Prince Edward has withdrawn from a reception in honour...

Prince Edward has withdrawn from a reception in honour of this year's controversial Miss World contest, Buckingham Palace said. The decision comes after the Evening Standard revealed the full scale of the growing protest over host country Nigeria's threat to stone a woman to death for adultery. His decision to stay away from the dinner - which many contestants are due to attend - will send the strongest signal yet to the Nigerian government of international abhorrence at the death sentence.