling the metaverse hype to an all-time high. But, as the rebranding to Meta approaches its third anniversary, the metaverse seems to be stalled out. So what happened to the metaverse?

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Facebook, Meta

☆ Fighting in Ukraine is giving rise to a new kind of drone warfare: hit-to-kill intercepts
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Jake Epstein | Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The grinding Ukraine war has seen a rise in hit-to-kill drone interceptions of other drones. Combat footage from the war in Ukraine has repeatedly captured these hit-to-kill intercepts in which a cheap drone slams into another unmanned aircraft. A Ukrainian FPV drone destroyed a russian Lancet drone that tried to escape its fate. Related storiesAn outfit that makes combat FPV drones posted in August that its modified drones had taken out 100 Russian UAVs. Interceptor drones are limited in range and altitude and often carry less explosive power than more traditional air defenses like missiles.

Persons: 📹:, roop, ake, ars., sy, nes to Organizations: unt, BI Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ Executive security gets a closer look after UnitedHealthcare CEO's fatal shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Executive security is getting a closer look after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO. Private security companies say they've gotten an influx of calls. Executive security spending at S&P 500 companies has been on the rise — doubling from 2021 to 2023. AdvertisementFollowing the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson this week, some high-level executives are ramping up their own security. "If these incidents become more frequent, the atmosphere surrounding the purchase of security services will change drastically," he cautioned.

Persons: they've, Brian Thompson, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld —, —, Sonnenfeld, Michael Kozhar, Kozhar, hasn't, Matthew Dumpert, he'd, Dumpert, Thompson, it's, Chris Pierson Organizations: United Healthcare, Service, Trump, Studies, Yale, NYPD, International Security Services, Inc, Brooklyn, Kroll Enterprise Security Risk Management, CNBC, Allied, Fortune, New York Times, Times, Business, United Health Group Locations: Manhattan, beefed, Midtown Manhattan

☆ Companies step up security in wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Companies are closing headquarters, scrubbing their websites of top executives’ photographs and increasing armed security details for key leaders following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. But companies in a wide range of industries are racing to enhance security measures for executives in the wake of the killing. Some are asking for armed security personnel for executives as they travel and commute to work from their homes. Buckner said that in the first several hours following the shooting, 47 companies contacted Global Guardian requesting additional executive security. Buckner said that executives often travel with armed security protection when they go overseas, but such security details have been growing in the United States in recent years.

Persons: Brian Thompson, “, Thompson, Glen Kucera, “ It’s, ”, Kucera, Dale Buckner, Buckner, Andrew, Centete, it’s, CNN’s Chris Isidore, Karina Tsui, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, John Miller Organizations: New, New York CNN — Companies, Health, Medica, CNN, CVS, Global Guardian, UnitedHealth, Aetna, Machine, LinkedIn Locations: New York, Minnetonka , Minnesota, Manhattan, United States, Minnesota, Washington ,, New York City

☆ I left Texas for Spain and have helped thousands of Americans move abroad: 'There’s never been a better time to make the leap'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Cepee Tabibian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

I help women over 30 pursue their dreams of life abroad through a thriving Facebook community of more than 15,000 women, a live master class, resources, and ongoing support. Which countries offer the right visa options? From "digital nomad" to "non-lucrative" to "highly qualified" and beyond, there are more visa options than you might think. Grab my visa guide to Europe for details on 50+ visa options. From "digital nomad" to "non-lucrative" to "highly qualified" and beyond, there are more visa options than you might think.

Persons: I'd, There's, there's Organizations: Resources Locations: Netherlands, Madrid —, Spain, U.S, Texas, Madrid, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Granada, Europe

☆ 'Selling $1 bills for $3': Why bond buyers and equity investors can't get enough of bitcoin-obsessed MicroStrategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

All they know is that it's a bitcoin company, run by one of the asset's most vocal evangelists. Bitcoin per share, and bitcoin value per share, reflect how many bitcoin investors are getting when they buy a share of MicroStrategy. So with a stock price of around $390, each MicroStrategy share gives investors exposure to 0.0017 bitcoin. There are several reasons, including that MicroStrategy's bitcoin count is steadily rising. Kotzman, who owns bitcoin and MicroStrategy shares, is confident that the company's bet — and, by extension, his own — will pay off in the long term.

Persons: Cryptocurrency maven Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy, bitcoin, who've, Michael Saylor, Saylor, Tim Kotzman, Steve Sosnick, Matthew Sigel, Sigel, They'll, they're, Kotzman, it's, Citron, That's Organizations: Nvidia, Business, BTC, Citron Research Locations: bitcoin, MicroStrategy

Catherine, Princess of Wales, reflected on her cancer journey this year at a royal event just months after she finished chemotherapy treatment. She was joined by her husband, William, Prince of Wales, and her three kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The U.K.'s Channel 5 News shared a clip on X from the event of Kate speaking with singer Paloma Faith about her challenging year. "The unplanned," Faith offered. What kind of cancer Kate had or what abdominal surgery she underwent months earlier has not been revealed.

Persons: Catherine, Princess of, Kate, William , Prince of Wales, Prince George , Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Paloma Faith, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Samir Hussein, Faith, Prince William, King Charles III Organizations: Westminster Abbey Locations: Princess of Wales, Westminster, London

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