Queen Elizabeth

Australia to replace Queen Elizabeth's image from banknotes

New Indigenous design will replace previous portrait of late Queen Elizabeth II to honour "culture and history of First Australians," says Australia's Reserve Bank.

Scottish independence: is a break-up of the UK eventually possible?

The UK Supreme Court’s ruling against a future referendum might appear to have snuffed out hopes of Scottish independence. But there may be hope yet for the Scots.

Labour 2.0: Why Keir Starmer could become the next British Prime Minister

As Liz Truss faltered within weeks of taking charge, the mood in the country has swung towards the Labour party. It’s open season for British politics.

UK to gradually reveal coins, banknotes, stamps, cypher for King Charles

The replacement process will take some time with the Royal Mint estimating there are some 27 billion coins bearing an effigy of the late queen who died this month.

UK's Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest after solemn, historic funeral service

Britain bids farewell to Queen Elizabeth II with a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers from around the world to honour a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age.

Britain and the world get ready to lay Queen Elizabeth II to rest

Monday is set to be packed with funeral events for the late Queen Elizabeth in London and Windsor as hundreds of thousands of mourners ready to say their final goodbye.

Queen's death shines spotlight on past injustices against First Nations

Following Queen Elizabeth's death, many Indigenous groups from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and ex-colonies in the Caribbean are speaking about their pain and marginalisation, and some are calling for the monarchy to be removed as head of state.

Women waiting to see queen's coffin report sexual assault

London police arrest and charge a man with assaulting two women in a garden where people were queuing to catch a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth's coffin.

Crowds converge as London prepares to parade queen's coffin

Queen Elizabeth's body will be borne on a horse-drawn gun carriage from her Buckingham Palace home to Westminster Hall, a day after the monarch's body was flown from Edinburgh to London, which became the most tracked flight in history.

King Charles III makes first address to UK parliament after Queen's death

Charles told members of the House of Commons and House of Lords that he would follow his late mother Queen Elizabeth II in upholding “the precious principles of constitutional governance” that underpin the UK’s political system.

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrives in Edinburgh on final journey

Thousands of mourners throng the route for the final journey of Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin arrive in Edinburgh from the Scottish retreat where she died.

What Queen Elizabeth II’s death could mean for Britain’s global influence

It is up for question over whether the upcoming King Charles III can fill in Queen’s shoes – as the 96-year-old monarch has left a historical legacy.