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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

‘A life in service’: How front pages reported Queen’s death

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Some of the most iconic pictures of the Queen dominated the front pages of newspapers in the UK and around the world as Britain mourned Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 96.

The first editions of the daily papers commemorated Britain’s longest-ruling monarch with emotional headlines: “A life in service”, “Our hearts are broken”, and “Grief is the price we pay for love”.

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