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US President Joe Biden pays respects at Queen Elizabeth's coffin

Brazil's Bolsonaro eyes votes at queen's funeral, UN meeting

Brazil's elections is just two weeks away, but President Jair Bolsonaro decided to pause his campaign and leave the country for a four-day international trip.

The right-wing leader arrived in London to attend Monday's funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and planned to open the United Nations Assembly General session in New York the next day.

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Who's invited -- and who's not -- to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

Hundreds of foreign royals and leaders are expected to attend the state funeral ofQueenElizabethIIin London on Monday -- one of the biggest diplomatic gatherings in decades.

Westminster Abbey has space for around 2,000 people, and around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries and their partners are expected, according to BBC and Sky News reports.

Isolated Prince Andrew pays tribute to 'mummy'

Prince Andrew, who has effectively been banished from royal life amid ongoing fallout from sex assault accusations, on Sunday paid tribute to the "compassion" of his "mummy",QueenElizabethII.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to miss Queen's funeral

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is no longer expected to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday, a British foreign office source said on Sunday, contrary to Britain's earlier expectations that he would.

Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is huge security challenge

The funeral of the only monarch most Britons have known involves the biggest security operation London has ever seen.

Mayor Sadiq Khan says Monday's state funeral forQueenElizabethIIis an “unprecedented" security challenge, with hundreds of thousands of people packing central London and a funeral guest list of 500 emperors, kings,queens, presidents, prime ministers and other leaders from around the world.

President Murmu in UK to attend state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

President Droupadi Murmu, who is in London on a three-day visit to attend the state funeral ofQueenElizabethIIscheduled at Westminster Abbey on Monday, signed a condolence book on behalf of the Indian government on Sunday.

President Murmu was joined by Acting High Commissioner Sujit Ghosh at Lancaster House in London, where visiting world leaders are stopping by to sign a book of condolence in memory ofQueenElizabethIIwho died aged 96 in Scotland on September 8.

London prepares for 1M visitors for funeral

London's transport authority says it has been preparing for around 1 million people to visit the British capital Monday forQueenElizabethII's state funeral.

Transport for London chief Andy Byford said Sunday the capital has seen “huge numbers of additional passengers” since thequeendied on Sept. 8. But he said demand will “reach a climax” on Monday.

Hundreds of big screens, viewing areas for Queen’s state funeral

Large screens across the parks of the UK and many cinema chains are being prepared to screen the state funeral ofQueenElizabethIIfrom Westminster Abbey in London on Monday morning, the UK government said on the last day of a gigantic queue on Sunday to file past the coffin of the late monarch Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall.

By the numbers: Facts and figures about the queen's funeral

Events surroundingQueenElizabethII's state funeral on Monday cap 10 days of national mourning and are expected to be watched by hundreds of thousands of people packed onto the streets of London and millions around the world. Those are just a few of the staggering array of numbers generated by the death of the 96-year-old monarch after a 70-year-reign.

Here are some figures that have swirled around London and the rest of the United Kingdom in the aftermath of death on September 8 at her summer retreat in Scotland of the only monarch most Britons have ever known.

World leaders head to London for Queen Elizabeth II funeral

Thousands of police, hundreds of troops and an army of officials made final preparations Sunday for the state funeral ofQueenElizabethII— a spectacular display of national mourning that will also be the biggest gathering of world leaders for years.

USPresident Joe Biden and other dignitaries are arriving in London for the funeral, to which around 500 royals, heads of state and heads of government from around the globe have been invited.

Queen paved the way for transition to Charles in final years

In retrospect, it seems as if she was preparing us all along. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, QueenElizabethII spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, trying to make sure the family firm would keep ticking along after her death. The transition began slowly, with the queen turning over more public duties to her son and heir, now King Charles III, as she entered her twilight years.

But it moved into overdrive in 2022 asElizabeth II celebrated 70 years on the throne. First she expressed her wish that Charles' wife, Camilla, be known as queen consort after her death, and then the future king took center stage during four days of Platinum Jubilee festivities.

“ElizabethII was preparing the ground for the succession,'' historian Ed Owens said. “We saw a lot more of Charles in the last 10 years stepping in for his mother in a number of key situations at key public events. And that, I think, was partly intentional in that the monarch … wanted her son to sort of gravitate naturally into the limelight, to make this seem as best as possible as though it was a seamless transition.''

Members of the public file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

Members of the public file past the coffin of QueenElizabethII, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, in London

Flowers and tributes left for the late Queen Elizabeth II are pictured by the National Covid Memorial Wall as members of the public queue to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II

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Members of the public camp behind barriers lining the procession route, ahead of the funeral on Monday of the late Queen Elizabeth II, in London

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King's body guard arrive to guard the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

The King's Body Guard, formed of Gentlemen at Arms, Yeomen of the Guard and Scots Guards, arrive to guard the coffin ofQueenElizabeth II, Lying in State inside Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster in London

Members of the public stand in queue in the early hours of the morning, to pay their respects to the late Queen

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Members of the public stand in queue in the early hours of the morning, to pay their respects to the late Queen

Members of the public stand in queue in the early hours of the morning, to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Britain is gearing up Sunday for the momentous state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II as King Charles III prepared to host world leaders and as mourners queued for the final 24 hours left to view her coffin, lying in state in Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster.

Queen Elizabeth II's favourite brands face losing royal warrant

Fortnum and Mason teas, Burberry raincoats, Cadbury chocolate and even broomstick and dog food manufacturers are among those facing the loss of royal prestige. If they do not gain the new monarch's stamp of approval, they will have two years toremove the seal that marks them as preferred suppliers to the sovereign.

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The Queen is everywhere. What will the royal makeover cost?

QueenElizabethII’s image is ubiquitous. Her face is on British money — the blue 5-pound notes, the bronze 1-pound coin. It’s on post boxes and stamps. The royal arms is on condiment jars and jackets. Since her death this month,Queen’sface has been all over nonstop news coverage. But before long, the visage of King Charles III will replace his mother’s in official and unofficial capacities.

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Camilla hails Queen Elizabeth, a 'solitary woman' in a man's world

Britain's new Queen Consort Camilla paid tribute Sunday to Queen Elizabeth II for carving her own role as a "solitary woman" in a world dominated by men.

In her first public comments broadcast since Queen Elizabeth's death, King Charles III's wife said it must have been "so difficult" for the late monarch, who inherited the throne in 1952 when she was just 25 years old.

Taiwan 'specially invited' to sign queen's condolence book

Taiwan's de facto ambassador in London received a "special invite" to sign the book of condolence for Britain'sQueenElizabeth, the island's foreign ministry said, adding he was given the same treatment as other dignitaries.

President Murmu arrives in London to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

President DroupadiMurmuarrived in London on Saturday evening to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and to offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government.

Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 at her summer residence of Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, is lying-in-state at Westminster Hall before the funeral at Westminster Abbey on the morning of September 19.

King Charles to host world leaders as UK readies for queen's funeral

Britain was gearing up Sunday for the momentous state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II as King Charles III prepared to host world leaders and as mourners queued for the final 24 hours left to view her coffin.

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