She said she hoped Charles’ wife Camilla would be known as queen consort, and Charles took centre stage during Platinum Jubilee festivities
Monarchy
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World News
King and Prince of Wales greet mourners queueing to see Queen lying in state
by kimadminby kimadmin“Because she’s been the guiding light for the last 70-odd years.”
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BrexitOpinion
Britain may look united in grief – but polling shows a growing generational divide
by kimadminby kimadminCurrently, only 47% of 18- to 24-year-olds say Britain should continue to have a monarchy, compared with 86% of Britons aged 65 and over.
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BrexitFeatured
Post-Elizabethan Britain faces a diminished and difficult future – but don’t count it out
by kimadminby kimadminMore serious than any potential loss of many largely symbolic overseas offices is the geopolitical uncertainty about Britain itself
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Opinion
The questions over the queen’s role in Britain’s violent empire, explained by a historian
by kimadminby kimadminSo Britain is ruling the world, and its empire has a formidable role considering that otherwise, as George Orwell would say, it’s sort of a craggy rock where people were cooking potatoes and herring.
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PoliticsWorld News
Northern Ireland awaits King Charles with warmth tinged with unease
by kimadminby kimadminThe King is no stranger to Northern Ireland’s political dynamics.
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OpinionPolitics
Is this when New Zealand breaks up with the monarchy? Don’t count on it
by kimadminby kimadminThe New Zealand republican movement is now hoping that with the death of Queen Elizabeth II this reforming zeal can be aimed at the very heart of all sovereign power in New Zealand – the monarchy.
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PoliticsWorld News
With sorrow and song, Scotland bids emotional farewell to ‘our Queen’
by kimadminby kimadmin“She was our Queen, but she was also part of something so much bigger,” Simon said. “This is a massive shift for the country and the world.”
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PoliticsWorld News
‘A brutal legacy’: Queen’s death met with anger as well as grief in Kenya
by kimadminby kimadminThe country’s leaders paid tribute with messages expressing “great sorrow and a deep sense of loss”, hailing a “towering icon of selfless service to humanity” and lauding her “admirable” leadership of the Commonwealth.
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OpinionPoliticsWorld News
Commonwealth and global grief are testament to Queen Elizabeth’s enduring legacy
by kimadminby kimadminThe challenges facing the Commonwealth in optimising its relevance and sustaining its unity will go some way to determining whether King Charles’ reign is a success