Manchester's theatres, galleries and museums pay tribute to The Queen

Mourners around are honoring Queen Elizabeth II — but some of the memorials are going too far.

Prince William has a pricey new property. While much about the royals' wealth remains shrouded in secrecy, financial experts have pieced together estimates of their fortunes based on well-documented accounts of their personal collections and inherited properties. And though royal wills are never made public, the changing of royal titles and transition of assets does hold a long-running precedent. Now, in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death, CNN Business reports that William — who is now first in line to the throne, currently holding the formal title of the Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge and eventually becoming the Prince of Wales — inherits the private Duchy of Cornwall estate from his father, King Charles III.Created in 1337 by King Edward III, the estate is said to be worth around £1 billion ($1.2 billion), per financial accounts from the last year.

Buckingham Palace, in light of the late monarch, identical twins and singing duo John and Edward Grimes called for the end of the monarchy.The 30-year-olds, who are best known for their time on The X Factor back in 2009 as well as previously appearing in Celebrity Big Brother, tweeted from their shared social media account that is followed by more than 600,000 people: “Abolish the monarchy and give the people real democracy!”The pair have made several separate tweets airing their opinion on the monarchy including the following which was posted on September 10: “King Charles should hand back the six Irish counties on his visit to Northern Ireland - No war! Just words! It’s time.”Having been met with mixed emotions by followers and Twitter users, on September 13, Jedward has since claimed they have been sent death threats.The siblings tweeted: “Psychos are sending us death threats! Your threatening behaviour and criminality will not intimidate us.”Gaining more than 4,000 likes on the tweet, many of the twin brother's fans rallied around them, advising the stars to report the abuse they are receiving.@LisaHafey tweeted: “Wow society has come to this! Hope you’re okay! Know that you are truly loved!”User @SweetAnniina added: “That's insane. Why can't people just agree to disagree on things and let it be, it is what it is.

Queen's guard has been filmed frightening tourists as he yelled at them for being on the fence at the Tower of London. In the video, which has gained more than 304,000 likes, the soldier was seen marching over to the fence and stamped his feet twice before yelling: "Get off the fence!"The tourist let out a scream as he continued his march to the right before turning to return to his post, during the incident which took place in August, when the guards still belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth II.READ MORE: Tourist shocked after Queen’s guard screams at her for touching reins on his horseHer 73-year-old son King Charles III was proclaimed King on September 8, with his wife Camilla becoming Queen Consort.

Kim Kardashian has unexpectedly shown off her new look in a pair of boots that make her look as though she is wearing a half suit of armour – but fans urged her to “read the room” after attacks on Armenia and the death of Queen Elizabeth II.The Kardashian sister, known from her family’s show Keeping Up With The Kardashians and The Kardashians, took to Instagram to pose up a storm in the eye-catching outfit.She posted a short clip on her Instagram story which showed her opening up a box from jewellery company Tiffany.READ MORE: Linda Evangelista snapped with Kate Moss and Kim Kardashian as she makes big comebackShe revealed a silver lock bracelet inside and thanked the brand for sending her the piece.The bracelet twinkled in the light and was lavishly presented in the brand’s signature Tiffany blue coloured box and a black velvet interior.Kim then donned the bracelet along with her armour-esque outfit to show off the opulence of the piece.She took to her grid and shared a carousel post, which featured six pictures of herself with the bracelet.In the first snap, Kim sat against a stone wall and stared directly down the camera, her arm resting on her opposite shoulder as she brought attention to the jewellery.Her icy blonde hair was worn in loose waves as her dark roots poked through, her features accentuated with a full face of glamorous makeup and a spiky nude manicure to match.Kim wore a metallic silver bodysuit with a scoop neck and no sleeves, which had a high thigh cut and clung to her curves.However, the main event was the pair of thigh high silver heeled boots that reached just below her hips.The boots were made to replicate a suit of armour, with grooves, hinges and bolts included.A jointed hood covered her

As the nation continues to mourn for Queen Elizabeth II following her death at the age of 96 last week, many businesses across the country have decided to close their doors for a day as a show of respect for the late monarch. On Monday 19th September, the day of the Queen’s funeral, everything from shops to cinemas and even doctor’s surgeries will close their doors to give their staff time to reflect on her majesty’s life.

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle have strict fashion rules they have to follow for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The late monarch will be laid to rest on Monday 19 September and King Charles III has confirmed it will be a bank holiday to give the nation a chance to grieve and their respects together. And in the days since the funeral date was confirmed, details about the State Funeral have been released and as per royal tradition, much of it is steeped in history.

Thousands of new and returning students are set to arrive in Manchester over the coming days in preparation for 'freshers' (welcome) week to begin or resume their university courses. This has long been set to fall on Monday (September 19), which has now become a bank holiday as the Queen's funeral is set to take place in London, following her passing last week.

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Prince William's close friend, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, will no longer be carrying out his royal-related duties following the Queen's death.The Marquess, whose name is David Rocksavage, acted as the Lord Great Chamberlain during Elizabeth II's reign and was required to walk backwards facing the monarch at the State Opening of Parliament this year.However, since the ascension of King Charles III, the duty has been passed to Rupert Carrington, known as the 7th Lord Carrington, as the ceremonial role changes to a different aristocratic family when a new reign begins.READ MORE: William and Kate lack ‘affection’ that Meghan and Harry display, says expertRupert began his first duties on Monday (September 12), greeting the King and Queen Consort Camilla at Westminster Hall.He is also expected to have a starring role in King Charles III's Coronation, thought to take place next year, with his duties including dressing the monarch on the day, as well as serving them water before and after the banquet.As part of his role, he will wear a scarlet court uniform and bear a gold key and white stave as part of the insignia.Friends of David Rocksavage have said that the filmmaker isn't too upset about relinquishing his role, telling the Daily Mail: "David always knew he would not have the job for life.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't been invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral. The 69-year-old politician and other Kremlin representatives have all been blacklisted by Buckingham Palace, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. Dignitaries from Belarus and Myanmar have also been overlooked by the palace, while Iran will only be represented at the funeral on an ambassadorial level.

Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace, where thousands of mourners lined up to watch, and the entire royal family — including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — were at the Palace when the hearse arrived via police escort.

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace, where thousands of mourners lined up to watch, and the entire royal family — including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — were at the Palace when the hearse arrived via police escort.King Charles III, Camilla, the Queen Consort, Prince William and Kate Middleton were also seen arriving at the Palace before the coffin's arrival Tuesday night in London where, according to the, mourners also belted out «hip hip hooray» after the coffin made its way inside the Palace's grounds. Earlier in the day, Her Majesty's coffin boarded the Royal Air Force Globemaster C-17 plane and traveled from Edinburgh to Britain. The queen had been lying in rest at St.

Queen Elizabeth II. In a statement released Tuesday, the royal opened up about her final moments with the late 96-year-old monarch. «I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest Mother’s life,» Princess Anne began.

Piers Morgan, 57, has claimed Prince Harry, 37, would effectively be betraying the trust of his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, should he release his “salacious” new book. The TalkTV presenter has claimed the book, which the Duke of Sussex has jointly written with Meghan Markle, would “rip into the Royals".He fumed: "If Harry goes ahead with this horribly ill-advised book, he will betray his pledge to his grandmother.”The book, with a prospective release date of November, according to the Duke of Sussex, will be a “first hand” account of his life. Piers, in a recent column for the New York Post written following The Queen’s death, slammed the forthcoming book in scathing terms. "He’s written a supposed 'tell-all' book due to be published later this year or early next. “He will reportedly rip into the royals yet again in what Harry says will be a 'first-hand account of my life that’s accurate and wholly truthful'."Is that the same kind of 'accurate and wholly truthful' garbage that he and Meghan spewed to Oprah, much of which has since been proved to be utter nonsense?" Piers questioned.Piers added that one of King Charles III’s aides told him that the palace was dreading the release of the new tell-all. In the column, Piers said they fear it will “drip” with poisonous new allegations about the Royal Family. “Any such attack, coming from the new monarch’s own son, will thus be devastating," Piers insisted.In March 2021, Piers said farewell to Good Morning Britain over an argument about Prince Harry's wife Meghan. The presenter had worked there for six years.However, he was forced to leave after thousands of complaints about his controversial views on Meghan, implying she had lied about her confessions during the

A deserved tribute. King Charles III has declared a bank holiday on the day that his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, will be laid to rest.

Prince Harry does not want the focus to be on him amid his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's upcoming funeral and the proceeding events. It was announced on Monday that Harry, a military veteran, would not be permitted to wear his official uniform to any of the public events surrounding the queen's death. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex released a statement to ET addressing the situation. “Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex will wear a morning suit throughout events honouring his grandmother," the statement read.

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” fans in the U.K. slammed Sky this week after they axed a joke about the late Queen Elizabeth II.