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Extraordinary Tribute as Thousands Queue for Elizabeth

Queen’s Lying in State is a focus for grief, respect and new friends

Sep 18, 2022
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By: John Elliott
Photo credit: Yui Mok/Pool via Reuters

When Queen Elizabeth II’s mother died in March 2002, I was in London and wrote in a column (for India’s Business Standard) that the massive adulation for her memory “showed how useful high-profile deaths and funerals can be for dynasties.” Throughout history, they had “provided occasions for families…

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