The state will cover the huge price tag at a time when many in Britain are struggling to pay their bills and are bracing for a difficult winter.
Tag: London (England)
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Prime Minister Liz Truss’s Dizzying First Week
Ms. Truss took over a British government facing an economic emergency. But those problems have been eclipsed by the queen’s death, an epochal event that has put politics on hold.
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In His First Speech, King Charles III Pledges Service to Britain
On a day of mourning in Britain after the death of Queen Elizabeth, Charles’s ascent to the throne was a symbol of the continuity of the monarchy.
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In London, Mourning, Remembrance and Tributes. And Some Shrugs.
Though mourning and grief were visible in Britain’s capital on Friday, some young Britons were more muted in their reaction to an institution that many called increasingly irrelevant.
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In a Divided Britain, Near Unity in Admiration of the Queen
Across London, conversations reflected how deeply the loss had touched the nation — and how fundamental Elizabeth’s role had been in the national identity.