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Broken staff and a rope-pulled coffin, odd traditions for Queen's funeral

Royal funerals used to be held at night, and women were not allowed to attend

Wales Online

Royal funeral customs and mishaps: a loyal dog, spooked horse and broken crown

Traditions, rituals and the occasional mishaps have shaped sovereigns’ funerals over hundreds of years.

The Independent UK

Where is the Queen Mother's final resting place – who else is buried there?

Queen Elizabeth II who passed away in Scotland last week in now in London, her coffin making its away to Westminster Hall. Next week, she will be buried alongside her beloved mother who passed away 20 years ago in 2002

Daily Mirror

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Can Prince Harry still be King despite stepping away from royal duties?

Though the concept of divine right has faded in modern times, birthright still remains paramount to the royal family

Daily Record

How the Evening Standard reported the death of previous monarchs

Papers found at vintage fair reveal special-edition tributes to George V and George VI

Evening Standard

Death of Queen Elizabeth II: What happens next?

LONDON: As preparations build for next week's state funeral, the royal family on Wednesday will walk behind the queen's coffin in a procession through central London, after which thousands of members of the public are expected to come to pay their final respects at her lying in state.

Bangkok Post

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

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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

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…

The Conversation

Queen Elizabeth: Who was the Queen mother?

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

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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

Manchester Evening News

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

WEKU

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.

The Conversation

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.

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The Guardian - AU

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 Independent UK

Did Queen Mother have a state funeral?

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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