Lady Amelia Windsor turned heads as she walked the catwalk at London Fashion Week for Manchester designer Zeynep Kartal. The fashion model, dubbed the 'most beautiful royal' walked in the Zeynep Kartal x Li & Fung spring/summer 2023 runway show.
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At The Queen Elizabeth pub in Bolton you could have heard a pin drop. "That's the quietest it's ever been in here," landlord Derek Gallagher joked after the two minute silence was immaculately observed.
On Monday morning about a dozen regulars gathered at the backstreet pub to watch the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the only monarch most had ever known. Pints were raised and the odd tear was shed as a big screen more used to showing football or the horse racing relayed the ceremony from Westminster Abbey.
"It's like losing your grandma," said Rhys Leyland as he watched from under a window engraved with the Queen's name. "I'm 38 and she's the only royalty I've ever known. It's like she was one of the family."
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It was a scene that played out across Greater Manchester. Streets, homes and workplaces fell silent as the region came together to pay its respects.
At The Dell Care home in Gorton it wasn't pints but cups of tea that were lifted in a fitting acknowledgement of a long life of service and duty. For the residents here, the Queen was a constant in an ever-changing world.
They grew old alongside her, sharing in her triumphs and loss. Wearing a black ribbon on his lapel, John Henshaw watched on as the coffin was carried through Westminster Abbey.
"She was the greatest Queen you could have ever had. She was the greatest person to do the job for 70 years," he said.
Some residents recalled the monarch as if she was a friend. "I think she was lovely," Ann Winfield said. "She was a very good Queen." Others were keen to celebrate a long life well-lived. "She was 96, that's a good age that," Joe Fitzgerald said. "Seventy years
Lady Amelia Windsor turned heads as she walked the catwalk at London Fashion Week for Manchester designer Zeynep Kartal. The fashion model, dubbed the 'most beautiful royal' walked in the Zeynep Kartal x Li & Fung spring/summer 2023 runway show.
touching state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II was missing two important guests. Though Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were both in attendance, with the Duke of Sussex participating in several processionals surrounding the historic day, neither their 3-year-old son, Archie, nor their 1-year-old daughter, Lilibet, joined their parents for any of the events surrounding the death of their great-grandmother.The two youngsters, who are sixth and seventh in line to the British royal throne behind their father, were home in Montecito, California, while their parents were in the United Kingdom. ET has learned that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to return to California imminently to be reunited with their children. On Monday, royal expert Katie Nicholl told ET's Kevin Frazier in London, «I think we'll probably see the Sussexes on their way back to America very soon.
David Beckham has paid a glowing tribute to Queen Elizabeth. The 47-year-old former soccer star has hailed the late monarch for her "unique" and "inspirational" leadership throughout her 70-year reign. Alongside a photograph of the Queen's state funeral, Beckham wrote on Facebook: "Our Queen is home.
Silence fell across the region earlier today, as the nation marked a historic moment to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II.
With no matches taking place in England last weekend following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a number of Manchester United's loanees returned to action this week.
Princess Charlotte is visibly emotional outside of the funeral of her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The 7-year-old daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton was seen exiting Westminster Abbey on Monday.Charlotte, who wore a touching horseshoe brooch, gifted to her by the queen, was seen visibly upset as she wiped her eyes outside of the church in London, England.
Royal fans have expressed their sadness as Prince Harry joined the procession behind his grandmother's coffin as the royal family, and the world, pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
Mourners across Greater Manchester have stopped to pay their respects for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Despite being an honoured member of the British military, the Duke of Sussex will not be wearing his uniform as he mourns the Queen today.
Manchester United's trip to the Etihad Stadium to face cross-city rivals Manchester City after the international break will mark the beginning of a relentless period for Erik ten Hag's side.
The Premier League returns this weekend after the last round of fixtures was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, but Manchester United's match against Leeds United, slated for Sunday, has been postponed.
David Beckham has joined thousands of mourners queuing to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth. The former England football captain joined the queue in London to see the coffin of the late British monarch, who is lying in state in Westminster Hall, at around 2am on Friday morning (16. 09.
A humble and at times tearful David Beckham was among those who stood in the long lines of Britishers waiting outside Westminster Hall today to pay last respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
David Beckham couldn't hide his emotions as he finally filed past the Queen's coffin to pay his respects to the late monarch. The former Manchester United and England star joined the hundreds of thousands of other mourners who have queued to pay their last tributes to Queen Elizabeth II.
Sophie, the Countess of Wessex shared a sweet exchange with a boy paying respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The 57-year-old royal hugged Josh, a young boy who offered her a teddy bear as they mourned the passing of the 96-year-old monarch - who passed away after more than 70 years on the throne - in St Anne’s Square in Manchester on Thursday (15. 09.
Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex travelled to Manchester today, where they lit a candle in memory of the Queen and viewed floral tributes in St Ann’s Square.The Wessex royals also looked at the Book of the Condolence for the Queen, who passed away Thursday 8 September aged 96 at her Balmoral estate in Scotland. Prince Edward and Countess Sophie were pictured greeting a large crowd who had gathered at Manchester's Central Library, where they arrived to see the Book of condolences.The royal couple chatted with as many members of the public they could as they were presented with bouquets of flowers in commiseration of the Queen's death.
A number of events will be held in Manchester this weekend honouring the life of Queen Elizabeth before culminating in the state funeral on Monday. A photo and video exhibition celebrating Britain's longest serving monarch will be held at Central Library from Friday.
Thousands of new and returning students are set to arrive in Manchester over the coming days in preparation for 'freshers' (welcome) week to begin or resume their university courses. This has long been set to fall on Monday (September 19), which has now become a bank holiday as the Queen's funeral is set to take place in London, following her passing last week.