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'I wrote a letter so my great-granddaugter, 2, knows all about our greatest Queen'

Mirror columnist Paul Routledge felt he had to pen a note to his young great-grandchild as she is too young to remember anything when she is grown up about the late Queen

Daily Mirror

Horses and the 'Sport of Kings' were Queen Elizabeth's passion

Horse racing is the "Sport of Kings", and it was also the passion of Queen Elizabeth whose love of all things equine became a feature of her 70-year reign.

Reuters

A history of royal dogs, from Queen Victoria to King Charles

King Charles III and Queen Camilla welcomed Beth and Bluebell to the Royal Family in 2017

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Crowds queue for queen's coffin as Charles spends quiet day

Thousands of mourners have lined up through the night to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II in Parliament’s Westminster Hall

The Independent UK

Nostradamus book full of true predictions, claimed author who correctly forecast the Queen's death in 2022

Writer's son also believes the soothsayer forecast Elon Musk's mission to Mars

Manchester Evening News

Nostradamus book was full of true predictions, claimed author who correctly forecast the Queen's death in 2022

Writer's son also believes the soothsayer forecast Elon Musk's mission to Mars

Daily Record

Nostradamus book ‘largely came true’ claimed author who correctly predicted the Queen's death

2005 book could also contain a mysterious message about Elon Musk’s mission to take mankind to Mars, says the author's son

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Charles is the third King Charles. These were the ones before him

King Charles III shares a name with two kings whose rules were marked by bloodshed and scandal. Here's a brief guide to the reigns of those who came before him.

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Queen Elizabeth II lies in state after a solemn procession from Buckingham Palace

Her coffin left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession to Westminster Hall.

WEKU

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…

The Conversation

The history of St Giles’ Cathedral, where the Queen lies at rest

The church has been a focal point for events commemorating the Queen in Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

How the coming days will set the tone of Liz Truss’s time at No 10

An emergency budget will give her chance to get back on the front foot – but first she must gauge the nation’s mood in the period of mourning for the Queen

The Guardian - UK

King Charles III leads procession behind the Queen’s coffin

If there is one building that exemplifies the great sweep of English (later British) history and the pitch battles – sometimes literally – that marked the development of constitutional monarchy in this country, it is Westminster Hall.

Evening Standard

Pageantry and absurdity abound as the King comes to Westminster

The more obsequious MPs and peers bowed and curtseyed while others just enjoyed the spectacle

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Charles III and the 'weight of history' of Westminster Hall

In his first visit to Britain’s Parliament as monarch, King Charles III spoke of feeling the “weight of history which surrounds us” and referenced his “medieval predecessors” as he pledged to follow in his late mother Queen Elizabeth II’s footsteps and uphold the principles of constitutional monarchy

The Independent UK

Westminster Hall: The colourful history of the 900-year-old building

It has been the location for celebrations and times of mourning.

Daily Record

The Crown of Scotland and its important role in the funeral of the Queen

The Crown of Scotland is part of the oldest crown jewels in the British Isles and was first used to crown Mary Queen of Scots.

Daily Mirror

Emotional King Charles pays tribute to 'darling mother' in historic address in Parliament

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'

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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 Independent UK

What will era of King Charles III be known as?

Prime minister Liz Truss has referred to ‘Carolean age’

Chronicle Live

We have a new king, but what of his namesake Charles I who was once held captive in Newcastle?

As a new king, Charles III, accedes to the throne, we recall how another Charles spent eight months as open prisoner in Newcastle during the English Civil War

The National (Scotland)

Anti-monarchy group Republic vows to up campaigning efforts ahead of coronation day

REPUBLICANS have vowed to intensify their campaign against the monarchy in the run up to the coronation of Charles III and on the day itself.

The Independent UK

What's in a name? King Charles III's name has loaded history

Britain’s new monarch is named King Charles III — but that was not inevitable

The Conversation

What to expect from the reign of King Charles III

The sad news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II marks the beginning of the reign of King Charles III. The transition period has already seen questions raised about whether we can expect the new king to be “interventionist”.

Daily Mirror

Scandalous history of previous King Charles's - beheading and 'party animal'

King Charles III is following in the footsteps of two other monarchs of that name, who were both controversial in their own right due to an execution for high treason and at least 12 illegitimate children

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