Month: September 2022

A close up of King Charles bowing his head as he stands in front of the Queen’s coffin at Monday’s vigil is the front page of the i paper. The headline reads simply: “Vigil for a mother.”

“The King’s Vigil”. Three words with the same powerful image of King Charles, that features on so many of the papers, is the cover of the Metro. The newspaper adds how the Queen’s only daughter Princess Anne became the first woman to be part of the historic Vigil for the Princes ceremony. It has only previously been carried out by male members of the Royal Family, it reports.

“We will watch over you” is the Daily Mirror’s headline. The paper’s correspondent describes being one of those who attended the vigil for the Queen, as the public paid their respects. “Being so close felt strangely personal,” their correspondent writes, and brought home the “magnitude of her passing”.

“Lost in Grief” adorns the front page of the Daily Express, which has chosen a picture of King Charles in quiet reflection. The paper explains how King Charles previously stood in vigil when the Queen Mother died, when her four grandsons carried out the duty.

The Sun leads with “The King’s Vigil” and adds “Prayer for Her Majesty” on its front page, which also features an image of King Charles standing in front of his mother’s coffin.