: the people of Great Britain and especially England
talked about the British
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Also in attendance was the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as well as members of the memorial's committee, including the memorial's designer Lord Norman Foster.—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 Lately, a lot of the headlines around the British royal family have had to do with the Epstein scandal surrounding Andrew and Fergie, or King Charles and Kate Middleton’s health.—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026 Crowded on the mantel below the map are portraits and silhouettes of Black icons, among them the Liberian theologian Alexander Crummell and the British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 For many parents and members of the British Jewish community, the loss of the school cut deep.—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the British