“The government’s priorities were that these events ran smoothly and with the appropriate level of dignity”. The Queen’s funeral and related events cost the UK government about €186 million, its Treasury said Thursday. The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II took place at Westminster Abbey on 19 September 2022, followed by a period of national […]

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“If I were President, they wouldn’t have sat me back there.” Donald Trump has mocked Joe Biden after he was sat 14 rows from the front at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Sounding off on his Truth Social platform on Monday evening shortly after the Queen was laid to rest in the UK, the former US […]

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Happy Friday everyone Another week comes swinging around and I hope we’re all doing okay. This has certainly been a week like no other. So how about five minutes of trivial fun to lose yourself in on your lunch break? Go on, you know you want to. We’ve got general knowledge, memes, sport, entertainment and […]

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“Give the people real democracy,” the pop duo wrote on Twitter. Irish singing and TV presenting duo Jedward has called for the abolishment of the monarchy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II earlier this week. The Queen passed away on Thursday (8 September) at Balmoral aged 96 after reigning for 70 years. Her son, […]

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The day will be a bank holiday in the UK. Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will be held on Monday (19 September) at Westminster Abbey in London, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. In a statement, the Palace also confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II will lie-in-state in Westminster Hall for four days. The Palace said: “The State Funeral […]

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A period of Royal Mourning will be observed in the UK from now until seven days after The Queen’s Funeral. King Charles III has addressed Great Britain and the onlooking world for the very first time since the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Expressing his “personal grief”, the new monarch also paid tribute […]

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