Chinese government refused entry to the lying-in-state

The Chinese delegation has been refused permission to attend the lying-in-state in Westminster Hall. Senior parliamentary sources told Politico that the  Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle passed on the news. This may mean that the Chinese delegation attends the funeral at Westminster Abbey but is barred from entering the Houses of Parliament to pay their respects. […]

Historical moments during the Queen’s reign

Her late Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father George VI in February 1952. She was proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards. Her coronation ceremony was not until 1953, however. She is our longest-reigning monarch, and has lived […]