London (AFP) – Former UK Prime Ministers, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major – as well as current PM Liz Truss – arrive at Westminster Abbey to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. IMAGES
London (AFP) – US President Joe Biden arrives at London’s Westminster Abbey for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The longest-serving monarch in British history died aged 96 at Balmoral, her Scottish Highland retreat, on September 8 after a year of declining health.
London (AFP) – Foreign dignitaries and heads of state arrive at Westminster Abbey for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service. Most leaders arrive on buses, while several, including US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, took private vehicles.
London (AFP) – A navy sailor faints while lining the route to Westminster Abbey and is carried away on a stretcher by colleagues.
London (AFP) – A procession carries the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey for her funeral service.
London (AFP) – The procession of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey begins, with members of the royal family following behind the coffin. The late monarch will be laid to rest after a state funeral attended by leaders from around the world and a historic last ceremonial journey through the packed streets of London.
London (AFP) – Members of the Royal Family walk behind Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as it approaches Westminster Abbey for her state funeral.
Tokyo (AFP) – Tennis star Naomi Osaka admis she has gone through “more down than up” in her career this year, as she tries to break out of a slump at The Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo this week. In a season hampered by injury, the former world number one and four-time Grand Slam champion has plummeted to 48 in the women’s tennis world rankings after a run that has seen her crash out in the first round of her last three tournaments.
Izumi (Japan) (AFP) – The Sendai river in southern Japan flows rapidly, debris blocks roads, and train services are suspended after Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall on Sunday. Millions were urged to seek shelter from the powerful storm’s high winds and torrential rain.
English Harbour Town (Antigua and Barbuda) (AFP) – At dusk, Mike Rose, chairman of the Royal Naval Tot Club in Antigua and Barbuda, leads a circle of loyalists in raising their daily ration of rum and toasting King Charles III. “To the King, God bless him,” the dozen or so people standing in a semicircle facing Rose say as they knock back the rum — for the first time since Queen Elizabeth II died earlier this month, they got the words right and toasted her son rather than her. They are carrying on a tradition that began in 1655, when the British Royal Navy began giving its sailors a daily half pint of rum. “We believe we’re probably the only club in the whole world that meets daily and toasts the monarch,” Royal Naval Tot Club member Richard Fear says.
London (AFP) – In the last official hommage to Queen Elizabeth II before her funeral on Monday, Britain observes a minute of silence in her memory. Citizens are encouraged to mark the the moment on their doorsteps or at community events and vigils.
London (AFP) – US President Joe Biden solemnly recalls Queen Elizabeth II’s “notion of service” at Buckingham Palace as he attends a reception hosted by King Charles III. After signing the book of condolences, he also reminisces on eating crumpets with the late queen, and how “she had that look like, “Are you okay? Anything I can do for you?” The President will attend the queen’s state funeral on Monday.
