Notes on a mourning nation
On the streets of London after the Queen’s death, our writer found grief, apathy – and a startling sense of…
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The Queue wasn’t just about grief, but our deep need to be part of something bigger
People were there not merely for the coffin, but for the experience of waiting for it.
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From the NS archive: The ten days
15 March 1952: Fleet Street now speculates which story would be the natural “splash” if war was declared on the…
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Britain’s final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II
However her life is memorialised, the Queen has become a conduit for the grief many feel about relatives who have…
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The Queen’s funeral: timings and details
The Westminster Abbey service will be one of the century’s great diplomatic events.
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The world’s longest reigning monarchs in world history
Only France’s Louis XIV served for longer on the throne.
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Who will be attending the Queen’s funeral?
The guest list is expected to include previous prime ministers, world leaders and European royals.
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The royal family aren’t meant to be like us mortals – that’s their power and their problem
Holiday parks will close and hospital operations cease without anyone even needing to ask. This is what having a monarchy…
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