Queen Elizabeth II dies, aged 96

Fern Britton, 65, like many, has expressed her opinion and sent condolences to the royal family after Queen Elizabeth II died. Expressing her “sense of comfort” that the Queen’s coffin is being monitored and looked after by not only soldiers but her children and grandchildren in the build up to the state funeral on Monday, September 19, Fern has retweeted many Queen-related posts.In her most recent tweet to her 119,000 followers, Fern divided opinion, after she described the Queen as a “working mum”.In the tweet she wrote: “Unmentioned is that the Queen was a working mum, and like many of us, far from perfect.“But she did it.

John Lydon has distanced himself from the Sex Pistols after accusing them of aiming to “cash in” on the Queen’s death.In a thread shared on Twitter, Lydon’s band Public Image Ltd explained the former Pistols singer disavows any activity linked to the band’s 1977 single ‘God Save The Queen’ which has gone ahead.“John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II’s death,” the statement began. “The musicians in the band and their management have approved a number of requests against John’s wishes on the basis of the majority court-ruling agreement.”Acknowledging the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the potential connection to the controversial song, they continued: “In John’s view, the timing for endorsing any Sex Pistols requests for commercial gain in connection with ‘God Save The Queen’ in particular is tasteless and disrespectful to the Queen and her family at this moment in time.“John wrote the lyrics to this historical song, and while he has never supported the monarchy, he feels that the family deserves some respect in this difficult time, as would be expected for any other person or family when someone close to them has died.”John Lydon wishes to distance himself from any Sex Pistols activity which aims to cash in on Queen Elizabeth II's death.

Representing the royal family. Princess Anne greeted mourners in Glasgow, Scotland, days before Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral.

Grateful for all the love and support. The British royal family is speaking out as the world continues to mourn the late Queen Elizabeth II.

John Lydon, who as Johnny Rotten in his punk days with the Sex Pistols wrote the scabrous lyrics to the anti-monarchy anthem “God Save The Queen,” is now directing harsh words to his former bandmates for what the singer says is “a tasteless and disrespectful” attempt to cash in on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest in a funeral at Westminster Abbey, London.Out of respect for the passing of the UK’s longest reigning monarch, many shops and businesses will close down for the day to allow workers to mourn.There will also be a national Bank Holiday on Monday – with most theme parks, attractions and hotels also shut for the day. READ MORE: Heathrow Airport cancels flights 'out of respect' for Queen's coffin procession But, a few will still allow you to spend the day at the park with shorter periods of shut down.Check out the latest statements from theme parks in the UK below...Posting on Twitter, the North Yorkshire theme park and zoo stated: “As a mark of respect on Monday 19 September 2022 there will be a period of quiet reflection as we pause all of our rides and attractions from 10.45am to 12.30pm so that our holiday guests and team members can come together to show their respect and pay tribute during the Queen’s State Funeral.”This means ticket holders can still head to the theme park, but nothing will be working for just under two hours.The theme park and resort noted: “To mark the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and to allow our guests and employees to pay their respects, we will be closing the Resort on Monday 19 September.“Our Thorpe Shark Cabins will be closed on 18th and 19 September.”The adventure park in Ripon is flying its flags at half mast for the duration of the Queen’s 10 day mourning period, but no statement has been released about Monday September 19.Daily Star has contacted the park for clarification on their opening hours.

After starring as a young version of Prince Philip during the first two seasons of The Crown, Matt Smith has a unique insight into whether Queen Elizabeth II actually binged the Netflix series based on her life.

A week has gone by since the terrible news of our Queen’s passing broke, and it still doesn’t feel quite real. Queen Elizabeth II was special to so many of us for different reasons, but, for me, I’ll always remember her for being refreshingly bold with her fashion and beauty choices.

brightly coloured outfit is well-documented. What is less well known is her tastes concerning the interiors of her royal residences. Partly, this is due to circumstance: having become Queen at the age of 25, she didn’t have the opportunity to set up a private home, and immediately took on the extremely costly responsibility of maintaining and restoring the royal residences, rather than putting her own stamp on them (as the King has done at Highgrove and Clarence House, with the help of the late decorator Robert Kime). When the last official photograph of Queen Elizabeth, in the drawing room at Balmoral, was taken two days before her death, it was notable that nothing in the room seemed to have changed since she was pictured there with Prince Philip in 1976, from the pale striped wallcovering, the pictures on the wall and decorative accessories such as the candelabra, to the sage green carpet and the mint green loose cover on the sofa. Indeed, the consensus among those interior designers and decorators who have knowledge of these interiors is that she preferred a light touch, a “make do and mend” approach, and a comfortable, practical environment.“She was of the generation to whom it would be anathema to have a room ‘designed’,” says the interior designer Tim Gosling, who carried out consultancy work for Buckingham Palace.

The Premier League have announced plans for clubs and fans to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II this weekend when Man City play Wolves.

Queen Elizabeth II’s death.The one-day event had been scheduled to take place in Burgess Park in Camberwell, south London this Saturday (September 17).In an official statement issued earlier this week, however, organisers confirmed that Southwark Council has “withdrawn the permission” for Boiler Room London to go ahead as planned.Southwark Council is the landowner of Burgess Park and therefore has the ability to cancel events for reasons of reputation and also for public safety.“We are devastated to not be able to move forward on September 17th,” the statement continued, adding that bosses had “looked at every avenue” alongside the council in a bid to put on the event.Boiler Room London outlined the same reasons for the postponement as the now-delayed Overflo Festival, which was due to run in Burgess Park on Sunday (September 18).One issue is that London’s emergency services will no longer have the sufficient resources to support such events due to the Queen’s state funeral taking place on Monday (September 19) at Westminster Abbey.Per the statement, Southwark Council “need to be reassured” that there is enough police and ambulance resources to deal with any incident or accident that may occur at the festival.“Unfortunately all resource is being drafted in to support with the Queen’s funeral,” the message went on.Original tickets for Boiler Room London remain valid for the new date, which is set to be announced “shortly”.

Mike Tindall was seen wearing military style medals at Wednesday's Lying-in-State procession for the late Queen Elizabeth II. Despite not serving in any department of the military, Mike was keen to display his love for the Royal Family and pay tribute to the Queen by wearing his honours.

Meghan Markle has turned down an invitation to attend a swanky awards ceremony in the US following the death of The Queen. Meghan, 41, was due to be honoured at an event hosted by Variety, to celebrate the publication of its ‘Power of Women’ issue on September 28. The Duchess of Sussex had been approached by the magazine to appear alongside other famous women including Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, as they discussed the "tropes holding women back”.

supports HTML5 videoSharon Osbourne was among the first groups of people to view the Queen lying in state in London today. The former X Factor judge made the trip down to Westminster Hall on Wednesday afternoon where she joined the lengthy queue of people to see the late monarch’s coffin. Queen Elizabeth II died at her Balmoral home on September 8 at the age of 96, and her coffin was flown back to London last night arriving at Buckingham Palace where she was received by King Charles III and his other siblings including the Princess Royal. At 2:22pm, a procession began as Her Majesty’s coffin was transported to Westminster Hall where it will remain until her funeral on Monday so members of the public can pay their respects. Osbourne, 69, was spotted among the thick crowds and one mourner even managed to grab a selfie with the TV personality. It appears the presenter, who is married to rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, was accompanied by a crew filming for her TalkTV series The Talk, as her co-host JJ Anisiobi was also seen with her. Sharon Osbourne posing for pics along the line to see #QueenElizabethII lying-in-state. @MrsSOsbourne pic.twitter.com/h6iIfDf6x4After joining the queue, which is currently stretching to over two miles long, Osbourne caught up with ITV News and explained why she decided to make the historic trip down. ‘I love the Queen and I came over for this because I’m a royalist and I love the royal family,’ she said. ‘No matter what would change in this country and, you know, everything changes in life but she never did.

Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8 at the age of 96, and the royal family has now announced that the funeral service will be held Monday, Sept. 19 at 6 a.m.

Twitter ealreir today to voice his opinion on the upcoming funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.The former soldier claimed "every Brit should be obligated to watch the Queen's funeral" on Monday, including children.In view of his 326,100 followers, Ant shared a video uploaded by Nigel Farage of the Queen's coffin being taken to Westminster Hall in a procession from Buckingham Palace this afternoon.Nigel captioned the clip: "Today is as solemn as anything you could ever see."Ant added in his repost: "Every Brit in the UK (children included) should be obligated to watch the Queens funeral as it will forever be a huge part of British history and further education!"As sad as Queen Elizabeth II passing is, it has really united the people which I thought was an impossible task."However, not everyone seemed to agree, with some online users replying to Ant in disagreement.Markbrown1986 said: "Obligated? Why? Think you’ll have a hard job forcing the working class and proper people to agree to that."Ant responded: "We’ve been forced to do worst & it worked with ease!"They would have absolutely no trouble in doing it again!"He continued: "I think it would be a marvellous act of respect, isn’t that what we now pride ourselves on?"Doing things we don’t agree with out of respect & thinking of others?"93rdmin typed: "This is why Channel 4 got rid of you. You were a liability.Triggered by everything."Some people will watch it and some won't."Stop being a snowflake and get the support you need."But some other Twitter users were quick to side with Ant, supporting his views on the late Monarch.DavidJIPrice stated: "Agreed, it has cemented the nation in a way I didn’t think possible."No country can compete with our ceremony and pageantry.

Oprah Winfrey is mourning Queen Elizabeth II's death. ET's Rachel Smith spoke with the 68-year-old TV personality at the premiere of during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, and Winfrey shared where she was at the time that the U.K.'s longest-serving monarch died.«I was hiking in Maui when I heard that she passed,» Winfrey said.

Around 500 world leaders and dignitaries have been invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday (19. 09. 22).

Eamonn Holmes, 62, gave fans an insight earlier today of his hectic week of work covering Queen Elizabeth II's death.The broadcaster took to Instagram to upload a picture showing how he got around the media area at Buckingham Palace due to his "mobility issues".The GB News star shared a picture of himself and co-star Isabel Webster driving around in a golf cart.He captioned the shot: "Getting around and organising the Media area at Buckingham Palace is a massive operation. especially if like me u r having mobility issues."So really appreciated the ride. #TheQueen #thequeensfuneral" (sic)Fans of the TV star rushed to the post's comments section to praise him on his role covering the days following the Queen's tragic death.Funkystylist said: "You take care Eamonn.