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BIZARRE: 17 - What They Never Told You

Did Queen Mother have a state funeral?

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

The Independent UK

Incredible colour footage shows King George VI's lying-in-state queues 70 years later

Stuart Humphreys, who enhances early colour photography, has edited together a 58-second clip to show the queues and funeral procession of King George VI - 70 years apart from Queen Elizabeth II's lying-in-state

Daily Mirror

King Charles and the future of the monarchy

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

Financial Times

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Everyday heroes speak of 'unbelievable honour' after invite to Queen's funeral

Almost 200 key workers and volunteers recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours in June have been invited to attend Monday's ceremony in Westminster Abbey

Daily Mirror

Queen and Prince Philip to be reunited in King George VI Memorial Chapel

The Duke of Edinburgh died 17 months ago

Wales Online

Windsor Castle: Queen’s favourite home will be her final resting place

Service at St George’s Chapel will be full of highly symbolic moments, but more personal than state funeral

The Guardian - UK

Queen's personal touches in funeral - loyal staff, piper tribute and final resting place

Buckingham Palace has released details about what will happen during the state funeral of the Queen on Monday - and despite the grand yet sombre occasion, it appears Her Majesty ensured that her final send-off would also include many personal touches

Daily Mirror

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Queen to be reunited with Philip in tiny King George VI Memorial Chapel

The late monarch will be interred alongside her husband the Duke of Edinburgh in the chapel which sits inside St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

The Independent UK

How the Queen prepared Charles, Prince William and George to be king

The Queen learnt from her own upbringing and instead ensured her heirs were well prepared for their inevitable duty

Daily Mirror

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

Evening Standard

The Queen and Princess Margaret – how close were the royal sisters?

The two daughters of King George VI shared a unique bond

The Independent UK

Britain prepares 'fitting tribute' to Elizabeth

LONDON: British officials on Thursday pledged “a fitting tribute” to Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral next week, as they revealed details of the historic day that will culminate in her interment at a private ceremony at Windsor Castle.

Bangkok Post

Queen Elizabeth: Who was the Queen mother?

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

The Independent UK

Queen Elizabeth II: A timeline and history of Her Majesty’s life

From joining the army at age 18 to secretly getting engaged to Prince Philip

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Images of Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures

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

Wales Online

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

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Mirror

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

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Daily Record

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

Evening Standard

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

Bangkok Post

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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

Did Queen Mother have a state funeral?

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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