Queen Elizabeth II

1000 volunteers including 100 Scouts to help with crowd management as queue to see The Queen's coffin expected to reach five miles

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14th September 2022
For the past days, there has been widespread worry about the amount of people who are expected flood the British capital to pay their last respects to their beloved Monarch of 70 years – Elizabeth II. The Cabinet Office have now made public detailed plans to assist the public who wish to visit Her late Majesty Lying-in-State, with the queues predicted to reach five miles long, stretching…
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Palaces & Buildings

The history of Westminster Hall

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14th September 2022
On Wednesday, 14 September, Queen Elizabeth II’s body will process from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, where it will lie-in-state in Westminster Hall. Westminster Hall is the oldest surviving part of the medieval Palace of Westminster, now a…
King Charles III

King Charles and Queen Camilla embark in historic visit of Northern Ireland

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13th September 2022
King Charles and Queen Camilla have made a historic visit to Northern Ireland – the first from a British King in 77 years.  Their Majesties landed at Belfast airport a couple of minutes before 12pm local time, and were welcomed by local dignitaries, including His Majesty’s Secretary f State for Northern Ireland and the Lieutenant General.  The greeting party included two school…
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Features

The Bow Room at Buckingham Palace

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13th September 2022
When The Queen’s coffin returns to London, it will lie at rest in Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the Sovereign. Of the 775 rooms available to choose from, the Bow Room is where The Queen will spend her final time at Buckingham Palace. The Bow Room…
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Plan ahead - major supermarkets to close for Queen's funeral

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13th September 2022
Those needing to head to the supermarket will need to plan ahead as several supermarkets announce they will shut doors to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Among the stores closing are Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Morrisons, and Waitrose. A spokesperson for the John Lewis Partnership, which runs both Waitrose and John Lewis, told The Mirror: “We are deeply saddened by the death of Her…
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What is Lying-in-State?

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13th September 2022
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state for several days before she is laid to rest on Monday, 19 September. But what exactly does this mean? Lying-in-State is the tradition in which the body of a deceased official is placed in a state building. Placed either in…
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The royals who are buried at St George's Chapel

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13th September 2022
Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on 19 September, alongside several monarchs who were buried there before her. KING GEORGE VI’S MEMORIAL CHAPEL King George VI; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Elizabeth II’s immediate family are interred in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, which was completed in…
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