Queen Elizabeth II

Sadiq Khan said he would support the royal family if the fourth plinth was their preference for a statue of Queen Elizabeth II

She said she hoped Charles’ wife Camilla would be known as queen consort, and Charles took centre stage during Platinum Jubilee festivities

“Because she’s been the guiding light for the last 70-odd years.”

Currently, 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.

More serious than any potential loss of many largely symbolic overseas offices is the geopolitical uncertainty about Britain itself

Senior MPs believe Kwasi Kwarteng may make a ‘rabbit out of the hat’ announcement on the cost of living crisis.

So 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.

The King is no stranger to Northern Ireland’s political dynamics.

The 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.

“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.”