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Queen's relationship with her children and final statement born out of love for Charles

Queen Elizabeth II died surrounded by her four children - Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward - as she passed away at Balmoral

Daily Mirror

Did Queen Mother have a state funeral?

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will take place on Monday 19 September

The Independent UK

The historical significance of lying-in-state and what it meant to the late Queen

The late Elizabeth II was a nervous nine-year-old when she was taken to Westminster Hall to pay her respects to her beloved grandfather George V. Here, Matthew Dennison, her biographer, recalls a poignant moment and reflects on what the tradition means now

Evening Standard

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Wednesday briefing: How the police overstepped with republican protests

In today’s newsletter: People have been arrested for marginal acts of protest following the Queen’s death, raising worrying questions about police conduct

The Guardian - UK

Hollow, cloying veneration greeted the Queen’s death. Now history calls on us to get an Australian head of state

Though Elizabeth II outlasted and undid our republican impulses, it’s astonishing to see the nonstop public piety in operation

The Guardian - AU

Queen's coffin lined with lead in royal tradition dating back centuries

The late Monarch will be buried within the King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor Castle during a private committal service.

Daily Record

Charles III: the difficult legacy and political significance of the new king's name

On the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the former Prince of Wales was proclaimed King Charles III. Although it’s been known for decades that Charles would succeed his mother, there were rumours that he might, once king, choose the name George due to the contentious legacies of Kings Charles…

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Queen Elizabeth: Who was the Queen mother?

We examine the life of Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, who lived to be 101 years old

The Independent UK

Why King Charles will get to celebrate two birthdays now he has taken the throne

The United Kingdom's Kings and Queens have been celebrating their birthdays twice a year in a tradition which dates back to 1748 - and it's all because the weather is nicer in June

Daily Mirror

Queen lying in state - official guidance and everything you need to know if you want to pay your respects

The Queen will lie in state at the Palace of Westminster later this week

Manchester Evening News

From Truman to Biden, the queen's meetings with presidents were formal, fun or awkward

Over seven decades, the late queen met with 13 of the last 14 American presidents. Such moments highlight the close friendship between the U.S. and Britain, but there was also occasional awkwardness.

WEKU

Beheaded and exiled: the two previous King Charleses bookended the abolition of the monarchy

On September 8 2022, King Charles III ascended to the throne. Like his mother Queen Elizabeth II before him, he has opted to keep his own name as his regnal name.

The Conversation

The Queen to lie in state in London: everything you need to know

The public will be invited to view the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall from Wednesday afternoon to the morning of her funeral on Monday

The Guardian - AU

Did Queen Mother have a state funeral?

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will take place on Monday 19 September

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Cancellation of football fixtures means a chance for solidarity was missed

Matches are a place of shared experience in an atomised world – they should have gone ahead following the Queen’s death

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United's Kings of Wembley came face to face with the real royalty

The Magpies were presented with the FA Cup by two different monarchs and a legendary Prime Minister in the 1950s

Evening Standard

When did the Queen get married and when was Charles born?

The Queen and Prince Philip’s first publicised meeting was in 1939 when she and her parents visited the naval college in Dartmouth

Manchester Evening News

The dearly missed people whose deaths and funerals were announced in the Manchester Evening News this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

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Wales Online

The reason why King Charles will probably have two birthdays like the Queen

There is a very specific reason that monarchs have previously had two birthdays

The Independent UK

Duke of Edinburgh rejected Prince Consort offer

The husband of a reigning Queen does not become a King and, unlike a Queen Consort, is not crowned or anointed at a coronation.

The Independent UK

Images of Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures

A look back at the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch

The Guardian - US

Over 70 years Queen Elizabeth met 13 US presidents (and graciously overlooked several faux pas)

The Queen’s record reign spanned 14 presidencies, from Truman to Joe Biden – and met all but one

The Independent UK

Queen Elizabeth: Who was the Queen mother?

We examine the life of Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, who lived to be 101 years old

The Independent UK

Queen’s 67th coronation anniversary: 13 facts you may not know about the ceremony

Queen’s coronation took place a year after her ascension to the throne

The Independent UK

Young Queen Elizabeth II: Pictures of a princess

Snapshots of the Queen’s youth as captured on film

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