Queen Elizabeth II

Photo of Queen Elizabeth ll’s final resting place published

Buckingham Palace published a photograph on Saturday from Queen Elizabeth's final resting place at the royal chapel in Windsor, featuring a ledger stone bearing her name and those of her parents, and husband Prince Philip.
24 September 2022, 17:25 PM

Queen's pet corgis and pony say final goodbye to their owner

Queen Elizabeth's black pony Emma watched the monarch's funeral procession pass by in the grounds of Windsor Castle, where it was held on a lead by a groomsman.
20 September 2022, 03:30 AM

Order of service for Queen Elizabeth's state funeral

The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth will be held at London's Westminster Abbey on Monday when world leaders will join King Charles and the British royal family to bid farewell to Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
19 September 2022, 10:26 AM

Queen Elizabeth's coffin makes way to abbey

Leaders and monarchs from across the globe gathered in London on Monday to bid farewell to Britain's Queen Elizabeth at a state funeral of inimitable pageantry, marking the passing of a beloved figure who unified the nation through her 70-year reign.
19 September 2022, 09:48 AM

Britain, world say last farewell to Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest on Monday, after a grand state funeral attended by leaders from around the world, and a historic last ceremonial journey through the packed streets of London.
19 September 2022, 06:18 AM

PM attends King Charles’ reception at Buckingham Palace

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday (September 18, 2022) attended a reception -- hosted by Britain's King Charles III at Buckingham Palace – along with other world leaders.
19 September 2022, 05:29 AM

Funeral of Queen Elizabeth: King Charles III calls PM Hasina, expresses gratitude

In a telephone call from the Buckingham Palace last evening (September 17, 2022), Britain’s King Charles III expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for personally attending his mother’s funeral to be held on Monday (September 19, 2022) morning.
18 September 2022, 05:18 AM

China delegation in London banned from queen’s lying-in-state: Report

The Chinese delegation visiting London to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday will not be allowed to view her coffin at the lying-in-state vigil inside parliament, the BBC reported on Friday (September 16, 2022).
16 September 2022, 09:40 AM

Queen lookalike to give up job of 34 years out of respect

A lookalike of Queen Elizabeth II has said she is quitting the job after 34 years "out of respect” following the monarch’s death, but will still keep her outfits in memory of a woman who "felt like part of the family”.
14 September 2022, 07:14 AM

Queen's final journey most tracked flight in history

Just over five million people viewed Queen Elizabeth's final flight on Tuesday, as the journey carrying the late monarch's body from Edinburgh to London became the most tracked flight in history.
14 September 2022, 04:44 AM

Queen's will to remain sealed for 90 years

The will of Queen Elizabeth II, if the public could see it, would provide rare insights into the late monarch's wealth, but unlike those of ordinary British citizens hers will be sealed and locked in a safe for at least 90 years.
13 September 2022, 18:47 PM

Former colonies conflicted on mourning Queen Elizabeth II

Upon taking the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II inherited millions of subjects around the world, many of them unwilling. Today, in the British Empire’s former colonies, her death brings complicated feelings, including anger.
11 September 2022, 15:53 PM

Queen’s Elizabeth's coffin to make slow 6-hour journey to Edinburgh today

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth will be taken from her home in the Scottish Highlands on a slow, six-hour journey to Edinburgh on Sunday, giving the public a chance to line the roads in tribute to the monarch who died after seven decades on the throne.
11 September 2022, 07:05 AM

Queen's funeral on September 19

The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth will be held on Monday, September 19, royal officials said on Saturday, as her son Charles was officially proclaimed Britain's new king in a colourful ceremony laden with pageantry and tradition.
10 September 2022, 16:39 PM

Prince William pledges support for King Charles

Britain's Prince William said on Saturday he would honour the memory of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, by working to support his father King Charles.
10 September 2022, 16:05 PM

King Charles vows to follow his mother's example

King Charles pledged on Saturday to follow the example of his late mother as he was officially proclaimed Britain's new monarch in a ceremony featuring pageantry, centuries-old tradition, trumpets sounding and cries of "God Save the King".
10 September 2022, 15:04 PM

Know about the crown jewels, British royals’ precious gems

The crown jewels form the centrepiece of the royal coronation, and symbolise the pomp and history of the British monarchy over the centuries.
10 September 2022, 05:35 AM

King Charles vows lifelong service, expresses love for late mother in 1st address to nation

Britain's King Charles pledged on Friday to follow the example of his mother Queen Elizabeth in devoting himself to duty, during a solemn address to the nation in which he also spoke of his love for her and for his wife and children.
9 September 2022, 18:23 PM

Charles' succession: Former colonies call for reparations, removal of monarch as state head

The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Caribbean to remove the monarch as their head of state and for Britain to pay slavery reparations.
9 September 2022, 09:23 AM

Britain's new king Charles to address nation

Britain's King Charles will address a nation in mourning on Friday following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, the only monarch most Britons ever knew.
9 September 2022, 07:35 AM