Day: 14 September 2022

The Guardian says Helicopters droned overhead, police officers swamped the streets and grief hung in the air but King Charles’s visit to Northern Ireland did not feel like a rerun of the Troubles. Quite the opposite.

The i says Liverpool were well-beaten Naples and while there were still holes in their performance at Anfield, the victory and the manner of it was much-needed.

The i says Vladimir Putin is under pressure after Ukraine’s lightning counter-offensive in the eastern Kharkiv region led to Kyiv’s forces retaking an area the size of Greater London in 48 hours.

William and Harry to walk behind the Queen’s coffin as she leaves Buckingham Palace for the final time The i…

The i says It comes as the UK faces a cost of living crisis, with fuel, food and energy prices soaring for months.

Boris Johnson’s anti-obesity rules are under threat as new prime minister Liz Truss targets red tape, The Guardian reports. The paper splits its front page to include the moving picture of the Queen’s coffin arriving at the gates of Buckingham Palace as well as the exclusive story on the UK government potentially scrapping its entire anti-obesity strategy.

The Metro takes a slightly different approach to the other papers and instead looks ahead at today’s events. Prince William and Prince Harry will walk behind the Queen’s coffin with King Charles on Wednesday, the Metro reports. The paper claims it will bring back memories of the boys walking behind their mother’s coffin in 1997 when William was just 15 and Harry 12.

A picture of the late monarch’s coffin as it is driven through the gates of Buckingham Palace adorns the front of the i paper. Its headline reads: “The Queen returns home”.

It was a “guard of honour” for the Queen as crowds lined the streets on Tuesday evening, the Daily Mirror reports. The paper says the late monarch was “led home by lights of love”.

The Sun also leads with a picture of the Queen’s hearse driving through the palace gates this evening. The paper’s headline reads: “Welcome home, Ma’am”.