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The last state funeral in the UK and the different ways royals are laid to rest

It has been nearly 60 years since there was a state funeral in the UK

Wales Online

When was the last state funeral in the UK?

Not all members of the Royal family are given a state funeral

Manchester Evening News

The Queen’s lying in state: What you need to know

Thousands of people are expected to queue to see the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall.

The Independent UK

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Did Queen Mother have a state funeral?

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will take place on Monday 19 September

The Independent UK

Newcastle United's Kings of Wembley came face to face with the real royalty

The Magpies were presented with the FA Cup by two different monarchs and a legendary Prime Minister in the 1950s

Chronicle Live

Winston Churchill had last state funeral for non-royal

State funerals for a so-called ‘commoners’ need the assent of both parliament and monarch

The Independent UK

Liz Truss can learn from the progress of second Elizabethan age, not its failures

The cost of living, as now, was the focus for households when the Queen came to the throne in 1952

The Guardian - UK

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Why Duke of Edinburgh was not called Prince Consort

The Queen made him a prince of the UK in 1957

Wales Online

Duke of Edinburgh rejected Prince Consort offer

The husband of a reigning Queen does not become a King and, unlike a Queen Consort, is not crowned or anointed at a coronation.

The Independent UK

Images of Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures

A look back at the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch

The Independent UK

Lend me your ears! The art of political speechwriting

The politicians deliver the words but who writes them? We talk to the experts whose job is to come up with the memorable phrases

The Guardian - UK

The remarkable reign of the platinum queen was almost too perfect

By being such a constant source of comfort and object of pride, she masked Britain’s relative decline

The Guardian - UK

What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

The Independent UK

Queen seamlessly modernised Royal Family after taking over institution dominated by men

Andrew Morton, the author of Diana: Her True Story, says that by caring more for people than protocol, Queen Elizabeth II rewrote the stuffy old rules of The Firm

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Secret of the Queen’s soft power – across seven decades and 15 prime ministers

Elizabeth II got on well with PMs of widely differing politics and backgrounds and played a key role in the background of British politics

The Independent UK

What is a state funeral and who has had one in the UK?

Sir Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington are among those to have had state funerals

The Guardian - UK

From the archive: Robert Harris on the Queen and Mrs Thatcher, 1988

The monarch got on well with most of her premiers so why did she clash with her longest-serving prime minister, asked the Observer’s political editor in 1988

AFP

Charles III proclaimed king vowing to follow 'inspiring' queen

London (AFP) - With a trumpet fanfare and gun salutes, Charles III was officially proclaimed king at a pomp-filled ceremony on Saturday, at which he pledged to emulate his late mother Queen Elizabeth II and serve for the rest of his life.

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The Guardian - UK

From rationing to reality TV – how Britain and the monarchy changed in Elizabeth's lifetime

In the era of the Queen’s coronation, the UK was a land of deprivation and deference, but profound social and economic change was about to transform the nation and then the monarchy

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth: Seven dutiful decades of national transformation and imperial retreat

Queen Elizabeth’s achievement was to adapt the monarchy to sweeping change without ever letting on what she was doing

Daily Record

Coco Chanel’s creepy abandoned Scots mansion leaves urban explorer 'on edge'

Rosehall House in the Highlands has housed some big names over the years, including Sir Winston Churchill, but has fallen into a state of disrepair.

AFP

Charles III to be proclaimed king after vowing 'lifelong service'

London (AFP) - Britain's Charles III will officially be proclaimed king in a ceremony on Saturday, a day after he vowed in his first speech to mourning subjects that he would emulate his "darling mama", Queen Elizabeth II.

AFP

King Charles III vows 'lifelong service' as crowds mourn queen

London (AFP) - King Charles III pledged to follow his mother's example of "lifelong service" in his inaugural address to Britain and the Commonwealth on Friday, after ascending to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Independent UK

The best hotels near Buckingham Palace

A range of stays for those planning a visit to the capital to pay their respects

AFP

Crowds hail King Charles III as mourning begins for late queen

London (AFP) - King Charles III greeted crowds singing "God Save the King" outside Buckingham Palace on Friday before making his inaugural address to Britain and the Commonwealth after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

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