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Can you pass the British citizenship test? Take these 24 questions to find out

People wanting to become British citizens and to snare a passport have to jump through a number of hoops first, including passing the Life in the UK citizenship test

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Which world leaders are attending the Queen's state funeral in London?

US President Joe Biden was one of the first foreign leaders to confirm his attendance at what is expected to be one of the biggest police operations in London since the Olympic Games.

Daily Record

The certainty of ever-growing living standards we grew up with under Queen Elizabeth is at an end

Much has been written about how, with the passing of the Queen, we have lost one of our last continuing links to the second world war.

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The Queen's state funeral explained - including who pays for the event

A state funeral is a rare honour and is mostly reserved for the sovereign - but have, on rare occasions, been held for distinguished figures.

Daily Record

Explainer-How will the public be able to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth?

The body of Britain's Queen Elizabeth will lie in state inside Westminster Hall for the public to pay their respects before her funeral on Monday, Sept. 19.

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World leaders to travel to Queen's funeral by bus as state cars, helicopters and private jets banned

Royals, presidents and prime ministers heading to London for the state funeral on September 19 have been asked to take commercial flights instead of private jets.

Daily Record

What a state funeral is - and who pays for it

There will be a national bank holiday to allow as many people as possible to watch the Queen's funeral, which will be televised.

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'It's time for me to outsource myself': Serco boss Rupert Soames to step down

THE grandson of Winston Churchill, Rupert Soames, is to step down from his role leading Serco, a company that holds millions of pounds worth of…

The National (Scotland)

What is a state funeral and who pays?

The last state funeral in the UK was Sir Winston Churchill’s in 1965.

The Independent UK

Queen Elizabeth 'loathed' Boris Johnson, report claims

THE late Queen “loathed” Boris Johnson, it has been claimed.

The National (Scotland)

What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

The Independent UK

The last state funeral in the UK and the different ways royals are laid to rest

It has been nearly 60 years since there was a state funeral in the UK

Wales Online

When was the last state funeral in the UK?

Not all members of the Royal family are given a state funeral

Manchester Evening News

The Queen’s lying in state: What you need to know

Thousands of people are expected to queue to see the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall.

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Did Queen Mother have a state funeral?

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

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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

The Independent UK

Winston Churchill had last state funeral for non-royal

State funerals for a so-called ‘commoners’ need the assent of both parliament and monarch

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss can learn from the progress of second Elizabethan age, not its failures

The cost of living, as now, was the focus for households when the Queen came to the throne in 1952

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Why Duke of Edinburgh was not called Prince Consort

The Queen made him a prince of the UK in 1957

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 - UK

Lend me your ears! The art of political speechwriting

The politicians deliver the words but who writes them? We talk to the experts whose job is to come up with the memorable phrases

The Guardian - UK

The remarkable reign of the platinum queen was almost too perfect

By being such a constant source of comfort and object of pride, she masked Britain’s relative decline

The Independent UK

What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

Daily Mirror

Queen seamlessly modernised Royal Family after taking over institution dominated by men

Andrew Morton, the author of Diana: Her True Story, says that by caring more for people than protocol, Queen Elizabeth II rewrote the stuffy old rules of The Firm

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