Browsing: UK Papers

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”.

“Home… For one last time” is the headline on the front of the Daily Express, which features a picture of the Queen’s coffin entering Buckingham Palace.

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”.