Queen Elizabeth II

Heathrow Airport to change flight plans to avoid disrupting The Queen's funeral

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16th September 2022
London’s busiest airport, Heathrow, is working alongside airlines to ensure minimal disruption will occur during the funeral of Her late Majesty The Queen. In accordance with NATS – the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services – operations to and from the airport will change as is appropriate. The goal is avoid noise disruption at certain locations at specific times…
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Queen Elizabeth II

How The Queen had a final say in the design of her hearse

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14th September 2022
Millions of people across the world were captivated by images of the casket of Queen Elizabeth II as it was driven through London on a dark, gloomy evening. A small detail that many people might have noticed is that hearse is lit up so mourners can see the coffin clearly. This was The Queen’s idea. The Queen specified the custom Jaguar XJ hearse be used a number of years ago when planning…
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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 from…
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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 part of…
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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