On Sunday, Elizabeth’s coffin will be carried from Balmoral Castle, in the Scottish Highlands, on a roundabout six-hour journey to Edinburgh, via Aberdeen.
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Queen’s Death Leaves UK Grappling With Its Sense of National Identity
A figure who embodied Britain, Elizabeth cast long shadow. She leaves behind a country unsettled by domestic crises and anxiety over its place in the world.
Read King Charles III’s declaration to the Accession Council.
In the address, the king mourned the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and said, “I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me.”
In His First Speech, King Charles III Pledges Service to Britain
On a day of mourning in Britain after the death of Queen Elizabeth, Charles’s ascent to the throne was a symbol of the continuity of the monarchy.
In His First Speech, King Charles III Pledges Service to Britain
On a day of mourning in the U.K. after the death of Queen Elizabeth, Charles’s ascent to the throne was a symbol of the continuity of the monarchy.
King Charles Names William and Catherine Prince and Princess of Wales
In a palace statement, they indicated they would honor William’s late mother while still forging their own path.
King Charles to Replace Queen Elizabeth on Bank Notes and Coins
Queen Elizabeth II faced right on British coins. Her son and successor might face the other way.
Here is the transcript of King Charles III’s inaugural address.
King Charles III honored his mother in his first speech to the nation as sovereign.
In London, Mourning, Remembrance and Tributes. And Some Shrugs.
Though mourning and grief were visible in Britain’s capital on Friday, some young Britons were more muted in their reaction to an institution that many called increasingly irrelevant.
Queen Elizabeth, and the Power and Limitations of Inspiring Women
Changing minds can be powerful, but history shows that changing societies takes more.