London: Britain’s longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest with her husband Philip and parents in an intimate ceremony in London’s Windsor on Monday. Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault at the St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle after a day of matchless pagaentry that drew world leaders and…
Fleeting thoughts on a Queen’s death
September 20, 2022The whole of yesterday afternoon I was glued to my grandpa’s rose-wood armed chair till late in the evening watching the grandiose, spectacular, colourful and elaborate funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Yes, Great Britain not just Britain. It denotes political union of England, Scotland and Wales. Then what is United Kingdom?…
Why mourn the Queen?
September 17, 2022The British Queen is dead. She was the representative of one of the most cruel empires. Yet, basic human decency requires us to express our condolences. However, the Indian Government and some Indians went overboard with condolence, making us look subservient. No matter how much anyone attempts to soften the evil image of the British…
State mourning over Queen Elizabeth’s death
September 12, 2022Tourists caught off-guard as Mysore Palace not illuminated Mysore/Mysuru: As India observed State mourning on Sunday (Sept. 11) over Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the regular Sunday illumination of the Mysore Palace too was suspended as a mark of respect. But unaware of the cancellation of the illumination, several tourists who had come from far-flung areas…
Queen Elizabeth II to be laid to rest beside husband on Sept. 19
September 10, 2022London: Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest beside her husband Prince Philip at King George VI memorial chapel. Britain’s longest-serving monarch will be interred at the small chapel where her parents are also buried. The Queen passed away on Thursday (Sept. 8) at her home in Scotland at the age of 96. The…
Queen Elizabeth II to lie in state in Westminster Hall before funeral
September 9, 2022London: Hours after Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II breathed her last in Scotland, her eldest son Charles had become King Charles III. He remained at the Balmoral Castle, the Queen’s summer residence in Scotland, with his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort and is expected to address Britain on Friday. The Queen was not keeping well of…
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