The death of the Queen has sparked an outpouring of grief and tributes from the nation’s papers. Buckingham Palace announced the death of the 96-year-old monarch, who died “peacefully” on Thursday afternoon at Balmoral. In its obituary, The Times described the the Queen as “the woman who saved the monarchy in this country”. Inside the paper, columnist Jonathan Freedland writes her death heralds not just the end of the Elizabethan age, but the start of “a new future”. An editorial from the paper adds: “The Queen’s death leaves a huge hole in the nation’s heart.

Source: The Times September 09, 2022 06:12 UTC