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The significance of Westminster Abbey, where the Queen’s funeral service is taking place

The monarch had close connections to the church – a focal point during times of national celebration and sadness

The Independent UK

The Queen may have been above us by tradition but in reality she was alongside

Gordon Brown shares his thoughts on a remarkable sovereign whose life was dedicated to duty and service to her people.

Daily Record

Silence of the poets – has an ancient tradition of commemorative verse died with the Queen?

Not so long ago, the death of a monarch would have been a cue for outpourings of elegies and poetic commemorations. One might have thought the end of the second Elizabethan era would prompt something similar – but apparently not.

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Queen's final resting place - reunited with beloved Philip in 16ft burial chamber

The Queen commissioned the King George VI memorial chapel in honour of her father and will be laid alongside Prince Philip after a private ceremony later this evening

Daily Mirror

Factbox: Westminster Abbey - traditional church for royals in life and death

Westminster Abbey in central London has been the site of coronations, weddings and burials of English and then British royalty for nearly 1,000 years.

Reuters

'I met the Queen more than 100 times - history will remember her reign as faultless'

The former Labour Prime Minister and Chancellor Gordon Brown reflects on the Queen's astonishing connection to the British public - and his personal memories of her

Daily Mirror

New play provides fresh perspective on the history of the Scottish aristocracy

WHEN Scottish playwright Rona Munro began writing James IV: Queen Of The Fight – the fourth on her series of “James Plays” about the kings…

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Westminster Abbey: The site of the Queen’s funeral and where she was crowned

The late Queen’s most defining milestones took place at the Abbey, both in terms of her personal happiness and her public duty.

The Independent UK

Queen’s funeral will be ‘wonderful’ mixture of great ceremony and profound words

The Dean of Westminster said the service would remember the Queen’s place in history, but at its heart was the personal sorrow of a grieving family.

The Independent UK

Eight of the best royal films, from The Queen to The Favourite

Hollywood has revelled in tales of royal exploits

The Independent UK

Edinburgh council pay tribute to Queen and praise city residents for send-off

The city's councillors gathered to pay tribute to the late Queen a week on from her death, and said the people of Edinburgh "did us proud".

Edinburgh Live

How news of the death of Elizabeth I in the 17th century was communicated in ballads and proclamations

When Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022, there can’t have been many people in the UK who hadn’t heard about it within hours of her death. The media was on high alert from around midday, when an announcement from Buckingham Palace made clear that the monarch’s health…

The Conversation

Elizabeth II took the throne at age 25 — one of the many young queens who shaped Britain's history

Imagine being 25 years old and 5,000 miles from home when you get a call delivering the worst possible news – your parent has died. For Elizabeth Windsor, this call had a far greater impact. She was now taking on the greatest of responsibilities, shouldering the burden of the sovereign’s…

The Conversation

Why Queen will be first monarch in 300 years to have Westminster Abbey funeral

The Queen is said to have personally chosen Westminster Abbey for her funeral rather than Windsor because she wanted to make it easier for more people to attend and for the public to gather

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Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at a time of deep religious divisions and worked to bring tolerance

Thousands of Christian cathedrals and churches rang their bells for an hour at noon the day after Queen Elizabeth II died in honor of the 96-year-old monarch and her 70 years of service as queen of the United Kingdom.

Financial Times

King Charles and the future of the monarchy

Can Britain’s new line of kings hold the Union and Commonwealth together?

ABC News

Jamaica could be the first Commonwealth nation to remove King Charles as head of state

While the city of Kingston may feel fondness for the late Queen, many say it's well past time for Jamaica to become a republic and remove King Charles as head of state.

Bristol Post

What are the rules for pubs using the Queen's portrait after her death?

Pubs were previously banned from using the Queen's portrait

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‘The audience want to connect with her’: portraying the Queen after her death

The Kiln theatre’s Handbagged, about the monarch’s meetings with Margaret Thatcher, has opened in a week of mourning. Its stars reflect on the play’s humour and their tears in rehearsal

The Guardian - UK

The royals have a duty to the Commonwealth: pay your debts, and apologise

Monarchy has been harmful for former colonies and those who live in its gilded cage. It’s time to imagine a future without it, says Canadian academic Nalini Mohabir

Edinburgh Live

When protesters blew up Edinburgh's first Queen Elizabeth II post box with gelignite

Edinburgh was making headlines for all the wrong reasons at the start of Her Majesty's reign, which got off to a royally unwelcome bang in the Inch area of the city.

The Independent UK

King may have sought to bring ‘poetic shape’ to emotions by quoting Shakespeare

Charles III referenced lines from Henry VIII and Hamlet during two of his first major speeches as head of state.

Reuters

A nation fit for a king? Scots face new era as independence case looms

In Edinburgh's Old Town as the proclamation for King Charles III was read out and a gun salute echoed from the city's ancient castle, a small but noisy group of protesters began heckling.

The Independent UK

Charles’s Shakespearean tribute to the Queen

The King said his mother had been ‘a pattern to all princes living’.

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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