Senior Australian broadcasters mistake Liz Truss for a ‘minor royal’ September 19, 2022 A pair of senior Australian broadcasters today mistook Liz Truss as a “minor royal” at the Queen’s funeral instead of the UK’s Prime Minister in an embarrassing gaffe. Peter Overton and Tracy Grimshaw, appearing on Channel 9’s broadcast of the state funeral, were unable to identify Truss as she walked into Westminster Abbey with her [...]
Queen’s historic state funeral: The world says goodbye to Elizabeth II September 19, 2022 The Queen was consulted on today’s order of service over many years. It was prepared by the dean of Westminster in conjunction with Lambeth Palace. The Queen’s funeral has drawn to a close with a lament played by The Sovereign’s piper and her coffin has been carried from Westminster Abbey to be placed on the State Gun Carriage. [...]
Palace releases previously unseen portrait of the Queen for her funeral September 19, 2022 The Royal Family has released a previously unseen picture of Her Majesty the Queen to mark her funeral. Taken in May for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, the new photograph shows the radiant 96-year-old monarch smiling into the camera. It was shared on social media, with the Royal Family saying it was “taken to mark Her [...]
Queen’s funeral: Joe Biden and other leaders arrive at Westminster Abbey September 19, 2022 US President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden have arrived at Westminster Abbey to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The US President arrived at the Abbey surrounded by a heavy police detail at just after 10am – an hour before the Queen’s began. The Bidens were greeted by the Very [...]
Thousands miss Queen’s funeral as rail disruption at Paddington persists September 19, 2022 Thousands of mourners are missing the Queen’s funeral, resorting to watching the proceedings on their phones due to the ongoing rail disruption at Paddington station. Services between Paddington and Reading have stopped running since earlier this morning as a result of issues to overhead electric wires. Heathrow Express and Elizabeth line services are also affected. [...]
Sadiq Khan: London funeral procession viewing areas now full as Queen Elizabeth laid to rest September 19, 2022 All public viewing areas for the funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth II are now full, City Hall has declared. There will be no entry to new arrivals hoping to catch a glimpse of the procession in the areas around Buckingham Palace, Westminster, St James’s Park and Green Park. Crowds have descended on the capital before [...]
Queen lying in state ends after outpouring of public devotion September 19, 2022 The final mourners have paid their respects to the Queen lying in state in Parliament’s Westminster Hall. Since Thursday, hundreds of thousands of members of the public have filed past the coffin until, early on Monday morning, the final people who had queued through the night left the cavernous medieval hall. The process has seen [...]
Queen to be laid to rest in historic state funeral: Full schedule and what to expect September 19, 2022 The Queen is to be reunited with her husband the Duke of Edinburgh as she is laid to rest in a historic state funeral, starting at 11am today. Crowds of mourners are expected to flock to London, Windsor and royal sites throughout the UK on the national bank holiday, with the service set to draw [...]
Syria, Venezuela, Russia and Afghanistan not welcome at Queen’s funeral but North Korea and Iran are September 18, 2022 While most countries around the world have been invited to send their head of state to the Queen’s state funeral next week, Syria, Venezuela and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan join Russia, Belarus and Myanmar on the list of nations not asked to send a representative. All holders of the Victoria Cross or George Cross will be able [...]
Empty Waterloo train left on platform as ‘waiting room’ for Queen mourners September 17, 2022 A train will be left on the platform of Waterloo station as a “waiting room” for anyone needing rest after queuing to see the Queen lying in state. Southwestern Trains announced the gesture on Twitter, as the miles-long queue from Westminster snakes the Southbank of the Thames, towards Southwark. Tens-of-thousands of people are in the [...]