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  • Searching Mothers Begin Process To Identify Remains In Mass Graves At Dolores Cemetery In Mexico City
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    Searching Mothers Begin Process To Identify Remains In Mass Graves At Dolores Cemetery In Mexico City
    Gravestones are inside the Dolores Cemetery in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 21, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)

     

  • Searching Mothers Begin Process To Identify Remains In Mass Graves At Dolores Cemetery In Mexico City
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    Searching Mothers Begin Process To Identify Remains In Mass Graves At Dolores Cemetery In Mexico City
    Gravestones are inside the Dolores Cemetery in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 21, 2025. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)

     

  • FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
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    FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
    UNITED STATES - AUGUST 19: Headstones marking the place where George Armstrong Custer (in black) and members of the 7th Cavalry fell on June 25, 1876, appear on the Little Big Horn Battlefield near Crow Agency, Mont., on August 19, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) *** Local Caption *** 23998649
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  • FEATURE - Pix of the Weekend: Bilder des Wochenendes
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    FEATURE - Pix of the Weekend: Bilder des Wochenendes
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Michael Candelori/REX/Shutterstock (9694847a)
    Headstones marking the graves of veterans, adorned with American flags, are seen among 13,000 such internments at the Philadelphia National Cemetery the day before Memorial Day.
    Veteran Cemetery before Memorial Day, Philadelphia, USA - 27 May 2018

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  • NEWS - Salisbury: Russischer Ex-Spion Sergei Skirpal nach Giftangriff immer noch im kritischen Zustand
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    NEWS - Salisbury: Russischer Ex-Spion Sergei Skirpal nach Giftangriff immer noch im kritischen Zustand
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    Headstones in the cemetery of Sergei Skripal's son and wife.
    Former Russian spy critically ill after suspected poisoning, Salisbury, UK - 07 Mar 2018

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  • NEWS - Salisbury: Russischer Ex-Spion Sergei Skirpal nach Giftangriff immer noch im kritischen Zustand
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    NEWS - Salisbury: Russischer Ex-Spion Sergei Skirpal nach Giftangriff immer noch im kritischen Zustand
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9452955h)
    Headstones in the cemetery of Sergei Skripal's son and wife.
    Former Russian spy critically ill after suspected poisoning, Salisbury, UK - 07 Mar 2018

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  • NEWS - Salisbury: Russischer Ex-Spion Sergei Skirpal nach Giftangriff immer noch im kritischen Zustand
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    NEWS - Salisbury: Russischer Ex-Spion Sergei Skirpal nach Giftangriff immer noch im kritischen Zustand
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9452955c)
    Headstones in the cemetery of Sergei Skripal's son and wife.
    Former Russian spy critically ill after suspected poisoning, Salisbury, UK - 07 Mar 2018

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  • NEWS - Salisbury: Russischer Ex-Spion Sergei Skirpal nach Giftangriff immer noch im kritischen Zustand
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    NEWS - Salisbury: Russischer Ex-Spion Sergei Skirpal nach Giftangriff immer noch im kritischen Zustand
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9452955d)
    Headstones in the cemetery of Sergei Skripal's son and wife.
    Former Russian spy critically ill after suspected poisoning, Salisbury, UK - 07 Mar 2018

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  • NEWS - Salisbury: Russischer Ex-Spion Sergei Skirpal nach Giftangriff immer noch im kritischen Zustand
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    NEWS - Salisbury: Russischer Ex-Spion Sergei Skirpal nach Giftangriff immer noch im kritischen Zustand
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9452955a)
    Headstones in the cemetery of Sergei Skripal's son and wife.
    Former Russian spy critically ill after suspected poisoning, Salisbury, UK - 07 Mar 2018

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  • FEATURE - Pix of te Day: Die Bilder des Tages
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    FEATURE - Pix of te Day: Die Bilder des Tages
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (9214669g)
    Gardener Peter Bonfield clearing the leaves away from the 3,811 headstones at the American War Cemetery in Madingley, near Cambridge, in preparation for this weeks Remembrance Day ceremony.
    Remembrance Day preparations, Cambridge, UK - 08 Nov 2017
    As part of a team of eight gardeners, he spends three hours a week cleaning the 3,811 headstones of the American soldiers, most of whom died in the Battle of the Atlantic or the air bombardment of northwest Europe.

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676t)
    The grave showing the religious symbol of the Muslim faith on the military grave headstone of US Army LTC Omer Ozguc
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers
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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676p)
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers.
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676o)
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers.
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676g)
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers.
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676e)
    The grave showing the religious symbol of the Muslim faith on the military grave headstone of US Army LTC Omer Ozguc
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers
    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676f)
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers.
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676j)
    The grave showing the religious symbol of the Muslim faith on the military grave headstone of US Army LTC Omer Ozguc
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers
    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676a)
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676b)
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers.
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676d)
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers.
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676n)
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers.
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676c)
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers.
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676s)
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers.
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676m)
    The grave showing the religious symbol of the Muslim faith on the military grave headstone of US Army LTC Omer Ozguc
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers
    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
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    FEATURE - Weihnachtskränze auf dem Soldatenfriedhof in Arlington
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Greg E. Mathieson Sr./REX/Shutterstock (5494676l)
    The grave showing the religious symbol of the Muslim faith on the military grave headstone of US Army LTC Omer Ozguc
    Christmas wreaths laid on grave headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, America - 12 Dec 2015
    230,000 Christmas wreaths are laid on the grave headstones of all the military graves in Arlington National Cemetery with in a few hours time by some 50,000 volunteers
    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    first pet cemetery in America
    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    first pet cemetery in America
    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    first pet cemetery in America
    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    first pet cemetery in America
    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    first pet cemetery in America
    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    first pet cemetery in America
    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    first pet cemetery in America
    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    War Dog Memorial. Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    first pet cemetery in America
    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    first pet cemetery in America
    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    first pet cemetery in America
    Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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    Oldest known gravestone in the cemetery dating to 1899. Gravestones for owners' beloved pets in the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale in Westchester County New York State on Sunday, September 22, 2013. The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is the first pet cemetery in the United States, started in 1896 and incorporated as a cemetery in 1914. Recently the NYS Division of Cemeteries had ordered animal cemeteries in the state to stop the internment of pet owners' ashes with their pets but after the uproar the order was reversed as long as the cemetery was not charging the owners for the human internment. There are approximately 500 people already interned amongst the over 80,000 dogs, cats and other pets. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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  • Doorn House, Utrecht, Netherlands - 28 Jan 2013
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    Doorn House, Utrecht, Netherlands - 28 Jan 2013
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Roger Allen North Downs Picture Agency / Rex Features (2102204u)
    The headstones of his dogs with the mausoleum in the background.
    Kaisrer Wilhelm's Dutch Refuge Under Threat
    He lost a war, an empire, a crown and a country. Now, nearly a century after the beginning of the bloodbath his ambition spawned, the last Kaiser of Germany is poised to lose his final resting place in the country that offered him sanctuary.

    Holland is pulling the plug on House Doorn, the refuge for Kaiser Wilhelm II - known to a generation who fought the Great War as Kaiser Bill - as part of the general austerity cuts sweeping a Europe he tried so desperately to conquer. A unique shrine to his times, his ambition and, above all, to his overarching vanity, House Doorn and its ghosts are about to be mothballed for eternity for the sake of less than 200,000 pounds.

    That is the shortfall between what the mansion and its treasures takes in from paying visitors and what the Dutch state, pressed like most others in Europe, pays in annual grants to keep the time capsule of the Kaiser's life open. If it closes in the new year, as it must if no solution is found, this martial Downton Abbey will be shuttered and its truly priceless treasures - from ornate silverware and porcelain, to uniforms and photos, letters and medals that drape like flowers from behind glass frames - boxed and hidden from view for good.

    What makes House Doorn unique among historical sites is the fact that the clock stopped on June 4 1941 when he died and nothing has changed since. The bed he breathed his last on is still made up, adorned with the last bouquet of dried flowers from his son he ever received; the last cigar he never got to smoke still sits in the turret room, which he turned into a study, next to the correspondence he never got to finish. The dining table, complete with its graceful silver birds seemingl...
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