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Flags fly at full mast once again, but royal mourning continues

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21st September 2022
The State Funeral and burial ceremony for the late Queen Elizabeth II concluded the national mourning period that spanned 11 days following her death.  Throughout the mourning period, all British institutional buildings around the world have had their flags flying at half mast; that includes embassies, consulates and other institutions that represent the United Kingdom in the world.  One…
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The Queen's staff line the streets of London and Windsor in honour of Queen Elizabeth II

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21st September 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s personal staff said one final goodbye to their sovereign during her funeral procession.  As Her Majesty’s funeral procession made its way from Westminster Abbey to Hyde Park, over 100 Buckingham Palace staff members lined up outside the palace gates to pay their respects. They were in their usual staff uniform, complete with black armbands.  Queen Elizabeth lived at…
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The King who welcomed Charles by singing his anthem

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20th September 2022
On a day filled with sadness, there was a heartwarming moment during “God Save The King.” At the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, the British national anthem was sung; all those in the congregation stood up out of respect, including the foreign royals. While most of the foreign royals in attendance stood in respectful silence, one monarch sang the words to “God Save…
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A truly majestic funeral procession carries Elizabeth II from London for the final time

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19th September 2022
Following a solemn State Funeral full of pomp and ceremony at Westminster Abbey, the late Queen Elizabeth II left London for the last time in a magnificent procession. Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral ended shortly after noon, at which point the Bearer Party, consisting of members of The Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, returned her coffin to the State Gun Carriage for…
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