Britain prepared to say farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, the country's longest-serving monarch, during a historic funeral that will be attended by hundreds of dignitaries and watched by millions of people across the globe.
The state funeral will close the chapter on the second Elizabethan age, a reign that lasted 70 years and saw an era of radical change for Britain as its empire was dismantled and its global standing shrunk. The queen, however, remained a hugely popular head of state who gave people both in Britain and abroad...
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