“Prince Harry to attend King Charles’ coronation…”

Prince Harry to attend Charles’ coronation, Meghan to stay in California

Britain’s Prince Harry will attend the Coronation next month of his father King Charles but without his wife Meghan, the couple said on Wednesday, bringing an end to months of speculation about whether they would go.

Charles will be crowned in a ceremony that dates back 1,000 years, surrounded by foreign heads of state and dignitaries. But the participation of his youngest son had been in doubt after the 38-year-old heavily criticised his family in a book and documentary series.

Buckingham Palace and a spokesperson for the couple confirmed that Harry, known as the Duke of Sussex, would attend the May 6 event while Meghan would remain in California with the couple’s two young children.

Their eldest, Archie, turns four on the same day.

“Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey,” the palace spokesperson said.

“The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.”

King Charles is ‘very disappointed’ that he won’t see the Duchess of Sussex or his grandchildren at his coronation next month, but is ‘happy’ that Prince Harry has decided to attend, royal sources said last night.

Harry and Meghan stepped down from royal duties in 2020 and moved to California, saying they wanted to forge a new, independent life, free of the scrutiny of the British press.

They agreed with the royal family that they would not take part in any future official royal events or tours, and they have only been seen in Britain on a handful of occasions since they left, including for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, who died after a 70-year reign.

Biden Irish tour moves to Dublin for parliamentary address, castle banquet

U.S. President Joe Biden, a proud Irish-American, took his three-day tour of Ireland to Dublin on Thursday for an address to parliament and a banquet at Dublin Castle as his focus shifted from Northern Irish peace to celebrating his heritage.

“It feels wonderful. It feels like I’m coming home,” Biden told journalists on Wednesday afternoon as he toured Carlingford Castle, near the home of one of the Irish branches of his family.

Biden will be guest of honour at a banquet at St Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle on Thursday evening, an honour previously given to Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

In the afternoon he will hold meetings with Ireland’s president and prime minister and become the fourth U.S. president to address a joint session of the Irish parliament after Kennedy in 1963, Ronald Reagan in 1984 and Bill Clinton in 1995.

Biden spent Wednesday morning in Belfast where he held brief talks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and urged Northern Irish political leaders to restore their power-sharing government with the promise of significant U.S. investment.

Later he enjoyed a more light hearted trip to the home town of great-great-grandfather Owen Finnegan, a shoemaker who immigrated to the United States in 1849, in Louth, halfway between Dublin and Belfast.

Biden complimented the rain-soaked residents of Dundalk town by telling them their town was beautiful. “I don’t know why the hell my ancestors left here,” he quipped.

On Friday he is to meet relatives from another side of his family, that of great-great-great-grandfather Edward Blewitt, in the western county of Mayo, where he will also make a public address to wrap up his tour.

Biden will be accompanied for some of his Dublin engagements by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is visiting Ireland before travelling to Vietnam and Japan.

Malta Company Announcements

BMIT – transaction with GO p.l.c

The Company is in discussions with GO p.l.c. (C22334), for the potential assignment and transfer of inter alia

• certain lease rights and obligations currently enjoyed by GO p.l.c. and

• the passive infrastructure thereon used for the hosting of telecommunications equipment (the “Transaction”).

Negotiations are still ongoing and the likelihood of concluding the Transaction, which is subject to a number of different variables, is still uncertain. The Company will keep the market updated with any significant developments.

Tigne Mall p.l.c

On 15 March 2023, Tigné Mall plc announced that its Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on Monday 17 April 2023 to consider and approve the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. The Board will also consider the declaration of a dividend.

HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c

The Board of Directors is recommending a final net dividend of €0.0364 per share.

The dividend will be paid on 25 April 2023 to all shareholders as at close of trading on 17 March 2023 subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting scheduled for 20 April 2023.

Plaza Centres p.l.c

On 5 April 2023, Plaza Centres plc announced that its Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 26 April 2023 to consider and approve the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Malita Investments p.l.c

The Directors are recommending the payment of an unchanged final net dividend of €0.0142 per share to all shareholders as at the close of trading on Friday 24 March 2023. The dividend will be paid on Thursday 11 May 2023 subject to shareholders’ approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on Thursday 27 April 2023. Coupled with the interim net dividend of €0.0112 per share, the total net dividend for the 2022 financial year amounts to €0.0254 per share, unchanged from the prior year.

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