Sadiq Khan said he would support the royal family if the fourth plinth was their preference for a statue of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
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BrexitPolitics
Queen paved the way for transition to Charles in her final years
by kimadminby kimadminShe said she hoped Charles’ wife Camilla would be known as queen consort, and Charles took centre stage during Platinum Jubilee festivities
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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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Senior MPs believe Kwasi Kwarteng may make a ‘rabbit out of the hat’ announcement on the cost of living crisis.
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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.”