There is no analogous British figure who will be mourned as deeply, or whose death will provoke a greater reckoning with the identity and future of the country.
Tag: Royal Families
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Queen Elizabeth II: The One Constant in an Inconstant World
From fading empire to the Cold War to 1970s turmoil to Brexit to Covid, “she was always there.” What will Britain, and the world, do without her?
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Across the Pond, Queen Is Mourned by Those Who Were Never Her Subjects
Americans paid their respects to the only British monarch most can recall, the head of a royal family that continues to be a source of fascination.
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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.