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Waiting for their mistress one last time: Queen Elizabeth II's corgis watch her coffin pass

Two tiny corgis were among the mourners at Windsor Castle as the hearse bearing the late Queen Elizabeth II arrived at St. George’s Chapel on Monday afternoon. Sandy and Muick, the last of Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis, were photographed waiting in the grounds of Windsor Castle, accompanied by members of the Royal Household. Queen Elizabeth II’s love of corgis was well-documented…
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A moving goodbye as Queen Elizabeth II passes in front of Buckingham Palace for the last time

After a moving funeral service, Her Late Majesty’s coffin was carried on the State Gun Carriage to Wellington Arch.  Following a very long walk from Westminster Abbey through Whitehall and the Cenotaph, Horse Guards Parade and the Mall, the procession arrived in front of Buckingham Palace. Waiting for the cortège were the entire staff of the Palace; placed in one single line that spanned…
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King Charles welcomes world leaders to Buckingham Palace on the eve of The Queen’s State Funeral

King Charles III and Queen Camilla, accompanied by members of the Royal Family, have hosted a gathering of world leaders at Buckingham Palace in preparation for tomorrow’s State Funeral.  All the leaders that had arrived in London gathered in the Picture Gallery and the King’s Apartment rooms of Buckingham Palace for a cocktail and some canapés.  For security reasons, Buckingham…
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King Felipe of Spain and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden pay their respects at the Lying-in-State

As world leaders descend on London for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, two reigning monarchs stopped by Westminster Hall to view the late Queen Lying-in-State. King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain and King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were two royal couples who paid public tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, visiting ahead of one of the UK’s largest gatherings of…
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