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The 1970’s saw “Decimal Day” in Britain bring about new currency, there was a Royal Wedding, and a Silver Wedding Anniversary.  The Queen danced with a President, and by the end of the decade, Britain had its first female Prime Minister. For Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, it began in Australia. Royal Visits Down Under Australia featured frequently for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during the 1970’s. Along with her husband Prince Philip, and her children Princess Anne, and for part of the trip, Prince Charles, she visited Australia at the beginning of 1970 to help mark the celebration of the discovery of Australia by Lieutenant James Cook, two hundred years earlier. In an event that drew worldwide attention, Her Majesty returned to Sydney, Australia in 1973, to open the world-famous Sydney Opera House, and again in 1974 to open the Australian Parliament in Canberra.

  the moment the Queen died, the throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales. But there are a number of practical - and traditional - steps which he must go through to be crowned King. What will he be called? He will be known as King Charles III. That was the first decision of the new king's reign. He could have chosen from any of his four names - Charles Philip Arthur George. He is not the only one who faces a change of title. Prince William and his wife Catherine are now titled Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, and the king has conferred on them the title of Prince and Princess of Wales. There is also a new title for Charles' wife, Camilla, who becomes the Queen Consort - consort is the term used for the spouse of the monarch. Formal ceremonies Charles was officially proclaimed King on the Saturday following the Queen's death. This event took place at St James's Palace in London, in front of a ceremonial bo...

  Python swallows new-born baby Lusaka - A python swallowed a baby minutes after the child was born near the central Zambian town of Serenje, state television… Lusaka - A python swallowed a baby minutes after the child was born near the central Zambian town of Serenje, state television reported yesterday. Joyce Mibenge was on her way to plough fields 2 km from her home when she went into labour and gave birth, ZNBC reported. After she recovered the mother realised the snake had swallowed the child.