Funerals and memorial services

SANTOS, Brazil -- Fans lined up early Monday outside the Vila Belmiro Stadium ahead of Pelé’s funeral in his hometown of Santos.The Brazilian soccer great died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 82.Pelé scored scored some…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Lise Nørgaard, a screenwriter who penned a popular 24-episode epic television drama about the lives of ordinary Danish families in a fictitious provincial town during the recession of the 1930s and the hard times of…

FERRIDAY, La. -- Family, friends and fans will gather Saturday to bid farewell to rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis at memorial services held in his north Louisiana home town.Lewis, known for hits such as “Great Balls of Fire” and…

LOS ANGELES -- “The Crown” will return to its Netflix throne in early November.The drama series about Queen Elizabeth II and her extended family will begin its fifth season on Nov. 9, the streaming service said Saturday. The debut will come…

LOS ANGELES -- “The Crown” will return to its Netflix throne in early November.The drama series about Queen Elizabeth II and her extended family will begin its fifth season on Nov. 9, the streaming service said Saturday. The debut will come…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, the royal palace said Wednesday. In a statement, the royal household said that…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, the royal palace said Wednesday. In a statement, the royal household said that…

WINDSOR, England -- The silence was palpable when the imperial state crown was removed from the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II and placed on the altar of St. George’s Chapel — the first time in 70 years the dazzling symbol of Britain’s…

LONDON -- At least 250,000 people joined the huge line to see Queen Elizabeth II's coffin lying in state for four days in London's Westminster Hall at Parliament, an official said Tuesday. The figure was released a day after Britain…

LONDON -- The cannons have sounded, the bells have rung and the mourners have paid their respects.Now King Charles III faces the task of preserving a 1,000-year-old monarchy that his mother nurtured for seven decades but that faces an…