The i says Mourners have been warned they face queues of up to 35 hours to pay their respects to the Queen as she lies in state.
Author: News editor for WTX News
The i says Liz Truss is setting out the first major policy intervention of her premiership in a bid to protect households and businesses from soaring energy bills
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.
The Guardian returns to the cost of living crisis while events following the Queen’s death dominate headlines elsewhere. It reports that new Prime Minister Liz Truss is under pressure to reveal details about her energy plan before the Commons breaks up for party conferences towards the end of September.
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.
Tuesday’s front pages are dominated by images of the Queen’s four children – King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward standing around their mother’s coffin.
An advertisement on Indian TV for road safety has come under sharp critiscm for allegedly promoting dowry.
Ukrainian forces have retaken even more territory from Russia as they continue their counter-offensive, according to Ukrainian president Zelensky.
A Met Police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man has been suspended, the Met confirmed.
Shops have announced they will shut their doors in the UK on Monday 19 September, as a sign of respect to Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral.
Following the death of Britian’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, details of official events are Her Majesty’s funeral are being released.
The key events and times for Monday’s events as the nation prepares to say its final goodbyes to our beloved Queen Elizabeth.
Monday’s front pages feature pictures of the Queen’s coffin being carried by members of the Royal Company of Archers in Edinburgh. Most of the headlines express sadness over the Queen’s “final journey.”
The front page of the Independent features a full image of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin along with the headline: “Queen begins her final journey.” The paper says thousands are expected to line the streets as the journey to her final resting place begins.
Russia has launched “revenge attacks” on Ukraine, reports the Guardian. Infrastructure facilities, including power and water plants, are among those being targeted, after a concerted Ukrainian offensive made important gains, the paper says.
The moving photo of the Queen’s coffin, draped in the Scottish flag, dominates the Metro’s front.
The paper says foreign heads of state will all have to take an escorted coach together to the Queen’s funeral, a new report claims.
The Queen’s final journey begins – her “saddest”, says the Express.
THE Queen’s coffin has arrived in Edinburgh following a six-hour journey from Balmoral, with thousands of mourners lining the streets in the Scottish capital.
It is a sombre front page for The Mirror, which focuses on a photo of the Queen’s ‘final journey home’. A commemorative pull-out celebrates ‘a life of joy and duty’.
Princess Anne and Prince Andrew are shown in The Daily Star paying their respects to the Queen. It writes about the ‘thousands’ lining the streets of Edinburgh to say their goodbyes.
The King and other members of the royal family will follow Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin in a procession along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile on Monday afternoon.
Liz Truss is facing criticism following the sacking of the top official at the Treasury – just within days of her becoming the country’s new prime minister.