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UK man pleads guilty in foiled 2021 crossbow attack on queen

London (AFP) - A Briton on Friday became the first person in decades to plead guilty to treason, after admitting trying to harm Queen Elizabeth II with a loaded crossbow in Windsor Castle in 2021.

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Windsor Castle crossbow intruder admits treason for threat to kill the Queen

Jaswant Singh Chail will be sentenced on March 31 after pleading guilty to treason

Evening Standard

Queen Consort visits Grenadier Guards for first time as battalion colonel

She presented operational service medals to 10 officers and soldiers to honour their efforts in Iraq.

The Independent UK

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Camilla dazzles as she carries out first duty in royal role stripped from Andrew

Queen Camilla visited the Grenadier Guards at their Aldershot barracks for the first time since becoming Colonel of the regiment after taking over the role that was previously held by disgraced Prince Andrew

Daily Mirror

Trooping the Colour date set and new royal roles as Camilla takes Andrew's old post

Buckingham Palace has shared the date for King Charles III's first ever Trooping the Colour as monarch next year - while a number of senior royals have also been handed new military roles

Daily Mirror

Bristol schoolboy shares experience as Britain's first Black royal Guardsman

From Cotham School to Changing the Guard, Richard Stokes endured horrific racism

Bristol Post

Gruesome reason why Queen's Guards wear helmet straps under chin in puzzling look

The hefty 18-inch British Army headpieces used to be worn in battle.

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Morpeth mum speaks of her pride after son selected as one of the Queen's pallbearers

Teenager David Sanderson was one of eight Grenadier Guards to carry the Queen on her final journey

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The Queen's hero pallbearers who had the most terrifying job in front of the world

They include man whose sole ambition was to parade for monarch, a Sandhurst instructor and a muscular bodybuilder

Wales Online

Brits demand Queen’s pallbearers honoured for carrying 'weight of world' on shoulders

The Grenadier Guards had millions watching their every move as they transferred Her Majesty’s lead-lined coffin during her moving and sombre final procession

Daily Mirror

Hero pallbearers who carried Queen's coffin are pride of nation with 'nerves of steel'

The Queen's pallbearers from The Grenadier Guards, who carried the 500lb coffin up the 20 steep steps of St George’s Chapel, were praised for their incredible nerves by Britons

Daily Mirror

Pallbearers' last mission moving Queen to final resting place in underground vault

The sturdy-shouldered pallbearers carried the Queen's 35st lead-lined coffin without fault as the late monarch made her way from Westminster Hall to Windsor on Sunday

Daily Mirror

Everything the Queen will be buried with as she is laid to rest in Windsor - special wreath and wand

Her Majesty's coffin has been lowered into the Royal Vault before she will finally be laid to rest at the King George VI Memorial

Daily Mirror

The reason British guards wear their helmet straps under their lips not their chin

Whether it's a form of protection or a fashion choice, placing the strap under the lip looks pretty uncomfortable

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Evening Standard

The music played during the Queen’s procession to her lying in state

The work of composers such as Beethoven and Chopin featured.

Wales Online

Coffin bearers at Queen's funeral have role to 'protect her body in life and death'

Queen Elizabeth II was company commander of the unit which carried her coffin

The Independent UK

Who are the coffin bearers for the Queen’s funeral and what will they do?

The 12 very best soldiers from the Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, have been chosen to lift the coffin throughout the service.

Manchester Evening News

Who are the the coffin bearers at the Queen's funeral?

Soldiers from the Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, have been chosen to lift the coffin during the service at Westminster Abbey

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The Independent UK

Hundreds of soldiers rehearse procession in Windsor ahead of Queen’s funeral

After Monday’s service at Westminster Abbey, the Queen’s coffin will be driven from London to the Berkshire town in the state hearse.

The Guardian - UK

Windsor Castle: Queen’s favourite home will be her final resting place

Service at St George’s Chapel will be full of highly symbolic moments, but more personal than state funeral

Daily Mirror

Queen's personal touches in funeral - loyal staff, piper tribute and final resting place

Buckingham Palace has released details about what will happen during the state funeral of the Queen on Monday - and despite the grand yet sombre occasion, it appears Her Majesty ensured that her final send-off would also include many personal touches

The Independent UK

70 facts you probably didn’t know about Queen Elizabeth II, from her religion to how many corgis she owned

Her Majesty died on 8 September after a seven-decade reign

AFP

History evoked as William, Harry walk behind queen's coffin

London (AFP) - Twenty-five years after capturing the hearts of the world when they walked behind their mother Diana's coffin, princes William and Harry on Wednesday again helped lead the most poignant of processions.

Manchester Evening News

The important music played during the Queen's lying in state procession

During the procession, music was played by both the band of the Scots Guard and the band of the Grenadier Guards

The Independent UK

70 facts you probably didn’t know about Queen Elizabeth II, from her religion to how many corgis she owned

Her Majesty died on 8 September after a seven-decade reign

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