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Royal funerals used to be held at night, and women were not allowed to attend

Traditions, rituals and the occasional mishaps have shaped sovereigns’ funerals over hundreds of years.

Papers found at vintage fair reveal special-edition tributes to George V and George VI

The late Elizabeth II was a nervous nine-year-old when she was taken to Westminster Hall to pay her respects to her beloved grandfather George V. Here, Matthew Dennison, her biographer, recalls a poignant moment and reflects on what the tradition means now

The royal family name of Windsor was confirmed by the Queen after her accession in 1952

From driving vehicles in the Second World War to breeding her first Dorgi, here are some things not many people knew about Queen Elizabeth II

On the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the former Prince of Wales was proclaimed King Charles III. Although it’s been known for decades that Charles would succeed his mother, there were rumours that he might, once king, choose the name George due to the contentious legacies of Kings Charles…

Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning British monarch, sitting on the throne for 70 years before her death - but in her younger years she never expected to wear the crown

When Liz Truss, the newly appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, addressed her speech following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday, she said “the queen was the rock on which modern Britain was built…She has been a personal inspiration to me and to many…

Just hours before news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death spread, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a fiery speech urging India to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename a boulevard that once honored King George V

The Queen's coffin has arrived at Edinburgh's St Giles' Cathedral, where she will remain for the next 24 hours for the public to see her lying in state - and The Mirror's Julie McCaffrey was one of the first to file past the late monarch's coffin today