Her Majesty the Queen has died peacefully at Balmoral
“Her Majesty the Queen…has died peacefully at Balmoral. As messages of sympathy arrived from around the globe the brand new King, who will reign as Charles III, led the tributes … Charles mentioned in a written assertion: “The loss of life of my beloved Mom, Her Majesty The Queen, is a second of the best disappointment for me and all members of my household. We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mom. I do know her loss will probably be deeply felt all through the nation, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by numerous individuals around the globe. Throughout this era of mourning and alter, my household and I will probably be comforted and sustained by our data of the respect and deep affection wherein The Queen was so broadly held.”” – The Occasions
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His Majesty King Charles the Third, our new monarch, will handle the nation immediately, as we enter a interval of nationwide mourning
“Right this moment Operation London Bridge will swing into motion, the interval of ten days between the Queen’s loss of life and her state funeral, which is anticipated to happen on Monday September 19… The Queen’s coffin is anticipated to stay at Balmoral for no less than the subsequent two days earlier than being flown again all the way down to London subsequent week. However the pendulum to introduce His Majesty to his individuals will even start to swing, with Charles and Camilla returning to London as King and Queen Consort immediately. He’s anticipated to carry his Accession Council tomorrow… The Queen’s loss of life will see Britain and her Commonwealth realms enter right into a ten-day interval of mourning as hundreds of thousands of her topics within the UK and overseas come to phrases together with her passing.” – The Each day Mail
- King Charles III takes the throne – The Monetary Occasions
- The King’s full assertion on the loss of life of his mom – The I
- The obituaries of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – The Occasions, The Each day Telegraph, The Guardian , The Monetary Occasions
- A lifetime of service – Editorial, The Occasions
- The Second Age of Elizabeth is at an finish. Lengthy reside King Charles III. – Editorial, The Each day Telegraph
- We’ll by no means see Her Majesty’s like once more and we’re all of the poorer for it – Editorial, Each day Specific
- The grace, humanity, and fortitude of Elizabeth II – Editorial, The Monetary Occasions
- Relaxation in peace, Ma’am. A light-weight has gone out on our lives – Editorial, The Solar
- The Queen was cherished as a result of, for greater than 70 years, she did what she had promised – Charles Moore, The Each day Telegraph
- Our hearts are damaged – Sarah Vine, The Each day Mail
- Queen Elizabeth was greater than a constitutional monarch. She understood the British individuals – Vernon Bogdanor, The Each day Telegraph
- Our debt to her is past any energy of fee – Max Hastings, The Occasions
- A little bit life that was historical past made flesh – Robert Hardman, The Each day Mail
- Younger or previous, all of us are Elizabethans in our personal specific method – Madeline Grant, The Each day Telegraph
>Right this moment:
>Yesterday:
The Queen was the rock on which Britain was constructed, says the Prime Minister
“Liz Truss on Thursday night time praised the Queen because the “rock on which trendy Britain was constructed”, simply 48 hours after Her Majesty had appointed her as her fifteenth prime minister…Ms Truss once more addressed the nation…She spoke of the nation’s loss and mentioned the Queen’s loss of life was “an enormous shock to the nation and to the world..Our nation has grown and flourished underneath her reign. Britain is the nice nation it’s immediately due to her.” The Prime Minister praised the monarch’s “dignity and charm” and mentioned that “in return she was cherished and admired by the individuals in the UK and all around the globe”. She mentioned the Queen “leaves an excellent legacy” however pressured that the monarchy would proceed and urged the nation to rally round King Charles III.” – The Each day Telegraph
- Boris Johnson’s tribute to ‘Elizabeth the Nice’ – The Occasions
>Yesterday:
The King will return from Balmoral immediately, and have his first viewers with Truss as shortly as doable
“The King and Queen Consort return to London from Balmoral. He’s anticipated to have his first viewers with the prime minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace as quickly as doable, probably within the afternoon. He will even meet the Earl Marshal — a publish held by the 18th Duke of Norfolk — who’s in command of funeral preparations, and log out the plans. At about 6pm he’ll give a recorded televised handle. Though the proclamation declaring him to be King won’t be made till tomorrow, and the Coronation won’t occur till some months therefore, the essential level is that he’s already the King: that occurred the second his mom died. At noon the Sebastopol Bell on the Spherical Tower at Windsor Citadel will toll, as soon as a minute for yearly of the Queen’s life…” – The Occasions
Tomorrow, the Accession Council will formally proclaim the brand new king, and tributes will probably be paid in Parliament
“The Accession Council, which incorporates senior authorities figures and privy counsellors, is then anticipated to fulfill at St James’s Palace on Saturday for the principal proclamation of the brand new king, which is learn out in public from a balcony at St James’s Palace. An extra proclamation will probably be learn on the Royal Change within the Metropolis of London. The brand new king can have audiences with the prime minister and cupboard, the chief of the opposition, the archbishop of Canterbury and the dean of Westminster. Tributes will probably be paid in parliament. Flags will probably be at full mast for the Accession Council and stay at full mast for twenty-four hours, earlier than returning to half-mast till the day after the funeral. The coffin is then anticipated to depart from Balmoral to be taken by street to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.” – The Guardian
Her Majesty’s physique will probably be introduced again to London
“Plans to hold the Queen’s physique by Royal Practice to London are referred to as Operation Unicorn. It’s seemingly that St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh would be the primary place for the general public to pay their respects in Scotland, with the Queen’s physique taken to Holyrood Home earlier than the prepare departs from Waverley Station. Ms Truss and senior ministers are anticipated to fulfill the Queen’s coffin on arrival in London earlier than she is taken to Buckingham Palace. This will probably be an enormous operation, with crowds prone to line railway bridges as they search for the prepare making its gradual journey to the capital. The undertakers are anticipated to be Leverton and Sons, primarily based in Camden. The agency has been an unbiased funeral administrators for 230 years and was final referred to as upon by the Royal Household when Prince Philip died in April 2021.” – The I
The King will start a tour of his kingdom, as his mom’s coffin will lie in state at Westminster Corridor
“King Charles will go to Northern Eire, the place he is because of obtain a message of condolence at Hillsborough Citadel and can attend St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast for a service of prayer and reflection…There will probably be rehearsals for the procession of the late Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Corridor…Within the first massive ceremonial occasion previous the funeral, the Queen’s coffin will probably be borne from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Corridor for the start of 5 days mendacity in state. It’s anticipated the coffin will probably be borne on a gun carriage. On arrival, there will probably be a brief service. The lying-in state is a chance for the general public to pay their respects. The coffin will probably be mounted…Westminster Corridor, which will probably be open to the general public for 23 hours a day.” – The Guardian
Because the King concludes his tour, preparations for the funeral will proceed
“A few week after the Queen’s loss of life the King will journey to Cardiff, the place a service is held at Llandaff Cathedral. He’ll obtain a message of condolence on the Senedd, the constructing of the nationwide meeting, and at Cardiff Citadel. About this time in Westminster Corridor there may be a night vigil mounted across the coffin by the Queen’s kids. Within the days earlier than the funeral the King can have conferences, together with with senior defence employees, the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, the governors-general and the realm prime ministers. Within the night, there’s a reception for overseas royal households at Buckingham Palace. He’s additionally anticipated to have one other viewers with the prime minister.” – The Occasions
The Queen’s state funeral is anticipated happen at Westminster Abbey.
“The unique plans concerned the Queen’s coffin to course of on a gun carriage pulled by naval scores…Senior family members are anticipated to comply with behind…The navy will line the streets and in addition be part of the procession…The service will probably be televised, and a nationwide two minutes’ silence is…to be held. The Queen’s coffin will probably be taken to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Citadel…Later within the night, there will probably be a non-public interment service with senior members of the Royal household. The Queen’s ultimate resting place would be the King George VI memorial chapel…the place her mom and father had been buried, together with the ashes of her sister, Princess Margaret. The Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin will transfer from the Royal Vault to the memorial chapel to affix the Queen’s.” – The Each day Telegraph
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Truss vows her plan will finish vitality disaster ‘as soon as and for all’
“Liz Truss has set out plans to freeze vitality payments at a mean of £2,500 a 12 months for 2 years, as a part of a bundle of help for houses and companies that marks one of many greatest authorities interventions because the monetary disaster. In her first massive act as prime minister, Truss mentioned the federal government would fund the scheme to scale back the unit value of vitality by means of elevated borrowing. The initiative is forecast to contain the switch of £150bn in taxpayer funds to vitality suppliers to make up the distinction between what they pay for energy within the wholesale markets, and the capped client worth. Whitehall sources mentioned official estimates wouldn’t come till a fiscal assertion from the chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, anticipated later this month.” – The Guardian
- Prices of reduction plan ‘are being hidden’, says the Director of the Institute for Fiscal Research – The Occasions
- Truss’s costly vitality lifeline – Editorial, The Monetary Occasions
- NHS is an even bigger downside than vitality payments – James Forsyth, The Occasions
>Yesterday:
Kwarteng sacks essentially the most senior civil servant within the Treasury
“Essentially the most senior civil servant within the Treasury has been sacked by Kwasi Kwarteng, the brand new Chancellor. Sir Tom Scholar, the Treasury everlasting secretary, was advised he was not wished within the job on Tuesday. Liz Truss repeatedly pledged to finish the Treasury orthodoxy of the final 30 years years throughout her profitable Tory management marketing campaign. Sir Tom’s elimination has occurred with rapid impact and he’s not within the place, in keeping with a authorities supply. The hunt for a alternative has already begun. Mr Kwarteng, mentioned: “Tom has been a devoted and distinctive civil servant, and I thank him for his exemplary service to the Authorities and the nation for the previous 30 years…”” – The Each day Telegraph
Information in Temporary:
- The Queen was the mannequin constitutional monarch – James Forsyth, The Spectator
- Who can rule Britain now? – Mary Harrington, UnHerd
- Lengthy to have reigned over us – Ben Sixsmith, The Critic
- The Queen’s loss of life will shake us all – Andrew Marr, The New Statesman
