From her education to the careful plans for her funeral, seven stories on the long-reigning monarch.
England
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Who Is the Man on the Moor?
At BBC News, Jon Manel traces the final journey of an unnamed man, found dead in Saddleworth Moor in Northern England.
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Slinging Sausage to English Motorists
On top of the regular flow of customers, motorway accidents would send streams of cars piling in: coaches full of school trips, families desperate to get home. A service station is not the type of place you’d expect to have regulars, but there were plenty at our Little Chef. The toast lady who came in […]
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All Comedy Will Be Canceled: How the BBC Prepares for the Eventual Death of the Queen
The last death of a Monarch was in 1952, and the BBC stopped all comedy for a set period of mourning after the announcement was made. The Daily Mail reports that the BBC plans to do the same again today, cancelling all comedy until after the funeral.