Horse trainer, wheelchair athlete to attend royal funeral

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his official delegation to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral next week will include racehorse trainer Chris Waller and wheelchair tennis star Dylan Alcott. Albanese says they are among 10 “everyday Australians” who will represent Australia at Monday’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London. At least one Pacific neighbor leader, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, has accepted Australia’s offer of help to get to the funeral. Australia is one of 11 British Commonwealth nations in the Oceania region, most of them tiny South Pacific islands.