YOU WONT BELIEVE: 6 - What They Never Told You

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 · Sep 12, 2022

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 · Sep 12, 2022

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

Manchester Evening News · Sep 11, 2022

Patt Morrison: Can King Charles put Queen Elizabeth’s legacy behind him and craft his own?

It’s quicker to list the similarities than the differences in character and personality between Queen Elizabeth II and her successor, King Charles III, but despite the basic singularity of their shared destinies, it is not such a long list:

Los Angeles Times · Sep 9, 2022

Images of Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures

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

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

The title 'Prince of Wales' should disappear, says senior Welsh politician

'It doesn't make any sense for a devolved and democratic nation like Wales to have a prince'

Wales Online · Sep 9, 2022

Journey of Queen Elizabeth II, from a young girl to UK’s longest-serving monarch

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, the Queen, was born on 21 April, 1926, in London, and was the oldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 9, 2022

Elizabeth II, a life on the throne

Queen Elizabeth II, head of the Commonwealth and monarch of 15 countries, ruled longer than any other monarch in British history, guiding the nation through profound changes and leaving behind a vibrant legacy.

France 24 · Sep 8, 2022

Queen descended from Egbert, King of Wessex and had a nursery maid called Bobo

She was a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria and undertook National Service during the war.

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II - an extraordinary life

There has never been, and perhaps never will be again, a British monarch like Queen Elizabeth II

Manchester Evening News · Sep 8, 2022