'Crown and out': Queen Elizabeth skips major duty for first time in 60 years

For more on the stories we mentioned:

Sri Lanka

The Times of India: "The chief. The terminator. The bodyguard: Meet Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa family"

Philippines

The Washington Post: "Philippines election sends warning about authoritarian nostalgia"

Queen Elizabeth

British front pages

Daily Mail: "Heavy metal fan gives BIRTH at Metallica concert after going into labor just as band started playing 'Enter Sandman'"

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