Queen’s funeral – latest: King Charles ‘to have slimmed-down coronation’ amid cost-of-living crisis
New monarch reportedly keen to show he understands people’s troubles
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Your support makes all the difference.King Charles III is reportedly planning a “less expensive” coronation ceremony than his mother’s as he wishes to avoid extravagance while ordinary people struggle with the cost of living crisis.
A date has yet to be set for the crowning of the new monarch, though royal precedent and a large amount of planning involved suggest the ceremony will be at least several months away – possibly next spring.
Charles’s coronation “will be shorter, smaller and less expensive” than the Queen’s in 1953, a royal source told the DailyMirror.
The source told the paper: “The King is very aware of the struggles felt by modern Britons so will see his wishes carried through that although his coronation ceremony should stay right and true to the long held traditions of the past, it should also be representative of a monarchy in a modern world.”
Meanwhile, the Queen’s name has been inscribed alongside her mother’s, father’s and Prince Philip’s on a ledger stone in the Windsor chapel where she was buried on Monday evening.
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How all the pieces of the monarchy move around after the Queen’s death
The Queen’s death marks a huge moment of transition for members of the royal family as they take on new roles, titles and responsibilities.
Following the late sovereign’s state funeral and burial on Monday, the national period of mourning came to an end and the royal mourning period of seven days began.
Royal family members are not expected to carry out official duties until after Monday September 26.
The details of future engagements that working members of the royal family will undertake are not yet clear.
But here we look at everything we know so far about what happens next and how the royal family members’ lives have changed:
How all the pieces of the monarchy move around after the Queen’s death
This is a huge moment of transition for members of the royal family as they take on new roles, titles and responsibilities.
Scotland confirm minute’s applause for Queen before Ukraine game
The Scottish Football Association has confirmed a minute’s applause will be held in tribute to the Queen before Wednesday’s match against Ukraine.
The SFA has been granted approval from Uefa to hold the tribute in what is the country’s first match since the death of the Queen.
It comes following a weekend of disruption to tributes in the Scottish Premiership, with the SFA electing to hold a minute’s applause at Hampden rather than a period of silence in the wake of disturbances before matches at Rangers and Hibernian.
The Premiership gave clubs the option of choosing whether and how to pay respects, but the silence at Ibrox was disrupted by boos and chants from the travelling Dundee United supporters.
Some Celtic fans, meanwhile, chanted “If you hate the royal family clap your hands” after St Mirren elected to hold a minute’s applause before their match in Paisley on Sunday, defying pleas from their manager Ange Postecoglou to be “respectful” during any tributes.
Jamie Braidwood reports:
Scotland confirm minute’s applause for Queen before Ukraine game
It follows a weekend of disruption to tributes in the Scottish Premiership
Bolsonaro films his shock at UK petrol prices on trip for Queen’s funeral
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been criticised for filming a video in which he expressed his shock at UK petrol prices while visiting for the Queen’s state funeral.
The controversial leader shot the clip in an attempt to revive his flagging re-election campaign.
Critics accused him of using his funeral visit for his own political ends, saying such tactics were “disrespectful” of the late British monarch.
As part of this electioneering, the ex-army captain was filmed at a Shell forecourt on London’s Bayswater Road pointing at a sign showing the price of petrol.
In the video that was posted online on Sunday, he said the 161.9p per litre cost was “practically double the average of many Brazilian states”.
Rory Sullivan reports:
Bolsonaro films his shock at UK petrol prices on trip for Queen’s funeral
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How the Queen’s orb, crown and sceptre were kept safe during her funeral
Symbols of the monarchy that adorned the Queen’s coffin before her burial were fixed in place to avoid any unfortunate incidents in a long series of processions.
The Imperial State Crown, Sovereign’s Orb and Sceptre stayed with the Queen from her coronation until moments before her coffin was lowered into the ground in St George’s Chapel on Monday.
The royal relics, which are usually kept in the Tower of London, were placed on top of Her Majesty’s coffin for her lying-in-state, travelling from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey then on to Windsor.
Viewers of the funeral were puzzled by how the trio of objects, one of which is spherical, stayed in place throughout the journey.
Footage showed that special fixtures had been attached to the coffin to secure them in place.
Liam James has more:
How the Queen’s orb, crown and sceptre were kept safe during her funeral
Royal relics have a history of disrupting a monarch’s final procession
ICYMI: Who waited in the queue and who jumped?
This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield have insisted they would “never jump a queue” as they addressed their controversial visit to see the Queen lying in state.
The pair were accused of “skipping the queue” on social media after they appeared inside Westminster Hall on Friday without taking part in the public line.
Some media and MPs were able to bypass the queue and access Westminster Hall during the roughly four-day lying in state.
MPs are given special passes to bypass the public queue and can bring up to four guests with them – a privilege that has been criticised by members of the public as “elitist” and “unfair”.
But other celebrities joined the thousands of people who spent hours patiently standing in the line, which at one point reached a wait time of at least 24 hours.
ITV bosses later said Willoughby and Schofield attended to film a segment for an upcoming show, while Willoughby on Tuesday insisted they “would never jump a queue”.
As the fallout continues, my colleague Chiara Giodano gives a roundup of all the celebrities who waited their turn in the public queue:
Who waited in line and who didn’t in the queue for the Queen?
While Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield have faced criticism for allegedly skipping the queue, several celebrities were spotted waiting in line for hours with members of the public
Collectors clamor for rare Queen Elizabeth coins and notes
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has collectors scrambling to secure rare coins and bills bearing her likeness, even as her portrait is set to remain in circulation for years to come on money throughout the Commonwealth.
Coin dealers say demand for rare-issue notes and coins - such as a pre-World War II Canadian $20 bill featuring Elizabeth as a child or Australia’s Platinum Jubilee 50-cent coin - has surged since the queen died in Scotland on 8 September.
Queries have been coming in from both seasoned collectors and novices eager to commemorate the death of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, who appears on a record 33 currencies around the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
“There’s been an incredible upsurge in demand,” said Peter Hutchison, heritage coin specialist at Hattons of London, adding he is fielding queries from as far away as Australia.
In highest demand are limited-issue coins that were sold to collectors in the first place. Prices are rising as seasoned numismatists try to fill gaps in their collections and newcomers join in, said Hutchinson.
“I think we’ll see them increase a considerable amount more now as more people enter the market and try to chase them down,” he said, pointing to items like Canada’s 1954 “Devil’s Head” note series where a part of the queen’s hair gives the illusion of a grinning devil.
“It just takes enough people on eBay to chase the price up.”
Jobs of 20 royal staff at risk after Queen’s death
Up to 20 royal staff members who worked closely with Queen Elizabeth II have been told their jobs could be at risk, according to the Guardian.
Employees were reportedly told of their potential job losses shortly after the monarch’s death and were advised by the royal household that final decisions would be made following Monday’s state funeral.
Some of the all-female dressers responsible for the dressing the Queen and those who helped the monarch move between the royal palaces are those at risk, according to sources.
Justin Trudeau’s team defends singing before Queen’s funeral
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office has defended him after he was filmed singing by a piano in a London hotel, two days before the Queen’s funeral.
He sang Bohemian Rhapsody by the British rock band, Queen, with pianist Gregory Charles at the Corinthia hotel.
A spokesperson for the PM said “the prime minister has taken part in various activities to pay his respects for the Queen.”
ICYMI: Queen’s name inscribed on Windsor chapel stone
The Queen’s name has been inscribed on a new ledger stone in the Windsor chapel, where she was buried on Monday.
The late monarch was laid to rest with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, in the George VI Memorial Chapel alongside her parents and sister.
The private service was attended by King Charles and the royal family following her state funeral at Westminster Abbey and committal service in Windsor.
Buckingham Palace says the stone replaces a black slab bearing the names of George VI and Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
Liam James has the full story.
Queen’s name inscribed on to chapel stone next to Prince Philip’s
Late monarch joined her husband in final resting place after funeral
ICYMI: Man flag tried to grab flag wanted to check Queen was in coffin, court told
A man who tried to grab the flag draped over the Queen’s coffin as she lay in state at Westminster Hall did not believe she was dead, a court has heard.
Muhammad Khan, 28, allegedly wanted to look in the coffin to “check for himself” the Queen was there and also planned to go to royal residences to “try to make contact” with the monarch.
Doctors assessed Mr Khan as not fit to take part in proceedings at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, and he was granted bail on condition he remains in a mental health hospital until his next hearing.
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