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The Kiln theatre’s Handbagged, about the monarch’s meetings with Margaret Thatcher, has opened in a week of mourning. Its stars reflect on the play’s humour and their tears in rehearsal

Monarchy has been harmful for former colonies and those who live in its gilded cage. It’s time to imagine a future without it, says Canadian academic Nalini Mohabir

In a historic statement to both Houses of Parliament from Westminster Hall, King Charles III recalled how Shakespeare described Elizabeth I and said 'I cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us'

The monarch had close connections to the church – a focal point during times of national celebration and sadness

Wise, witty, patient, crisp, faintly martyred or skydiving with James Bond … our film critic looks at how cinema portrayed the monarch – and recalls the night she put him on the spot at Windsor Castle

Like the Tudor monarch, her Elizabeth II's reign brought an unprecedented era of change.

After 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II's name, title, face and likeness are deeply ingrained not just on the hearts of many Britons, but more tangibly on British coins, flags, post boxes, chocolate wrappers, gin labels and attorney business cards.

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years ascending the throne in 1952. Throughout her many years she witnessed enormous social change, The Mirror's Rachael Bletchly discusses the impressive legacy the beloved monarch leaves

The monarch had close connections to the church – a focal point during times of national celebration and sadness.