Commentary: Queen Elizabeth's epic reign, and why the monarchy matters
Historian and author Amanda Foreman offers her thoughts on the woman who embodied the spirit of a nation, as both a figurehead and a very relatable mother and grandmother.
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Historian and author Amanda Foreman offers her thoughts on the woman who embodied the spirit of a nation, as both a figurehead and a very relatable mother and grandmother.
By her temperament, and her reassuring presence in the lives of her subjects, Queen Elizabeth II was the very model of a modern monarch. Tina Brown talks about the Queen's mystique, and how Her Majesty evoked history and familiarity in a turbulent world.
Since the reign of Alfred the Great, the line of Britain's hereditary royalty has stretched across nearly 40 generations to the new king, Charles III – a sprawling family tree whose members were sometimes pitted against one another.
After serving what has been dubbed "the longest internship in history," Prince Charles has now ascended to the throne. Is Elizabeth II an impossible act to follow?
Her passing after 70 years on the throne has meant that not just a monarch is gone at the age of 96, but decades of stability and continuity are suddenly gone, too.
Queen Elizabeth II's flag-draped coffin was driven slowly through the Scottish countryside Sunday from her beloved Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
Officers found about 100 pounds of undeclared cheese hidden under blankets in a woman's car.
Many of the high-profile members of the royal family visited memorials to Queen Elizabeth II across the U.K.
"So much will be said in the days ahead about the meaning of her historic reign. I, however, have lost a grandmother," Prince William wrote.
Russia's Defense Ministry says it's pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant advances in the past week.
A small charter boat capsized in what may have been a collision with a whale.
Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral will be Monday, Sept. 19.
Upon his ascent to the throne, King Charles III passed his previous title – the Prince of Wales – to his oldest son, who is now next in line for the crown.
For the first time ever, people around the world were able to watch the proceedings of the Accession Council - a centuries old constitutional tradition - play out live.
Britain's longest-reigning monarch passed away at the age of 96, and the new king has now taken up residence at Buckingham Palace.