Today, a state funeral will bring Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history, to her final resting place at St. George Chapel at the Windsor Castle, where rests her husband Prince Philip as well as her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and her sister Princess Marga
th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
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“Our ties of friendship and affection are as important today as 75 years ago. We are fortunate to have many nurses from the Philippines in the National Health Service,” the Queen said in a message sent to President Duterte that was coursed through the British Embassy in Manila.
In her brief message, the Queen told Duterte that the presence of Filipino nurses in the United Kingdom “bring exceptional care and comfort to their patients”, especially during the current global health crisis.
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Filipino nurse Ariel Lañada wins Nurse of the Year award for UK pandemic work
Filipino nurse Jose Ariel Lañada is one of the two winners of the Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Nurse of the Year award in the United Kingdom. Photo from Oxford University Hospitals.
Filipino nurse Jose Ariel Lañada of the Oxford University Hospitals has been named the United Kingdom’s Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Nurse of the Year for his outstanding work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lañada was declared a joint winner of the award in the National BAME Health & Care Awards during a virtual ceremony on May 6, 2021.