Queen paved the way for transition to Charles in her final years
She said she hoped Charles’ wife Camilla would be known as queen consort, and Charles took centre stage during Platinum ...
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King and Prince of Wales greet mourners queueing to see Queen lying in state
“Because she’s been the guiding light for the last 70-odd years.”
Post-Elizabethan Britain faces a diminished and difficult future – but don’t count it out
More serious than any potential loss of many largely symbolic overseas offices is the geopolitical uncertainty about Britain itself
The questions over the queen’s role in Britain’s violent empire, explained by a historian
So Britain is ruling the world, and its empire has a formidable role considering that otherwise, as George Orwell would ...
Northern Ireland awaits King Charles with warmth tinged with unease
The King is no stranger to Northern Ireland’s political dynamics.
Is this when New Zealand breaks up with the monarchy? Don’t count on it
The New Zealand republican movement is now hoping that with the death of Queen Elizabeth II this reforming zeal can ...
With sorrow and song, Scotland bids emotional farewell to ‘our Queen’
“She was our Queen, but she was also part of something so much bigger,” Simon said. “This is a massive ...
‘A brutal legacy’: Queen’s death met with anger as well as grief in Kenya
The country’s leaders paid tribute with messages expressing “great sorrow and a deep sense of loss”, hailing a “towering icon ...
Commonwealth and global grief are testament to Queen Elizabeth’s enduring legacy
The challenges facing the Commonwealth in optimising its relevance and sustaining its unity will go some way to determining whether ...
‘I cannot mourn’: former British colonies conflicted over the queen
Some called for apologies for past abuses like slavery, while others expressed some sympathy for Elizabeth and the circumstances she ...
