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List of the guests who attended the Queen's funeral

Heads of state, former prime ministers and members of foreign royal families were among those attending the funeral

Manchester Evening News

Who's at the Queen's funeral? List of guests

Here are some of those attending the state funeral at Westminster Abbey

Wales Online

Queen’s funeral guest list includes Victoria and George Cross recipients

The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association said 17 of the 23 recipients will be at the service on Monday.

The Independent UK

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Victoria Cross and George Cross recipients ‘humbled’ to be part of funeral

Seven of the 17 invited to the service on Monday will be involved in the Procession of the Orders of Chivalry,

The Independent UK

George Cross police officer ‘incredibly moved’ to be attending Queen’s funeral

It is understood 17 recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross are to attend the service at Westminster Abbey on Monday.

The Independent UK

First Victoria Cross awarded to civilian sells for almost £1m at auction

The auctioneer said the £930,000 paid for the gallantry medal given to Irishman Thomas Kavanagh is a new world record.

The Independent UK

Australia to take South Pacific leaders to UK royal funeral

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tuvalu have accepted his offer to fly representatives to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

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'So very regal': Aunty Val among Aussies invited to Queen's funeral

Ten Australians have been invited to the Queen's funeral.

The Canberra Times

Ben Roberts-Smith: Australian soldier to travel to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

Department of Defence says Australian taxpayers will cover flight cost ‘upon request’

The Guardian - AU

Roberts-Smith's lawyer says witnesses lied

Ben Roberts-Smith's lawyer says evidence given against him had not established any of the grave allegations made by the newspapers he is suing for defamation.

AAP

Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly attempted to ‘intimidate’ witnesses, lawyers for newspapers tell defamation trial

In closing submissions newspapers’ counsel claims alleged actions are forceful indicators of Roberts-Smith’s ‘consciousness of guilt’

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith was targeted after being awarded Victoria Cross, his barrister tells court

Closing submissions begin in the former SAS soldier’s long-running defamation trial against three newspapers

The Guardian - AU

Victoria Cross awarded to hero bugler of Battle of Somme on sale for £280,000

Drummer Walter Ritchie, who also took part in the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, was one of just three Victoria Cross recipients to survive the day, with the other six handed out posthumously

Daily Mirror

Ben Roberts-Smith: a war hero’s reputation at stake in Australia’s defamation ‘trial of the century’

Extraordinary evidence has been heard over 99 days of hearings, at a cost of A$25m, as the Victoria Cross recipient sues three newspapers over allegations he says falsely portray him as a war criminal for actions in Afghanistan

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Four elite soldiers complained Ben Roberts-Smith was not fit to receive Victoria Cross, court hears

A group of four sergeants raised allegations against the former elite soldier and called for his Victoria Cross award to be rescinded, a Sydney court hears.

The Guardian - AU

Seven Network paying legal costs for key witness in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation defence, court hears

The network, owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes, has clarified the fees are being reimbursed by another arm of the media mogul’s empire

The Guardian - AU

Witness tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial no people found in tunnel during 2009 raid on Afghan compound

Testimony of ex-SAS commander, called by Roberts-Smith, contradicts previous witnesses called by newspapers about Whiskey 108 operation

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith and patrol let down by ‘weak leadership’ in SAS, court hears

Witness in defamation case brought by Roberts-Smith tells court SAS command should have ‘dealt with’ war crimes allegations earlier

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War hero's lover telling 'barefaced lies'

The woman at the centre of domestic violence allegations against war hero Ben Roberts-Smith has denied telling barefaced lies to the Federal Court.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: woman who war veteran had affair with to give evidence

Person 17, who is at the centre of an allegation of domestic violence, which Ben Roberts-Smith denies, will enter the witness box

ABC News

Elite soldier denies bitter obsession with Ben Roberts-Smith's Victoria Cross

An elite soldier who spoke anonymously to Nine's 60 Minutes about allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith, denies being motivated by hatred and seeking to "blacken" the war veteran's name after he received the Victoria Cross.

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith trial hears claims war veteran wanted to 'choke a man to death with my bare hands'

A former colleague of Ben Roberts-Smith tells a Sydney court the Victoria Cross recipient said he wanted to "watch the life drain" from a person's eyes after the death of a soldier in Afghanistan.

ABC News

SAS 'rumour' mill, bullying claims and doubts over Victoria Cross dominate Ben Roberts-Smith trial

It's difficult to imagine two environments more different than a club of country wives and a military unit of elite soldiers, but evidence at the Ben Roberts-Smith trial this week says otherwise.

The Guardian - AU

Witness tells court he killed a Taliban fighter credited to Ben Roberts-Smith in Victoria Cross award

Former SAS sergeant tells defamation trial he still believes Roberts-Smith a deserving VC recipient but process ‘politicised’

AAP

Witness disputes Roberts-Smith's VC award

A former SAS sergeant has told the Federal Court the prestigious Victoria Cross was politicised and partly awarded to Ben Roberts-Smith as a "good news story".

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