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Russia holds its first royal wedding since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution toppled the Romanov monarchy, with aristocrats travelling from across Europe for the lavish ceremony. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov, 40, and his Italian fiancé Rebecca Virginia Bettarini, 39, get married at Saint Isaac's cathedral in the former imperial capital Saint Petersburg in the presence of dozens of European royals. IMAGES
Bells ring at St Paul's Cathedral in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at the age of 96. IMAGES
Ukrainians celebrate Easter at the Holy Protection Cathedral in Zaporizhzhia, of the Ukrainian Orthodox Curch of the Moscow Patriarchate. Ukrainian authorities on Saturday urged those celebrating to follow religious services online and to respect night-time curfews, as fighting continues across the country. IMAGES
The coffin carrying the veteran firebrand Russian ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky leaves the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. The politician -- who was reported to have been in grave condition after being hospitalised in early February with Covid -- died after a "serious and prolonged illness", the head of the lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, said on Wednesday. IMAGES
The cathedrals of Notre-Dame in Paris and Saint-Jean in Lyon ring their bells to call for peace in Europe, as do several other cathedrals around Europe. IMAGES