Some of the best photographs in news and culture from around the world, in a week when the Queen's "beloved husband" Prince Philip died at the age of 99.
Plus, images highlighting the preparations for the gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England.
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Flowers left after the announcement of the death of Prince Philip on Friday
A member of the public leaves flowers outside Buckingham Palace, London, following the announcement of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99. Picture date: Friday April 9, 2021. PA Photo. Prince Philip, 99, was the longest-serving consort
A member of the public leaves flowers outside Buckingham Palace, London, following the announcement of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99. Picture: IAN WEST/PA
Aerial views of a 50-metre sand drawing created by Sand In Your Eye for Surfers Against Sewage's new Million Mile Beach Clean campaign, on Cayton Bay in Yorkshire Picture: RICHARD MCCARTHY/PA.
Aerial views of a 50-metre sand drawing created by Sand In Your Eye for Surfers Against Sewage's new Million Mile Beach Clean campaign, on Cayton Bay in Yorkshire Picture: RICHARD MCCARTHY/PA
Indonesian men look for salvageable items amid debris and damaged boats following a storm at a port in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia Picture: ARMIN SEPTIEXAN/AP.
Indonesian men look for salvageable items amid debris and damaged boats following a storm at a port in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia Picture: ARMIN SEPTIEXAN/AP
Waves crash over the walls next to Seaham Lighthouse in Durham Picture: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA.
Waves crash over the walls next to Seaham Lighthouse in Durham Picture: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA
The service structure is lifted into position around a Soyuz rocket, at site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy are scheduled to launch aboard
The service structure is lifted into position around a Soyuz rocket, at site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on April 9 Picture: BILL INGALLS/NASA/AP
Voters wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling booth during third phase of West Bengal state elections in Baruipur, South 24 Pargana district, India Picture: BIKAS DAS/AP.
Voters wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling booth during third phase of West Bengal state elections in Baruipur, South 24 Pargana district, India Picture: BIKAS DAS/AP
A member of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) extinguishes a JCB digger which has been set alight close to the Loyalist Nelson Drive Estate in the Waterside of Derry City, Co. Londonderry Picture: LIAM MCBURNEY/PA.
A member of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) extinguishes a JCB digger which has been set alight close to the Loyalist Nelson Drive Estate in the Waterside of Derry City, Co. Londonderry Picture: LIAM MCBURNEY/PA
A woman walks her dog past beach huts at Blyth beach in Northumberland Picture: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA.
A woman walks her dog past beach huts at Blyth beach in Northumberland Picture: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA
Fans hold up "DMX" balloons during a prayer vigil outside of White Plains Hospital, in White Plains, N.Y. Supporters and family of the rapper DMX have chanted his name and offered up prayers outside the hospital where he remains on life support
Fans hold up "DMX" balloons during a prayer vigil outside of White Plains Hospital, in White Plains, N.Y. Supporters and family of the rapper DMX have chanted his name and offered up prayers outside the hospital where he remains on life support Picture: MARY ALTAFFER/AP
A view of Wembley stadium at sunset in London Picture: JOHN WALTON/PA.
A view of Wembley stadium at sunset in London Picture: JOHN WALTON/PA
Chris Brown, the Town Crier and Mayor's Serjant of Wimborne Minster, in Dorset, exercises his right as an Honorary Freeman to drive sheep through Wimborne without charge, albeit through the Wimborne Model Town, to herald their re-opening on 12th April
Chris Brown, the Town Crier and Mayor's Serjant of Wimborne Minster, in Dorset, exercises his right as an Honorary Freeman to drive sheep through Wimborne without charge, albeit through the Wimborne Model Town, to herald their re-opening on 12th April after the easing of lockdown restrictions Picture: ANDREW MATTHEWS/PA
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A John Lewis partner cleans the Charlotte Tilbury counter at the Peter Jones store in Sloane Square, Chelsea, London, as they prepare for reopening on April 12 when further lockdown restrictions are eased in England Picture: KIRSTY O'CONNOR/PA
Runners and riders in the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle during Ladies Day of the 2021 Randox Health Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool. Picture date: Friday April 9, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story RACING Aintree. Photo credit
Runners and riders in the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle during Ladies Day of the 2021 Randox Health Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse on Friday Picture: TIM GOODE/PA
Durham CCC players stand for a minutes silence at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, after the announcement of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. Picture date: Friday April 9, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story CRICKET Nottinghamshire. Photo credit should read Zac
Durham CCC players stand for a minute of silence at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, after the announcement of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh Picture: ZAC GOODWIN/PA
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