Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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■ Country music star
Carrie Underwood is recuperating from injuries suffered in a fall on steps outside her home. In a statement Sunday on Twitter, Underwood thanked her fans for messages of support after her fall Friday night. The Tennessean reported that Underwood was treated and released from a hospital after suffering a broken wrist, cuts and abrasions. Her husband, retired hockey player Mike Fisher, traveled to Nashville to be with her. Underwood wrote that “I’ll be alright…might just take some time…glad I’ve got the best hubby in the world to take care of me.” A statement from an Underwood spokesman said she would miss a benefit concert Sunday in Nashville for victims of the Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting and hurricanes in Florida, Texas, and the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico.
■ In a significant step in the British monarchy’s transition, Queen Elizabeth II watched from a balcony in central London on Sunday as her oldest son, Prince Charles, placed a wreath at the Cenotaph, Britain’s memorial to its war dead. The chimes of Big Ben, which had been silent for a lengthy restoration project, tolled during the event before the nation observed two minutes of silence. The bell also rang on Saturday to mark Armistice Day. Often praised for being rigorous about her royal obligations, the queen, 91, delegated the Remembrance Sunday duty to Charles, 68, the next in line to the British throne. Buckingham Palace announced the change last month, a move seen by observers as a major step in the shift to the monarchy’s next generation. The queen watched the ceremony unfold from a nearby Foreign and Commonwealth Office balcony in Whitehall on a chilly morning, flanked by her husband, Prince Philip, and Charles’ wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. Prime Minister Theresa May and the leader of the opposition Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn, were among the officials in attendance. Elizabeth is Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, having been crowned in Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953. Prince Philip, 96, retired in August from solo public appearances.