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Hongkongers brave the heat and 3-hour queues to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth

Under a blazing sun and unusual September heat, hundreds of Hong Kong residents on September 12, 2022 queued for several hours outside the city’s British consulate to sign a book of condolence for the late Queen Elizabeth.

September 13, 2022
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King Charles celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s “dedicated service” as Britain’s longest-serving sovereign in his first address as monarch to both houses of Parliament on September 12, 2022.  ...03:15
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King Charles pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth in first address to UK Parliament
September 12, 2022
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The coffin of Queen Elizabeth arrived in Edinburgh on September 11, 2022,  from Balmoral Castle in northeastern Scotland, where she died aged 96 on September 8. Her body will be taken to St Giles'...02:04
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Queen Elizabeth’s coffin arrives in Edinburgh
September 12, 2022
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Hongkongers paid tribute to Britain's Queen Elizabeth on September 9, 2022, after news broke of the monarch's death overnight, local time. Britain controlled Hong Kong from 1841 to 1997. A hospital...01:58
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HK remembers Queen Elizabeth
September 9, 2022
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Queen Elizabeth’s death on September 8, 2022, set in motion a carefully orchestrated accession plan known as “Operation London Bridge”. Decades in the planning, the procedures specify details about...02:04
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Queen Elizabeth’s death triggers Operation London Bridge accession plan
September 9, 2022
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Following the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth on September 8, 2022, here is a look back at her visits to Hong Kong in 1975 and 1986 when the city was still a British colony. The UK’s longest...03:23
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Queen Elizabeth’s visits to Hong Kong and mainland China
September 9, 2022
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Queen Elizabeth died on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96 after Buckingham Palace said her doctors were “concerned” for her health and recommended that she remain under medical supervision. The...02:19
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Queen Elizabeth dies at the age of 96
September 8, 2022
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Crowds of mourners gathered outside Buckingham Palace and sang Britain’s national anthem, ‘God Save the Queen’, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022.  ...00:32
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Mourners sing ’God Save the Queen’ outside Buckingham Palace
September 8, 2022
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British Prime Minister Liz Truss said the country is “devastated” by the death of Queen Elizabeth. Speaking outside her Downing Street office on September 8, 2022, Truss said the queen had been “a...03:20
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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss: ‘The Queen is dead. God Save the King’
September 8, 2022
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Britain’s Royal Mint has unveiled the official effigy of King Charles that will appear on coins following his accession to the throne. The king’s portrait, unveiled on September 29, 2022, will...01:38
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King Charles makes first appearance on UK coins
September 30, 2022
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Mourners gathered in large crowds in central London before the start of Queen Elizabeth's funeral on September 19, 2022. The Queen's oak coffin, covered in the Royal Standard flag with the Imperial...02:03
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Crowds gather in London for queen's funeral
September 19, 2022
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US president Joe Biden and French president Emmanuel Macron were in attendance at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. They were joined by other world...01:42
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Biden and Macron attend queen’s funeral
September 19, 2022
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London is facing a huge security challenge as hundreds of world leaders and dignitaries arrive in the British capital for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth on September 19, 2022. US President Joe...02:10
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London draws world leaders for queen’s funeral
September 19, 2022
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Mourners hoping to pay their last respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth have been told to queue up along a route that stretches nearly 8km (5 miles) through the streets of London. Authorities in the British capital announced the queue they prepared for thousands of visitors expected to view the late monarch’s coffin lying in state at Westminster Hall from September 14-19, 2022.01:13
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8km queue for queen’s mourners in London
September 14, 2022
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India was once Britain’s largest colony. As part of the Commonwealth of Nations, the country observed a day of mourning on September 11, 2022, after Queen Elizabeth’s death. Her passing triggered...01:34
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Indians remember painful colonial history after queen’s death
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