Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. The British monarch passed away at her Balmoral residence in Scotland with her family by her side on Thursday afternoon. "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
06.09.2022 - 07:09 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A video of a young Liz Truss calling for the monarchy to be abolished has resurfaced on the day she is due to be appointed Prime Minister by the Queen.
A 19-year-old Truss was filmed speaking at the Liberal Democrat conference in 1994 where she supported a motion calling for the UK to become a republic.
In the clip, she said: "I was being interviewed by Newsnight earlier this afternoon and we were filmed asking members of the public what they thought about the monarchy.
"We came across a group of three people, I would say they were around 50 or 60 looked fairly middle class, rather smart, in fact rather reactionary to be frank.
"We asked them their opinion of the monarchy, do you know what they said? They said 'abolish them, we've had enough'. We couldn't find a single monarchist outside the Royal Pavilion. How ironic."
"We believe in fairness and common sense. We believe in referenda on major constitutional issues. We do not believe that people should be born to rule or that they should put up and shut up about decisions that affect their everyday lives."
Truss also flipped a statement by then Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown who said everyone should "have the chance to be somebody".
She said: "But only one family can provide the head of the state. We Liberal Democrats believe in opportunity for all. We do not believe people are born to rule."
The footage comes as Truss is set to travel to Balmoral in Aberdeenshire for an audience with the Queen after she was declared the winner of the Conservative leadership race on Monday.
She takes over from Boris Johnson who was forced to resign following a number of scandals which eventually saw his own ministers and MPs turn on him.
Truss, who has since said her political ideas developed as
Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. The British monarch passed away at her Balmoral residence in Scotland with her family by her side on Thursday afternoon. "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
Queen Elizabeth II made history on Tuesday, when she both accepted the resignation of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and appointed new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Truss is England's third female prime minister and the 15th prime minister to serve during the queen's 70-year reign. Breaking tradition, the 96-year-old reigning monarch chose to relocate the symbolic events due to her ongoing health and mobility issues.
Queen Elizabeth II – the longest reigning monarch in British history – has died at the age of 96. Her Majesty's death comes just over a year after her beloved husband Prince Philip peacefully passed away on 9 April 2021 and just months after nationwide celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee.The news was shared on the Royal Family's Twitter account, shortly before being announced on multiple TV channels.
The Queen has died at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
Her last appearance. Queen Elizabeth II‘s final royal engagement came just days before her death when she appointed new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday, September 6.
Queen Elizabeth II has died, aged 96.
New Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her new Cabinet this evening (September 6) after she was appointed as Prime Minister by the Queen at Balmoral earlier on Tuesday. It follows on from her first speech to the nation, in which she said that her government would "transform Britain into an aspiration nation" and that "together we can ride out the storm".
Liz Truss has promised an energy support package, tax cuts and more cash for the NHS in her maiden speech as Prime Minister.
Liz Truss made her first speech as Prime Minister at Downing Street on Tuesday (September 6). Beneath stormy skies, she waved to the large crowd of journalists poised for the address in the drizzle while dozens of Tory MPs erupted into applause as she approached the lectern.
In pictures that will delight Royal fans, The Queen was pictured smiling broadly on Tuesday as she met new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral. Wearing a grey cardigan and pleated tartan skirt, the monarch leant on a walking stick for support but was standing as she held an audience with the incoming prime minister and invited her to form a government.
Queen Elizabeth II made history on Tuesday, both accepting the resignation of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and appointing new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Truss is England's third female prime minister and the 15th prime minister to serve during the queen's 70-year reign. Breaking tradition, the 96-year-old reigning monarch chose to relocate the symbolic events due to her ongoing health and mobility issues.
Dan Douglas has added This Morning‘s “dystopian” energy bill competition to Duke Smoochem 3D, a satirical mod for Duke Nukem 3D that parodies British current events.As shared on Twitter yesterday (September 5), the latest update from Douglas adds This Morning‘s Spin To Win competition, which offered one player the chance to win £1000 or four months of their energy bills paid.“Spin to Win your energy bill on This Morning, in Duke Nukem 3D,” said Douglas, revealing a brief clip of Duke Smoochem 3D that shows the Spin To Win wheel turning as This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby take a selfie with Boris Johnson.Spin to Win your energy bill on This Morning, in Duke Nukem 3D pic.twitter.com/Y3MWKqG0RD— Dan Douglas (@dandouglas) September 5, 2022This Morning‘s Spin To Win competition has been heavily criticised on social media, with one viewer labelling it as “dystopian” and “tone deaf” to Britain’s current cost of living crisis.Today (September 6), Douglas has followed up with a reference to Liz Truss becoming Prime Minister. Under graffiti that reads ‘Tory Scum’, a copy of The Mirror‘s ‘Same Old Tories‘ front page has been placed.that front page is going in obviously pic.twitter.com/lelOb1SXB0— Dan Douglas (@dandouglas) September 6, 2022Duke Smoochem 3D is a popular mod with Twitter users, as Douglas is quick to update the mod with any bizarre British event that captures the site’s attention.
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