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News Articles: Queen Elizabeth

This image released by The Royal Mint shows a new collectable coin to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Rolling Stones.

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The Royal Mint unveils a Rolling Stones coin to mark the band's 60-year anniversary

The coin honoring the Rolling Stones is the fifth in the Royal Mint's "Music Legends'" series that celebrates British artists. Others so honored have been Queen, Elton John, David Bowie and The Who.

December 01, 2022
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Queen Elizabeth's funeral

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Political Rewind: Queen Elizabeth's funeral; Forsyth GOP cancels protest; Walker lowers expectations

Monday on Political Rewind: In a flyer for a now-canceled anti-Abrams protest, the Forsyth County GOP warn that Democrats were "crossing over our county border." Some say the move was a reminder of the county's racist history. Plus, Walker paints himself as an underdog ahead of the debate with Warnock. 

September 19, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Pallbearers from the Queen's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, prepare to carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II into Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster in London on Wednesday to lie in state following a procession from Buckingham Palace. Elizabeth's funeral is Monday.

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2,000 guests are due to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral at Westminster Abbey

World leaders and members of the public, including national health workers, are invited to pay tribute to the United Kingdom's longest-reigning monarch.

September 18, 2022
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  • Willem Marx
After Queen Elizabeth II's death was announced, Wikipedia editors discussed which historical photo to use for her page.

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  • Pop Culture

Fastest 'was' in the West: Inside Wikipedia's race to cover the queen's death

Within seconds of the news of Queen Elizabeth II's death, an army of Wikipedia editors rushed to update her page on the site. It was chaos.

September 15, 2022
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  • Kai McNamee
Grenadier Guards flank the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in London on Wednesday. The Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four full days before her funeral on Monday.

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Queen Elizabeth II lies in state after a solemn procession from Buckingham Palace

Her coffin left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession to Westminster Hall.

September 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Members of the English punk band the Sex Pistols. From left: Lead singer and songwriter John Joseph Lydon a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, drummer Paul Cook, bass guitarist John Simon Ritchie a.k.a. Sid Vicious and guitarist Steve Jones.

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British pop music has a fraught relationship with Queen Elizabeth

Since the 1970s, the UK's punk, alternative and hip-hop artists have used music to share their feelings about the late monarch and what she represents.

September 14, 2022
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  • Chloe Veltman
Museum owner Bryan Ong looks at old postage stamps from British Hong Kong at the private museum The Museum Victoria City in Hong Kong, on Sept. 10, 2022.

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Queen Elizabeth II's death is renewing interest in British memorabilia in Hong Kong

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has sparked a wave of nostalgia and renewed interest in British memorabilia in Hong Kong, where emotions still linger toward U.K. rule.

September 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, leaves Balmoral as it begins its journey to Edinburgh.

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Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrives in Edinburgh ahead of a final journey to London

The coffin travels more than 100 miles to the royal Palace of Holyroodhouse in the Scottish capital. Eventually, the queen's body will be taken to London for the Sept. 19 funeral.

September 11, 2022
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  • Philip Reeves,
  • Robert Griffiths,
  • and 1 more
Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at age 96. Her funeral is scheduled for Sept. 19.

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Queen Elizabeth will lie in state for four days before her funeral on Sept. 19

The public will have four days to pay their respects to the queen at Westminster Hall. President Biden and other world leaders are expected to attend her funeral.

September 10, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim
King Charles III signs an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, where King Charles III is formally proclaimed monarch.

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Charles officially announced as king at royal ceremony

King Charles III was officially announced as Britain's monarch Saturday, in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live.

September 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
In this Jan. 20, 2003 file photo, a series of bank notes are displayed in central London.

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Will Britain's currency change following the death of Queen Elizabeth II?

Queen Elizabeth II was Britain's first monarch to be placed on the country's paper notes. There is no word yet on what new bank notes will look like, but there's a longstanding tradition for coins.

September 09, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Queen Elizabeth II pictured in 2012.

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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarch, has died at 96

Queen Elizabeth, who reigned for 70 years as Britain's monarch, died Thursday at Balmoral, her estate in the Scottish Highlands. She was 96. Her son Charles, 73, is now king.

September 08, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan
Queen Elizabeth greets leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle on Tuesday. The queen is under medical observation after her doctors became concerned about her health.

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Royal family members gather by Queen Elizabeth's side as health concerns swirl

The queen, under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, had been in poor health in recent months. Her children were by her side when she passed away Thursday.

September 08, 2022
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  • Dustin Jones
Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Liz Truss on Tuesday during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where the monarch invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party to become prime minister and form a new government.

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  • Europe

Liz Truss is now officially the U.K.'s prime minister after meeting with the queen

Truss became prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest and fix the health care system.

September 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
English punk rock group "Sex Pistols" perform, Jan. 7, 1978 in Memphis, Tenn., during the second stop of their U.S. tour.

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  • Arts & Life

Sex Pistols aim to give Queen Elizabeth's jubilee a touch of punk

A certain anti-authoritarian anthem linked to the punk rock pioneers and the British monarch, is being re-released as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her platinum jubilee.

June 01, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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