Here is the day-by-day account of what is expected to happen next, leading up to the Queen’s funeral in around 11 days’ time. Day of Death Thursday would traditionally have been D-Day or D+0 in the plans for the aftermath of the Queen’s death, codenamed London Bridge. But the announcement came late in the day – at around 6.30pm on Thursday September 8 – meaning plans have been shifted a day to allow the complex arrangements to be put in […]

The Queen was the longest reigning monarch in British history, heralded for her unparalleled devotion to royal duty during more than 70 years on the throne. At the centre of national life, Elizabeth II was head of state, head of the armed forces, head of the Commonwealth, and supreme governor of the Church of England. Her knowledge and professionalism were unprecedented and her reign as a constitutional monarch saw more than a dozen prime ministers. The Queen celebrated her Silver, […]